Previous Topics 3/4/2011 btrc: Verne characters
I'm posting this as a game development item as an example of how to take crunchy rules and push them into the background:
http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=88917
This is a question & answer…
In Game Development
Participants: btrc, contracycle.
1/23/2011 btrc: [Mars 2100] Character generation session
My normal playtest group in Blacksburg is mostly board game players, but I got eight of them to indulge me on 1/22 in doing self-assessments to see how well the…
In Game Development
Participants: btrc, AK_Aramis, Ron Edwards, contracycle.
1/7/2011 btrc: Mars 2100 (from crowdsourced RPG request)
Here's an early draft of the game I was using the personality questionnaire for:
http://www.btrc.net/pub/Mars_2100_22a.pdf
(this opens in Acrobat just fine, but Preview (Mac OS) does not like it for…
In Game Development
Participants: btrc, contracycle.
12/17/2010 btrc: Crowdsourced RPG research
I'm looking for some input from a bunch of sources, and since this spot is populated by gamers, it seems relevant. I'll also be making the request elsewhere, so don't…
In Game Development
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, Paladin.
3/12/2010 btrc: GenCon 2010 housing
I'm just starting this up as a place to post or exchange info on sharing or finding room space for GenCon 2010. I'm still working on my own arrangements...
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Locke.
7/3/2009 btrc: Ashcan Gencon 2009?
Haven't seen any Ashcan Front threads lately. Just wondering if there was going to be one at GenCon this year.
Greg
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, tonyd, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege, Darcy Burgess.
2/9/2009 btrc: Keeping combat from dragging
Keeping ten seconds of combat from taking an hour or more of play time has been the bane of most simulationist rpgs. I had a recent brainstorm I'd like to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: btrc, Paul Czege, Noon, Bert, jerry, Hereward The Wake, Chronologist.
1/5/2009 btrc: DVD/CD cases
I know a few people use these as an alternate packaging for game products. Meritline.com is having a sale on a few types, if anyone needs to update their stock.…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc.
11/18/2008 btrc: Poster printing
For those with a nearby OfficeMax:
http://img.ed4.net/officemax/2008/081118_friendsandfamily/0904-112308_FriendFamilyMaxPerks_Art.pdf
(an overly large 1 page flyer)
Coupons for 11/23 and 11/24, including 50% off large format printing. So, if you have some posters…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc.
4/27/2008 btrc: Purgatory Bay - open for critique
I'm usually known for my crunchy, simulationist work, which makes me feel like the odd man out here at the Forge (even if I do try to create social settings…
In Playtesting
Participants: btrc, jag.
2/27/2008 btrc: Downloadable board game!
I've just made Black Death active at RPGnow.com. This is a full, pro-quality board game in terms of its components, but you have to print and assemble it yourself. In…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, Eero Tuovinen, williamhessian.
2/10/2008 btrc: [GenCon 2008] Lodging
As Ron mentioned in the other thread, rooms through the Housing Bureau are sometimes problematic if you aren't registered as an attendee. I suggest as people get or find decent…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Nev the Deranged.
1/30/2008 btrc: [EABA] WarpWorld playtesting note
Not so much an opportunity, but a report on the campaign structure. The WarpWorld post-ruin fantasy background has a lot of potential, but the problem was that the most interesting…
In Playtesting
Participants: btrc, Valamir.
1/21/2008 btrc: File size, compression and quality?
I'm working on an interactive character sheet for a project, and the sheet itself is going to be a full-page jpeg background image in a pdf. The image is color,…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, jerry, Paul Czege, David Artman.
8/26/2007 btrc: Graphic artist recommendation
A graphic artist acquaintance of mine could use some work. Alvin Helms is good, has done game work for a number of companies, and a sample of something he's currently…
In Connections
Participants: btrc, iago.
8/14/2007 btrc: GenCon 2007 travel
I'll be starting my travels today, staging up to a minion's abode for the actual trip on Wednesday. If you're on the list of people who have my cell phone…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.
7/27/2007 btrc: Opinions on this?
Saw this on one of the blogs I frequent:
http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/26/a-bookshelf-as-easy-as-legos/
For convention purposes (i.e. Forge booth), it has some style to it, it might draw some attention just from its…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards.
6/11/2007 btrc: [GenCon 2007] Furniture?
I'm bringing the flooring, and I assume we're doing the same thing as last year regarding tables and chairs? And, just to drool over and think about for the future:…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, iago, jasonm, Ron Edwards, segedy, Valamir, inthisstyle, Paul Czege, Denise.
5/23/2007 btrc: Anyone fluent in Arabic?
I've got a project that could benefit from someone (a gamer, preferably) literate in Arabic. Contact me privately if you're able and interested and I'll give you the details.
Greg…
In Connections
Participants: btrc.
8/22/2006 btrc: [soft landing] Seeking playtesters
As some of you know, one of the things I've been doing the past few years to stay awake on the Bataan Death March home from GenCon is to try…
In Connections
Participants: btrc.
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