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9/18/2002 James: Playing with a PDF game.
I'll come right out and say it: I'm a Nazi. No, I'm not a jackbooted Nazi in a snappy black uniform (dig those skulls!), but I'm a Nazi when it…
In Actual Play
Participants: James, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jeffrey Miller, kevin671, Ian Cooper, Clay.

9/18/2002 ThreeGee: LARPs
Okay, I looked carefully and could find nothing saying that we cannot talk about other forms of roleplaying than tabletop, and I searched carefully for any previous threads on the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ThreeGee, Jared A. Sorensen, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards, deadpanbob, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Wart, marknau, James Holloway, Matt, Le Joueur, Merten, John Wick.

9/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Azk'Arn actual play
Hello, Way back before GenCon, one of the role-playing groups I'm in got rolling on a Sorcerer & Sword game. I'd been seized with a bizarre notion of an insectoid-fantasy…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, joshua neff.

9/18/2002 Matt Wilson: I bought Sorcerer and think it's just marvy
Since I may well be playin' in a game with Mr. Prez, I grabbed Sorcerer and Sorcerer and Sword at my FLGS on the way home. I picked up the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Alan, Maurice Forrester.

9/18/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Invoking the Mythpower of Items
Did I get any attention with that subject? I was originally hoping for some feedback with the "By Hero Wars Inspired" thread, but maybe it wasn't quite clear. I was…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, damion, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2002 M. J. Young: To fight?
O.K., I can't tell you whether to fight it or not. That's something you're going to have to work out from what you know of him. But I can tell…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, contracycle.

9/18/2002 Alan: Advice for new Theatrix Director
Hi, I've found The Forge forums a great source of advice for narrativist gaming. I'm not desigining a game, I'm just interested in getting advice on how to run one.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alan, contracycle, Demonspahn, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins.

9/18/2002 Paka: Mu's Bed
I am tinkering with an e-mail to send the players in a possibly forming Sorcerer & Sword game. Here's the first draft with comments below: Mu's Bed is the capital…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, James V. West.

9/18/2002 Bankuei: Trollbabe 3rd reroll question...
I noticed that for the 3rd reroll, it seems that regardless of success/failure of the roll, that it still results in failure of the Goal. Am I correct in understanding…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bankuei, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2002 C. Edwards: Forge Goodies
I've had my Forge hoodie and jersey for a couple weeks now and I am quite pleased with my purchase. Both are made very well and fit great. The hoodie…
In Site Discussion
Participants: C. Edwards, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/18/2002 FuzionReactor: Academia (A long explanation, and a plea)
Academia is a game I have been working on on and off for about two years now (More on than off, actually). I have tired it in several generic systems…
In RPG Theory
Participants: FuzionReactor, marknau, Walt Freitag, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs, deadpanbob, Mike Holmes, Bjorn Ludvigsen.

9/17/2002 Roy: Chateau de Sorcerie -- First Session of Universalis Serial
Hey, everyone! Here's the first session of our Universalis serial, "Château de Sorcerie". This is our first attempt at a campaign game of Universalis. Has anyone else been playing one?…
In Universalis
Participants: Roy, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin, Valamir.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Help needed on third supplement
Hello, Does anyone know the Cantonese for: "Bad Town" and "Small Village" That would be most helpful. Many thanks, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Bankuei, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, jrs.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comics update
Hi there, Trollbabe comics are tentatively scheduled to start rolling on the website next Monday, September 23. But that's tentative! The comics are done but we have to check out…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Le Joueur, Henry Fitch, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg.

9/17/2002 rabidchyld: Dudley-Do-Right Vs. The Orcs From Hell
So..I ran a game Sunday night with just Trey (hubby) and Eric (neighbor), because of the bad rpg experience they had Saturday night....that thread is here. It was totally old…
In Actual Play
Participants: rabidchyld, Zak Arntson, xiombarg.

9/17/2002 Paul Czege: I may have created a monster
So...I have a social concern. As it turns out, Claudia Repton, who Tom's character Hiram murdered in our game session yesterday, was one of Danielle's character Ambrose's Connections. And…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege.

9/17/2002 Scotty: Weires
This is my proposal for weires, and it has gained the Asaraludu seal of approval. Aside from a few minor tweekings that may occur, this is how weires will be…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Scotty, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Thirsty Viking, Lyrax, Jake Norwood.

9/17/2002 Demonspahn: Another post about combat systems, just to get an idea...
Am I the _only_ one that frequents this site that has a group that: a. Is still having fun after almost ten years of playing with the same group of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Demonspahn, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young.

9/17/2002 ADGBoss: Specific-system for combat discussion
I am posting this here at request so it can get out of a different thread so it may look a little out of place... Definitely some good food for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ADGBoss, Marco, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Valamir, deadpanbob, Demonspahn.

9/17/2002 Paul Czege: fantastic scenes from actual play
Hey, This thread is my effort to expose some of the tone and feel of gameplay produced by the My Life with Master mechanics, by describing great scenes from actual…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Paul's Girl.

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9/18/2002 GreatWolf: Update (9/18/2002)
So, this is the point where I give you another update. I am due, after all. I've set myself the schedule (for now) of writing every Wednesday evening. I have…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Eddy Fate.

9/19/2002 Ace: Sorcerer Book Size
Just a short "Thank You' for choosing the : 10" high, 6.5" wide size. It is a great form factor for game books especially if you are gaming outside the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards.

9/19/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Character Creation pool
This comes from my Skills and yet not thread. I thought it would be useful to look at it separately. How does it work, what do I mean by Character…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur.

9/19/2002 Ace: A Theory: System doesn't matter for RPing moments
On the whole I agree with Rons thesis that system does matter, but I think there is an overlooked point there when it comes to those who disagree. Ceratinly System…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ace, Marco, Mike Holmes, Valamir, C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, contracycle, deadpanbob, Gordon C. Landis, Andrew Martin, wyrdlyng, M. J. Young, Christoffer Lernö, greyorm, Walt Freitag.

9/19/2002 SteveD: Competition Scores
Hey all. I'm Steve, long time lurker, first time poster, I love your show by the way... Sorry. In my typical paranoid neophyte writer way, I am hunting feedback with…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: SteveD, Eddy Fate, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

9/19/2002 Grex: Donjon review at rpg.net
Hi Clinton, I just submitted my playtest review of Donjon to rpg.net, and I assume that it will be posted later today. With one small exception it is a positive…
In CRN Games
Participants: Grex.

9/19/2002 joe_llama: Experimental mechanic (context-free)
Here's a half-baked idea that fell on me last night just before I went to sleep. It's quite possible someone else thought about it already, so I apologize in advance.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: joe_llama, Mike Holmes.

9/19/2002 Matt: I saw this, and thought of OctaNe
[url]http://www.odessafilmworks.com/jcvh/[/url] -Matt
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Matt, TSL, mahoux.

9/19/2002 Matt Wilson: printing costs breakdown
I was looking for certain bits of publishing info in the resources section and didn't see it, and I'm a bit surprised. I do a lot of printing-related stuff at…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Alex Knapik.

9/19/2002 Paul Czege: creating a reputation we don't want to have
In the Experimental mechanic (context-free) thread, Nadav wrote: Here's a half-baked idea that fell on me last night just before I went to sleep. It's quite possible someone…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, deadpanbob, Emily Care, Clinton R. Nixon, Jack Spencer Jr, Christoffer Lernö.

9/19/2002 Matt Wilson: How protective are you of your game ideas?
In another thread in actual play, Alan asked about using a mechanic idea similar to that in Donjon. To which Mike said: one cannot prevent another designer from using a…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Wilson, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, kevin671, contracycle, Christoffer Lernö, Andrew Martin.

9/19/2002 kevin671: Some mechanics I'm toying with...
O.K. Here's an idea I came up with in a flash of inspiration...in the most unusual of places (but we wont get into that) I was thinking that the whole…
In RPG Theory
Participants: kevin671, Matt Wilson, M. J. Young, Christoffer Lernö, Henry Fitch, Ron Edwards.

9/19/2002 Ace: Thanks to the forge for helping me Enjoy D&D
I just wanted to post a Thank you to the forge for helping me to enjoy the D&D game I am in. Over the years I have gamed I was…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ace, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Jeremy Cole, Clay.

9/19/2002 deadpanbob: Incarnate: Premise (dipping my toe in the RPG design waters)
All, For the ridicule and entertainment of all, I shamefully present what I think of as the Premise of my in-progress RPG. Comments, questions, and critiques are requested - scorn,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: deadpanbob, William Lemmon, Ben Morgan.

9/19/2002 Matt Wilson: exertion/fatigue idea for Ghosts
I imagined Ghosts having many situations in which characters are in stressful situations and have to push themselves. Not just when fighting, but in any situation. So I thought that…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Wilson, deadpanbob, Mike Holmes, damion, Jeffrey Miller.

9/18/2002 Wulf: Incidently...
...both myself and my opponent agree that the look and 'feel' of Trollbabe remind us of the, by now ancient, comic 'Redfox'. Have you heard of it, and is there…
In Adept Press
Participants: Wulf, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, Rod Anderson, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/20/2002 Eric: Demons rituals and Humanity Checks
Sorry to trouble, but . . . where in the rule book is the list or paragraph which explains which stats to use with which humanity checks for each of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

9/20/2002 deadpanbob: Objective G/N/S and System Mechanic evaluation...
All, Ace posted an interesting question in this thread. Marco made an interesting reply within that thread: To put it another way: the theory that you might have a…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: deadpanbob, Andrew Martin, ThreeGee, damion, Marco, contracycle.

9/20/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Short-notice promotion
I am of two minds about my upcoming magic girl supplement Musical Mistresses for HeartQuest. ON one hand, I hate to see a finished product sitting on the shelf. On…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, kevin671, Clay, Ron Edwards.

9/20/2002 kaworuiskool: Another magic thread
Before I go further, lemme say that I did my homework and there have been three threads with magic in the title in this forum. Since Ron said long ago…
In RPG Theory
Participants: kaworuiskool, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, M. J. Young, contracycle, simon_hibbs.

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