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5/17/2012 daranp: Artists and Illustrators
After trying Elfwood, deviantart and other such sites, I ended up purchasing stock photography for use in the ParaSpace Core Rules. Scenes from the Mall (my first supplement) is now…
In Publishing
Participants: daranp, pixel punk.

5/16/2012 JosephKnight: Re: The Forge is literally the most pretentious place ever
Except for the example, which made little sense to me in regard to the reality that this metaphor is representing, I enjoyed the refreshing cynicism in this post. People keep…
In Site Discussion
Participants: JosephKnight, Ron Edwards.

5/15/2012 thousandheads: Baby's first Sorcerer campaign + tequila
Hi all, Longtime lurker, recent joiner. I finally have the right players to put together a Sorcery game and I want to make sure I've prepped right. I've been reading…
In Adept Press
Participants: thousandheads, Roger, Ron Edwards.

5/12/2012 Lex Mandrake: The Adventure Time Factor
Hey everyone, I'm new around here but from what I've read so far this looks like a great community. I'm working on a casual RPG inspired by (but not directly…
In Game Development
Participants: Lex Mandrake, Joseph, JasonT, pixel punk.

5/11/2012 wizopizo: apocolyptica help!
Apocolyptica is a game started 4 years ago in high school with the purpose of making the old fashioned rpgs come back to us, since the new ones are not…
In Game Development
Participants: wizopizo, bosky, Joseph, BubbaBrown.

5/10/2012 kragar00: Recent Purchase?
I purchased Sorcerer and Sex & Sorcery from the unstore back in March. I received my receipts from PayPal, but haven't heard anything since. I've sent a few emails to…
In Adept Press
Participants: kragar00, Ron Edwards, bobertelsen, legopaidi.

5/8/2012 Ron Edwards: Finishing up
Hi, We're in the final weeks! The closure is still on schedule for June 1. I was thinking of opening a "Bye!" forum, sort of like the old Birthdays forums,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, epweissengruber, Troy_Costisick, davidberg, Artanis, Emily Care, Frank Tarcikowski, Anders Gabrielsson, Paka, Paul Czege, greyorm, Miskatonic, charlesperez, Eliarhiman6, JoyWriter, Thomas Lawrence, David Artman, Rich Forest, mael.rimbault, John Mc, Ben Lehman, VAgentZero, Andy Kitkowski, Call Me Curly, Clinton R. Nixon, Neil the Wimp, Gordon C. Landis, Alex Fradera, Matt, Christopher Weeks, Mytholder, hix.

5/8/2012 Gordon C. Landis: Early D&D play and "problematic procedures"
So there's an actual play post I want to get up before Winter ends (which will be in summer, I guess), but I need to work up to it.  This…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Noon, Abkajud, The_Barwickian.

5/8/2012 Eliarhiman6: A few threads about... IT WAS A MUTUAL DECISION
Hello! One of my long-standing projects was to write a series of posts with a "best threads compilation" for a indie rpg.  None of these compilation is at this time…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

5/7/2012 Porterhaus: [Apocalypse World] It brought out the best in all of us.
I have been jonesing to play Apocalypse World for over a year, and yesterday I finally played it.  It was incredible.  The game and its systems truly brought out the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Porterhaus, lumpley.

5/7/2012 Eliarhiman6: A few threads about... PRIMETIME ADVENTURES
Hello! One of my long-standing projects was to write a series of posts with a "best threads compilation" for a indie rpg.  None of these compilation is at this time…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Miskatonic.

5/5/2012 walruz: What happened to "First thoughts"?
Ok, I know what happened to the First Thoughts sub-forum, so I guess what I'm really asking is: Why is it archived instead of open? Since you need "something concrete"…
In Site Discussion
Participants: walruz, Eero Tuovinen, Eliarhiman6.

5/4/2012 BunniRabbi: New Project
I'm rolling around an idea for something that centers around a clash between old and new, with a social justice theme.  Essentially, the setting is something like you 'standard' Tolkien-esque…
In Game Development
Participants: BunniRabbi, JoyWriter, stefoid.

5/3/2012 hix: [Left Coast] I need to clarify 'how to GM' in Money scenes
Left Coast is my game about science fiction authors in early 1970s California. What I’m trying to do is write a set of rules that encourage exploration of the setting…
In Game Development
Participants: hix, JoyWriter.

5/3/2012 Willow: Decoupling "Story Now" from "Narrativism," and rethinking Creative Agendas.
Recently I've been pondering the difficulty of explaining what “Narrativism” is.  Ron calls it the “least and most problematic of the creative agendas,” personally I don't see where the “least”…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow, stefoid, Gordon C. Landis, Noon, Ron Edwards, Chris_Chinn, Marshall Burns, davidberg.

5/3/2012 Calithena: Public Domain/Free for Commercial Use Initials?
I am wondering if any of you know of or can link me to any. Thanks for any help you can provide. "Initials" in the sense I mean are the…
In Publishing
Participants: Calithena, David Artman, Eero Tuovinen, kensanata.

5/3/2012 MLT: Lost Redemption – Free sci-fi horror download
Some weeks ago we released the 22 page short story Lost Redemption as a free pdf download. The story takes place in the Cold & Dark universe, an upcoming science…
In Game Development
Participants: MLT.

5/3/2012 Dan Maruschak: [Whispers in the Dark] An unofficial review
I wasn't officially assigned to review Whispers in the Dark by Jacob Possin, but he asked for additional feedback so I decided to post some. Whispers in the Dark starts…
In Last Chance Game Chef
Participants: Dan Maruschak, gtroc.

5/2/2012 Warpunk Studio: Machine: Overdrive
I have a new cyber/biopunk game out you can check out for free: http://blackdragontwo.webs.com/rulesformo.htm There is a mail order verssion advanced version too. (Hey, I guys gotta make a buck…
In Game Development
Participants: Warpunk Studio.

5/1/2012 Justin Halliday: [Heroes Against Darkness] Free Indie RPG Released!
[I]Heroes Against Darkness[/I] is now released! [b][url=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bQJ8uYNJz34/T5puAWU1djI/AAAAAAAACDE/-QXqassg7kU/s523/Heroes+Against+Darkness+-+Cover+Art+-+With+Logo+-+Small.jpg]image[/url][/b] [I]Heroes Against Darkness[/I] is a free, fast, flexible, and fully-featured fantasy d20 RPG system.  The game is quick to learn and play, while…
In Game Development
Participants: Justin Halliday, greyorm, kksimons, David Artman, bosky.

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5/18/2012 Miskatonic: Five minutes to midnight
Hi, I just ran some math. If the entire existence of The Forge (in its current incarnation) spans but a single day, then today is 11:55 PM. If you prefer…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Miskatonic.

5/20/2012 SentientAfro: My Conflict With My GM & One Other Player (And What Should I Do?)
I'm currently engaged (so to speak) in a Pathfinder campaign written by one of my friends (the GM). Now, his setting was extremely cool. I was fully interested in the…
In Actual Play
Participants: SentientAfro, Miskatonic, czipeter, JoyWriter, Chris_Chinn, Noon, mael.rimbault.

5/23/2012 sliberty: Indie RPG reviewers
We're self publishing Forsooth http://spoiledflushgames.com/games/forsooth/(a product of Game Chef 2011, the Shakespeare year), and want to get review copies out to a few good reviewers. Who are your go-to…
In Publishing
Participants: sliberty, Emily Care.

5/24/2012 Falendor: New dice mechanic
Ok so my goal with this mechanic is to have any dice roll have any number between zero and infinity be roll able, and the average be controlled by the…
In Game Development
Participants: Falendor, fodazd.

5/24/2012 Borgius: Aquabob - Beginning of the adventures -Released 1.0!
[b]Description[/b] Aquabob is a 2-D side-scrolling indie game. It features adventures taking place on the territory of the Pacific Ocean, inhabited by hundreds of different and dangerous sea creatures. Kill…
In Game Development
Participants: Borgius.

5/25/2012 Eliarhiman6: A few threads about... MY LIFE WITH MASTER
Hello! One of my long-standing projects was to write a series of posts with a "best threads compilation" for a indie rpg.  None of these compilation is at this time…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

5/25/2012 fire_rods: Living in the Alleys
This is what I have so far of my game. Its supposed to have the players be thieves in a land where nobility has taken over and forsaken its people.…
In Game Development
Participants: fire_rods.

5/25/2012 BunniRabbi: Publishing for existing lines
Does anyone know the legality issues surrounding publishing supplements for existing games?  I was thinking about creating a naval supplement for tabletop wargame.  I'll be trying to sell it to…
In Publishing
Participants: BunniRabbi, Grigori, guildofblades.

5/26/2012 richardsharpe: How analog do you find a tabletop game needs to be?
Hey everyone I've decided to make a substantive first post my entrance to the forum, so here goes: Since my party and I are both RPGers (D&d3.5 and Pathfinder) and…
In Actual Play
Participants: richardsharpe, fodazd.

5/27/2012 Grigori: Laws, laws, crap, more crap, and then more laws...
Question:  Do you have to have an EIN, an LLC, and a business license to sell your game (download) on-line? According to my local, county, and state governments, I can't…
In Publishing
Participants: Grigori, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades.

5/27/2012 The_Mormegil: Looking for suggestions
Hi everybody. I'm new. The purpose of this post is to learn new stuff, and understand a bit better how things go in these forums. They seem definitely interesting and…
In Actual Play
Participants: The_Mormegil, Emily Care.

5/27/2012 fodazd: Hidden die rolls and hidden player decisions
Greetings. Since this is my first thread here, I'd like to give some information about myself and my previous experience with roleplaying: My clear name is "Nico", and I'm from…
In Actual Play
Participants: fodazd, Noon, davidberg, way, ShallowThoughts, epweissengruber.

5/28/2012 Eliarhiman6: The Infamous Five
This post is easy. Ron already did the work of listing all the links, in 2004... ...and then left that list in the Forge Archive without copying it in this…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

5/28/2012 Eliarhiman6: How it did happen? Why all this theory? And why "Indie"?
When people ask me what is all the fuss about "indie games" at the Forge, I point them to an essay and three threads. The essay is The Nuked Apple…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

5/28/2012 Troy_Costisick: [The Coyote Lode] I need Western Phrases
Heya, Before the end of the Forge, I would like to get some last minute brainstorming in.  I'm using Western phrases as inspiration for feats and abilities in The Coyote…
In Game Development
Participants: Troy_Costisick.

5/30/2012 Eliarhiman6: [Ronnies] Summary Threads
This is another of the summaries that Ron wrote that were left at the archive, this one is HERE and was written in 2006 I am adding at the end…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

5/30/2012 [Y]: Working on an RPG For Kicks, But Would Love Feedback
I recently started playing D&D, and after using it for a while and exploring the various odds and ends, I've arrived at the conclusion that there can be better. So…
In Game Development
Participants: [Y], fodazd.

5/30/2012 Gordon C. Landis: The fate of private messages
As the likely-stated end of winter is just a day or two away, it occured to me that it might be worth making sure folks are aware what the fate…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, lumpley.

5/31/2012 Eliarhiman6: When you point to the Moon, rpg culture hears only "Brain Damage"
A polemic subject this time. I was not sure about tackling it into a summary thread: this is not the place to add new content or discussions. But I decided…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Karl.

5/31/2012 fodazd: The 'neutral GM' myth
This thread is a split from here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php?topic=33110.0 I thought that this topic deserved a seperate thread. So you're right: The problem here is not…
In Actual Play
Participants: fodazd, JoyWriter, Abkajud, Noon.

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