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6/16/2011 Eternally Lost Zeppo: [Primetime Adventures] 'Series Reboot'?
Hi, I'm Rob, technically new to the forums even though I think I've had an account here for a while. I've got a question about an idea I'm working on…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eternally Lost Zeppo, Chris_Chinn.

6/14/2011 sackodragons: Untitled
Hey everyone, Have been playing since 94' and this I have to admit is my first forum post on any rpg site! Kicked grade school's ass, destroyed college and now…
In Publishing
Participants: sackodragons, hix, Ron Edwards, ODDin.

6/11/2011 hardcoremoose: [WFRP 3E] Under The Chaos Moon
Hey all! I've been vacillating on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3E for a while. Despite being a fan of the setting and color elements (especially the first edition roleplay stuff), and…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, contracycle, Noon.

6/9/2011 Jbmannon: Boarsdraft Playtest Available
Boarsdraft is a game where you play teen witches and wizards trying to make friends, learn spells and pass classes while evil tries to destroy your school, friends, and life. …
In Publishing
Participants: Jbmannon, Hailen, Ron Edwards.

6/8/2011 Paul Czege: anxieties about death at the core of Ophite
Ron, Now seeing the text of Ophite again I remember what I wanted to say about it. As a former, more anxious than inspired Catholic who's now an atheist of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

6/8/2011 Ron Edwards: Three games about religion
Last fall, I conformed to a common stereotype about men in their mid-40s and apparently became obsessed with matters of religion. Its roots lie in my work on Shahida but…
In Game Development
Participants: Ron Edwards, Abkajud, Lavinia, epweissengruber, davidberg, Noon, JSDiamond, Anders Gabrielsson, Marshall Burns, contracycle, hansel, MatrixGamer, ejh, ADGBoss, graypawn, Alfryd, sirogit, clukemula, LandonSuffered.

6/8/2011 Ron Edwards: Upcoming: a few weeks in Sweden
Hi everyone, Again, I'm planning for a big trip to Sweden with my family, this time from about June 22 through July 12. For those of you who don't know,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, John Stephens.

6/8/2011 davidberg: [Within My Clutches] golf club domination, mansion bison, death & taxes
This is a report on the first playtest of Within My Clutches, which I created for the April 2011 Ronnies (thread here). Here's the current draft of the rules. For…
In Game Development
Participants: davidberg, Ron Edwards, Hailen.

6/7/2011 ODDin: [Project Dreamland] Looking for playtesters
Project Dreamland is a role-playing game I've been working on with a good friend of mine for about two years now, and now we're looking for playtesters. What Is Project…
In Publishing
Participants: ODDin.

6/6/2011 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria Beta Version 1.01 Now Free!
Yep, that's right folks. This game needs to be tested by a decent amount of players before it's printed in dead-tree format, so as of now, the pdf is absolutely…
In Game Development
Participants: Stregheria Games, John Michael Crovis.

6/6/2011 voidgere: Ars Arcanum
I have been an observer of this site for some time now.  Only recently have I had enough material, I feel, to post here and get some reviews.  I have…
In Game Development
Participants: voidgere, John Michael Crovis.

6/6/2011 SamSlayde: Looking for feedback towards a game in an early state
Hello everyone, I'm just looking for some feedback on a little RPG I put together over the weekend. It's called the Less-Dice system, and the rules as of right now…
In Game Development
Participants: SamSlayde, Noon, D.R. Clifford.

6/5/2011 Icel: Playtesting "Legend"
Hello, I've been working on a small scale combat resolution system for the past couple of years, and it was available for the public for more then a year now.…
In Game Development
Participants: Icel.

6/5/2011 Frank Tarcikowski: [Dresden Files] It‘s not Zilch play, but what is it?
I played Dresden Files on a convention the other day. It was my first real FATE game. I did like it quite well, temporary aspects were nice and consequences are…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, stefoid, Noclue, Noon, epweissengruber, Abkajud, Warrior Monk, Roger, wholeridge, Paolo D., Dan Maruschak, sirogit, ShallowThoughts, Anders Gabrielsson, pawsplay.

6/4/2011 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria is Go!
Beta release version 1.0 is available for purchase and download from the Stregoneria website:- www.stregoneriarpg.com Please note the following points before considering purchasing:- 1) The website does not allow for…
In Publishing
Participants: Stregheria Games.

6/3/2011 carshow2: (DitV) Bitterwater
Well, I've never posted an AP anywhere before, but my loosely organized group(s) are trying to get more awesome in our games. I play in a couple groups and there's…
In Actual Play
Participants: carshow2, Web_Weaver, luminos, Noon, Artanis.

6/1/2011 jburneko: [The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor] Automated Relationship Drama
At Gamex 2011 I ran a game of The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor (which itself is a version of Monsters & Other Childish Things). What I want to know…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, stefoid, Vulpinoid, Noclue.

5/31/2011 lumpley: Winterizing: Forum Closed
If you have questions or comments about my games, please bring them to my new forum, barf forth apocalyptica. Thanks! I'll see you there. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

5/30/2011 stefoid: No investigations? III (split)
I ran a 'mystery game' last night where the PCs were MI6 operatives sent to Rome to find out what some known SS operatives from the occult arm of the…
In Actual Play
Participants: stefoid, ADGBoss, Ron Edwards, D.R. Clifford, Noclue.

5/30/2011 Chris_Chinn: [Apocalypse World] The Hardhold on the Hill, er, Cliff
Hi, We ran our first session of Apocalypse World today.  The group is myself, Sushu, and Jono, whom I've been roleplaying with for over a year, now.  I've been the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Abkajud.

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6/16/2011 MacLeod: [Dungeon Crashers] Early Build, Feedback Appreciated
This project was born due to an interesting Story Games thread starring Eero Tuovinen. It interested me enough to generate some simple ideas for mechanics. After reading the thread the…
In Game Development
Participants: MacLeod, Noon, zircher.

6/17/2011 hix: Left Coast: Does my system encourage relaxed roleplaying?
I’ve just finished a major rewrite of Left Coast – my entry into the October 2005 Ronnies competition. (Ronnies feedback thread, here; initial playtest thread, here) In Left Coast, you…
In Game Development
Participants: hix, jburneko, Noon.

6/17/2011 Paul Czege: I seem to have designed a waiting game...
Hey all, One of my two primary RPG design projects is a game for exactly four players. It has four pre-generated characters who are locked in a mutually unresolvable situation.…
In Game Development
Participants: Paul Czege, Eero Tuovinen, Warrior Monk, Frank Tarcikowski, Chris_Chinn, davide.losito, Noon.

6/18/2011 Locke: [Age Past] Up on Kickstarter LIVE!
Hello All, My game Age Past has been in development for some time. I have just recently launched a Kickstarter to help me get my book finished. Please take the…
In Game Development
Participants: Locke, Mike Sugarbaker, Ben Lehman, lumpley, John Michael Crovis, valador, Thriff.

6/18/2011 fire_rods: Living in the Alleys
This is a game that I came up with. I haven't finished the game itself, but would love some feedback; and know if it sounds like an interesting enough game.…
In Game Development
Participants: fire_rods, Mike Sugarbaker, Ron Edwards.

6/18/2011 Malckuss: [Custom Star Wars RPG]
This is only my second time discussing a game here, so please keep that in mind. I will try to adhere to Mr. Edwards rules. I am doing this project…
In Game Development
Participants: Malckuss, Noon, mark2v, voidgere, Ar Kayon, Vulpinoid.

6/21/2011 lumpley: lumpley games PDF library sale
Hi! To celebrate this beautiful holiday, I've put the complete lumpley games PDF library on sale for $25. If you're interested, check it out! http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=597 http://theunstore.com/index.php/unstore/game/105 -Vincent
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Participants: lumpley.

6/22/2011 darp: Looking for direction as a writer
I'm new to the forums, and I want some general direction as to who to talk to if I want to collaborate and help write a story for a classic…
In Game Development
Participants: darp, Locke, Eero Tuovinen.

6/22/2011 Richard: Newbie requiring assistance about what to ask and where
Hello there chaps! My name isn't Dave, and I'm new. I've been developing an rpg system and setting over the last 6 months, and it's almost ready for playtesting. I've…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Richard, Eliarhiman6, hix.

6/25/2011 Grognard: [HeroQuest 2] New GM Advice...
Hello everyone, I will be using Law's HeroQuest 2 game to introduce a D&D4E group to something a bit more abstract and lighter on rules. I want to keep things…
In Actual Play
Participants: Grognard, Chris_Chinn, Chew, Web_Weaver, formen, epweissengruber.

6/26/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] Hocus cult, PC cultist in stupor and other questions
Hi! This is a question about the effects of being in a cult Character Creation, first session. Snake is a Hocus, his cult contain followers involved in successful commerce, they…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

6/27/2011 jburneko: [Silent Sound] Revisiting My White Whale
So I thinker with game design from time to time.  I admit I'm not crazy serious about it but there is one project I keep revisiting.  It is very much…
In Game Development
Participants: jburneko, hix, Chris_Chinn, Noon.

6/27/2011 drkrash: Translations of Game into New Language
One of my game's fans has become an informal associate of mine; he did editing and development work for a supplement, but was paid only in his listing in the…
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Participants: drkrash, ODDin, Ron Edwards.

6/27/2011 Warrior Monk: Party went bananas. How do I keep the campaign going from here?
Last session of the, let's say, generic heartbreaker my group is currently playing, went spinning in a different way than expected. Not that I complain, I kinda like the result,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Warrior Monk, Frank Tarcikowski, scramble, Ron Edwards, Daniel36.

6/28/2011 DDG_Brian: PDF file security
Hello, this is my first post here. I've been a lurker for a short while. What has been your experience with PDF security? If I were to sell a PDF…
In Publishing
Participants: DDG_Brian, Mike Sugarbaker, lumpley, pawsplay, reaction, Thunder_God, Richard, Ron Edwards, Aisha Bennett, tymotzues, Finarvyn.

6/29/2011 scramble: [IAWA] 3-player session, some thoughts, some problems
Hi all, first of all sorry for the fuzzy topic. I recently ran IAWA with my group after it turned out we weren't enough to play our regular game. I…
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Participants: scramble, Noon, Ron Edwards.

7/1/2011 John Michael Crovis: SYNERGY Role Playing Game Version 1.5
I'm looking for comments and constructive criticism for the first RPG I've designed. This RPG is designed with spontaneous storytelling in mind. This game provides a rules-light framework that is…
In Game Development
Participants: John Michael Crovis, voidgere, Chris_Chinn.

7/1/2011 John Michael Crovis: Crowd-Sourced RPG Development - Has it been done successfully?
I'm rather new to open-content gaming, and I've been seriously considering the impact Wikis could have on game design. I've tried to find games that were designed in this manner,…
In Publishing
Participants: John Michael Crovis, Mike Sugarbaker, Nathan P., pells.

7/2/2011 Err: Robot Explorers in the Moon
So I had an idea for a game mechanic the other day, and so I decided to embrace the spirit of those 24 hour design contests, ans see how far…
In Game Development
Participants: Err, John Michael Crovis, phatonin.

7/3/2011 Yragael: Re: Buying my games
Hi, I ordered Trollbabe abd S/lay W/me last week and I haven't heard anything from Ron Edwards yet. Is it how it usually happen? Will I happyly find the books…
In Adept Press
Participants: Yragael, Ron Edwards.

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