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7/13/2011 Sp4m: Repost: Evil High: Would-be Supervillains, in High School
This post was originally placed in Game Dev. This is the more appropriate place. I do not know how to delete the original, otherwise I would. ... Hello World! www.evil-high.com…
In Publishing
Participants: Sp4m, Mike Sugarbaker.

7/13/2011 jjafuller: Effects of Magic on the Real World
I am not sure if this topic has been addressed before, if so let me know and I'll take a look at the other work. Right now this is just…
In Game Development
Participants: jjafuller, ADGBoss, stefoid, happysmellyfish, mark2v.

7/12/2011 Sp4m: Printable Card Templates?
I'm looking to print some custom cards for a game, probably on business card stock perforated paper. I could make my own, but I don't want to reinvent the wheel.…
In Publishing
Participants: Sp4m, Nathan P..

7/12/2011 Sp4m: Evil High: a game about would-be villains in highschool
Hello World! www.evil-high.com This is my first post to these forums, and my first post discussing this project after 7 years, so let's see if we can make some music…
In Game Development
Participants: Sp4m, Ron Edwards.

7/12/2011 Jaakko Koivula: [Sorcerer] Also spielte Zarathustra, thoughts
Hi, I got an idea for a Sorcerer and would like to showcase it a bit. Basically, I read Nietzsche and Sorcerer at the same time and realized, that Nietzsche's…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jaakko Koivula, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, wholeridge, The Dragon Master.

7/11/2011 Aberzanzorax: Books or sites describing/reviewing indie rpgs?
I asked this on ENworld here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/308536-books-sites-describing-reviewing-indie-rpgs.html But the folks there said that the real experts on indie rpgs might be here or at rpg.net...so I'm asking here. I'm a…
In Publishing
Participants: Aberzanzorax, buffaloraven, Jason Pitre.

7/11/2011 mozartprado: (D&D 4e) Would need some ideas
I'm from Brasil so if my English gets somehow confusing I can clarify if asked... I have ran D&D games for long time, also Vampire, Shadowrun, etc, just now I…
In Actual Play
Participants: mozartprado, Chris_Chinn, ADGBoss.

7/11/2011 Red Lila: Initial Concept Mechanics
I need some feedback as to viability of  a system concept. Strictly dealing with mechanics at this stage. The system makes use of a Tarot deck as the primary method…
In Game Development
Participants: Red Lila, Xmarksthespot, contracycle, Ron Edwards.

7/11/2011 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] Expanding on a free game with low cost supplements
For over 12 months now, I've had my game FUBAR available to the public. In this time I've had almost 2000 downloads of the game (split between the basic version…
In Publishing
Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/10/2011 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Relationship dice: a form of content authority?
Hi! I often encounter Internet posts that propagate a specific misconception about the use of Relationship Dice in DitV.  The last case, that prompted me to write this post, was…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

7/10/2011 fire_rods: Living in the Alleys abilities
My game is called "Living in the Alleys", for those who haven't seen my other post. It centers around the characters, who are thieves, and are tasked with stealing various…
In Game Development
Participants: fire_rods, Vulpinoid, Ar Kayon, Ron Edwards.

7/9/2011 Tazio Bettin: Orphan artwork in search for home
Hi everyone. I was doodling some Mignola-inspired artwork last day and came up with this picture: http://sunamori.deviantart.com/#/d3lh5oq I thought "hey, this might work for some RPG artwork, maybe a cover..."…
In Publishing
Participants: Tazio Bettin, buffaloraven.

7/8/2011 clausbo: [Crimson Exodus] Tips for promoting a roleplaying game
Ok, so I've published my second roleplaying related book, and my first fully fledged roleplaying game, but how in the name of the Empress do I get the word out?…
In Publishing
Participants: clausbo, Vulpinoid, Mike Sugarbaker, ADGBoss, Hailen.

7/7/2011 ADGBoss: Empire of the Dragon Lotus
I lost some of my notes on this design, which is something I want to get back too. The feedback I received on it was good, but since I cannot…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: ADGBoss, lumpley, Miskatonic.

7/6/2011 Locke: [Age Past] Game 1 of 5
So while I have run and played in more than 30 games of Age Past accumulating about 130 hours of play testing I have never written about actual play of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Locke.

7/6/2011 Ben Lehman: Artist Recommendation: Kevin Moore
Since Mud Dragon is finally in print and shipped, I wanted to recommend to you all the artist that I used: <a href="http://incontemptcomics.com/">Kevin Moore.</a> For anything that needs a cartoony…
In Publishing
Participants: Ben Lehman.

7/6/2011 ScottOden: [ATTIKA] A Principia Hack
(Originally posted at Story Games) After reading Tony Dowler's PRINCIPIA, I've thought of creating a hack called ATTIKA, centered around ancient Athenian politics. Spanning the Classical Age (508-322 BC), the…
In Game Development
Participants: ScottOden, John Michael Crovis, Ron Edwards.

7/5/2011 pawsplay: Conquest of the Universe
Conquest of the Universe is a science-fantasy RPG. Right now it's in kickstart mode, as I try to get the funds to pay for art and layout up front: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/502760470/conquest-of-the-universe-rpg?ref=live…
In Game Development
Participants: pawsplay, Ron Edwards.

7/5/2011 btrc: EABA v2 playtest
As a crunchy, generic system, EABA might not be everyone's cup of tea here, but because there are a lot of really sharp designers roaming these parts, I figured it…
In Game Development
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards.

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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7/13/2011 Vulpinoid: [Game Chef 2011] Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dwarves
I've had an idea for Game Chef...lets see if the ingredients allow me to run with it.
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Vulpinoid, ADGBoss, JeffR, Gryffudd.

7/14/2011 Queue: Clarification/Stupid Question
The way the contest rules are written up it sounds like we're supposed to write up an entire system (and in 3,000 words no less). The task for Game Chef…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Queue, Nathan P., Jonathan Walton, jasonm, Fredrix, anansi, Paolo D., EleriTMLH, hansel, zircher, Gryffudd, Ice Cream Emperor, baxil, lexnoctis, woodelf, Narmical.

7/14/2011 Squeejee: [Game Chef 2011] King's Men RPG
First draft coming soon.  It's pretty good.
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Squeejee, Jonathan Walton.

7/14/2011 ADGBoss: Hosting Files for Game Chef
Folks, if you need space to host your game I am more than happy to do so on my site: http://www.azuredragonpress.com/game_chef.php I also have the limited ability to turn most…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: ADGBoss, jasonm, MatrixGamer.

7/15/2011 M. J. Young: Phasing Out the Forge--Personally
There was a time when I was very active here; I'm still in the top twenty members by total number of posts.  However, the changes here have gradually marginalized me--the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young.

7/15/2011 Nalanthi: [Broken Sky] How to acquire art.
Hello Everyone, this is my first post here.  Sometime in the last few years I seem to have accidentally founded an indie gaming company.  We are starting into the layout…
In Publishing
Participants: Nalanthi, Vulpinoid, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2011 Nalanthi: [Broken Sky] How to balance Area of Effect damage
The system I am working on is a fairly crunchy urban fantasy system.  Combat is supposed to feel fast but fairly realistic.  One place that we have decided to leave…
In Game Development
Participants: Nalanthi, ADGBoss, Ron Edwards, Noon, Keltorian, Daniel36, Danny Bridges.

7/15/2011 Jonathan Walton: Game Chef 2011: Ingredients Posted! All Systems Go!
The ingredients and all other rules for the design portion of the contest are now posted. Good luck!
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Jonathan Walton, devlin1, Miskatonic, Kadrin, tinstargames, Hailen, sliberty.

7/15/2011 ADGBoss: [Game Chef 2011] Hammlet & The Book of William
[i]It was in the dark days after the great plague when the Feeders left us and we had to fend for ourselves that the strangeness befell us. We had changed,…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: ADGBoss, MatrixGamer, hansel.

7/15/2011 JeffR: [Game Chef 2011] Love, Blood, and Rhetoric
Initial Thoughts: So, the basic idea here is a game in which each player's character sheet ends up being a (Shakespearean-style) Sonnet.  There are two possible approaches here: one in…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: JeffR, somori, Kadrin.

7/15/2011 AMuses: [Game Chef 2011] A Game of (Fairy) Courtly Intrigue
Don't have any solid ideas yet about mechanics, but I've been excited about this so wanted to get a forum post up outlining some of my ideas so far. Set…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: AMuses, Jonathan Walton.

7/15/2011 mummykitty: [Game Chef 2011] Scoundrel's Isle
My idea seems pretty obvious, but hopefully that will make it easy and fun to write. My favorite characters from Shakespeare are usually the scoundrels and rogues who stir the…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: mummykitty, MatrixGamer.

7/15/2011 MatrixGamer: [Game Chef Competition 2011] The Tragic Life of Bill Spear
Here is the first draft of the game. I'm open for feedback. THE TRAGIC LIFE OF BILL SPEAR: GAME CHEF COMPETITION By Chris Engle 7-15-11 Theme: Shakespeare Ingredients: Daughter, Exile,…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: MatrixGamer, Dan Maruschak, Ross Cowman, Jonathan Walton.

7/15/2011 Maugh: Probability Puzzle. Attack vs Defense rolls, w/ modifier.
So, I'm looking at dice probabilities, and I have a puzzle for you folks, which I could use some help with.  It has to do with balancing attack and defense…
In Game Development
Participants: Maugh, horomancer.

7/15/2011 anansi: [Game Chef 2011] A Beautiful Death
I actually had this idea a few months ago, but really no excuse to work on it. But here's my excuse! Game Chef! Here's the thread on Storygames where I…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: anansi, Vulpinoid, jasonm, Fredrix, Nathan P., Sp4m.

7/15/2011 devlin1: [Game Chef] Mike's Thread for Working Things Out
No title, nothing concrete right now -- eventually something really significant and important will go here, something that future generations of Internet users will look back on with greebert. Anyway,…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: devlin1, Wilper.

7/15/2011 zircher: [Game Chef 2011] The Trouble with Rose
Sigh, Rose has done it again and her father can stand it no more.  As Rose's closest friends, can you comfort her, mend the damage, and perhaps pursue your own…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: zircher, hansel, WPTunes, Jonathan Walton, devlin1, Nathan P., Vulpinoid.

7/15/2011 Kadrin: [Game Chef 2011] Daughters of the Canon
Or something like that. I'll probably end up changing the title. I didn't actually think I'd participate in this, and then I had a Brilliant Idea that struck me in…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Kadrin, JeffR.

7/15/2011 Bryan Hansel: [Game Chef 2011] Chaucer's Daughter Lost
[b]Elevator Pitch[/b]: In order to claim the title as England's Bard, Shakespeare travels back in time and kidnaps Chaucer's daughter, Agnes. The ransom is that Chaucer must not write The…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Bryan Hansel, Wilper, Jonathan Walton, Melinglor, fjj.

7/16/2011 WPTunes: [Game Chef 2011} The Night, the Wilderness, and the Power
This is my first Game Chef, and my first stab at Game Design. I can never do anything without a deadline. Ingredients: Daughter, Forsworn, Nature This is a rough, mostly…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: WPTunes, Vulpinoid, The Magus, Kadrin, friendOfAgnes.

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