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10/9/2002 Kester Pelagius: Halloween Horror, what Attributes would *you* want... ?
Greetings All, Am in the process of finalizing a FRP game called "Revenge of the Crypt Fiend" (discussion about the mechanics idea which spawned it can be found here) and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kester Pelagius, Zak Arntson, ethan_greer.

10/9/2002 Kuma: An Economic RPG, anyone?
In the interest of full disclosure, I first posted this over on RPG.net: One of the maxims that I've heard about game design is to 'Design the Game YOU Want…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kuma, Jeremy Cole, contracycle, simon_hibbs, Andrew Martin, Valamir, damion, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, Ferry Bazelmans, Andy Kitkowski.

10/9/2002 Bailywolf: Somewhat OT-Site host recomendations
I'm sorry for the misplaced post... I couldn't figure out where to best ask this question. I've finally reached critical mass- I need a website to host and distribute my…
In Publishing
Participants: Bailywolf, Christoffer Lernö, M. J. Young, Clay, Nathan.

10/8/2002 Robert Leal: Hope I'm not intruding...
I hope I'm not intruding in this and if Ron feels this should be spun off into another thread, please do. First, I should introduce myself. I've been lurking on…
In Actual Play
Participants: Robert Leal, greyorm, Ron Edwards.

10/9/2002 Christoffer Lernö: PBEM Game Testing?
I'm in Taiwan right now. That means I don't have any players, or maybe I could get people interested, but considering my poor Chinese, it would be an exercise in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Demonspahn, jllama, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

10/8/2002 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns & Sorcery (Session 1)
Hello All, The first session of my Space-Western Sorcerer game has come and gone. I took a really bold step with this one. I came to the table armed only…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

10/8/2002 Sylus Thane: Just a little quickie game I came up with
Here's a little on page game I came up with last night that I thought of maybe pitching to Cheap Ass Games. Lemme know what you think. Sylus M.U.theB. Monsters…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sylus Thane, Jonathan Walton, ethan_greer.

10/8/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Note from an improv mailing group.
I got an interesting note from the improv mailing list I've subscribed to. The author, Gary Schwartz was kind enough to let me reproduce it here because, reading it, I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr.

10/8/2002 Mike Holmes: Dead Meat review
Ooh, I get the extra credit for being the first to post it! http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7302.html Mike
In Destroy All Games
Participants: Mike Holmes, Demonspahn, unodiablo.

10/8/2002 Ian: Character creation question
Something came up while going over character creation rules this weekend; Where gifts are concerned, are the gifts and flaws received based on prioritization of gifts absolute? That is to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ian, svenlein, Brian Leybourne, Thirsty Viking, Jake Norwood, Bob Richter, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Buzzy Bee.

10/8/2002 ethan_greer: Pollies
Hello all, As promised, here is my latest RPG project, Pollies. Below are excerpts from the main document (which is not yet ready to be put on my website.) Mostly…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Andrew Martin, Jonathan Walton, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius.

10/8/2002 Mike Holmes: Plot Components
Just thinking a bit today, and I realized that there is a simple and effective way of introducing a lot of plot and pacing to a game that uses the…
In Universalis
Participants: Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Tony Irwin, Valamir.

10/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe a'scrollin'
Hello, Well, the li'l strip engine seems to be working fine, and the second-week strip of the first story is in place. I'm thinking, too, that each story might be…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Valamir, Roger Eberhart, Henry Fitch, jburneko, greyorm.

10/8/2002 Zak Arntson: Indie Monday (Oct 7, 2002): Fighter-D Alpha Planescape
I wrote up a new system based on Donjon retaining the fact mechanics, but changing nearly everything else. Because my group is so obsessed with fighting games (see the last…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson.

10/8/2002 rabidchyld: The Worm Ridden Cave - A Chthonian adventure
Sunday night we finally played Chthonian!! I had been having problems ttrying to get everyone in one place to play, so I finally just grabbed hubby and neighbor and declared…
In Actual Play
Participants: rabidchyld, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson.

10/8/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Damn. There's no going back. No way.
[b]NOTE: This is NOT a rant. But it IS a ramble. Read only if you have time to kill.[/b] I had NO idea where to put this topic, but since…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Jeffrey Miller, jrients, contracycle, GB Steve, Valamir, rafael.

10/8/2002 Brian Leybourne: We're number one :-)
Nothing serious, more amusement actually. Something I just noticed. The Riddle of Steel forum is now the most posted-to independent forum on the Forge, it's even surpassed the Adept Press…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Nick Pagnucco, svenlein, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Lyrax.

10/8/2002 Brian Leybourne: Prediction?
I had posted this in my interception thread, but thought it deserved it's own thread. So shoot me :-) What about the defender who tries to anticipate an attack (useful…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, Thirsty Viking, Lyrax, Bob Richter.

10/8/2002 ethan_greer: An introduction, a game, and a question
An introduction: Hello all, I recently stumbled across The Forge and have been lurking about for the past week or so. I must say I'm impressed with what I've seen.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes.

10/8/2002 Brian Leybourne: Interception?
Just something that has been festering in the back of my mind for a while now. The use of armour (you yanks would say armor) in TROS is very passive.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Spartan, Thirsty Viking, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Bob Richter, Valamir, Vanguard, Irmo, svenlein.

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10/9/2002 Trevor Curtis: Newbie legal questions
Is there anywhere, either here or on another site, where one can get basic legal publishing questions, especially regarding copyright? Im clueless on this, so some help woudl be appreciated.…
In Publishing
Participants: Trevor Curtis, Adam, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Patrick Sweeney.

10/9/2002 Alan: Sorcerer & Sword: adding Pasts
Hi, I was just finishing Sword and I noticed that the character rules say that an experienced character might have multiple Pasts. What mechanic would I use to add a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Alan, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, erithromycin.

10/9/2002 Bob Richter: TROS and RadCon 3C
So here I am thinking about my upcoming (in four months) local Con, RadCon 3C. This will be one of my first opportunities to show off The Riddle of Steel…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Richter, Jake Norwood, Furious D, Thirsty Viking.

10/9/2002 Adam: octaNe :: west coast map
Well, I started working on this the week after GenCon, but decided to dust it off and do a little more work tonight. It's definately not finished but I decided…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Adam, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/9/2002 Jason L Blair: Out of the Box Review
HeartQuest got reviewed by Ken Hite over at http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

10/9/2002 JSDiamond: Orbit: Die Another Day!
While addressing the 'character death' part of the rules, I thought: "Why do characters *have* to die?" Risk factor = fun. I understand this. But Luke Skywalker doesn't die, and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JSDiamond, Mike Holmes, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Jonathan Walton.

10/9/2002 Mike Holmes: "Iron Game Chef" Lives!
[size=18px][color=blue]Iron Game Chef Contest![/color][/size] I can wait no longer! The people have spoken, and must know! Are there designers yet living who can accept the challenge to create a game…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Mike Holmes, Valamir, JSDiamond, contracycle, Jonathan Walton, talysman, Paul Czege, greyorm, Walt Freitag, Kuma, lumpley, Le Joueur, M. J. Young, Palaskar, Zak Arntson, Matt, hardcoremoose, Emily Care, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

10/9/2002 Emily Care: Credibility and System
Seems like some concensus has formed around the following: - Nothing's true in the game until all the players agree that it's true. - System, mechanics, having a GM and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Emily Care, Valamir, Mark D. Eddy, Mike Holmes.

10/9/2002 Mike Holmes: Let's make a game!
People keep suggesting doing cool stuff, and then not starting the projects up themselves. Guess if you want something done... OK, here's a thread for a theoretical game design that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Mike Holmes, talysman, Jack Spencer Jr, Bob McNamee, Bankuei, JMendes, Mark D. Eddy, Paganini, RPunkG, Emily Care, M. J. Young, amiel, Jeremy Cole, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

10/9/2002 Zak Arntson: Harlekin-Maus: Noche de Los Vampiros
Okay, I wrote my October/November game. Noche de Los Vampiros. You can find it at the secret url: http://www.harlekin-maus.com/games/vampiros/vampiros.html. I've got to add some graphics before publicizing it everywhere. In…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zak Arntson, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes, Christoffer Lernö, Paganini.

10/9/2002 Valamir: RPG Radio!
I just discovered RPG Radio and am currently listing to the grinding power sounds of Cthulhu Dream: Let Sleeping Gods Lie from Darkest of Hillside Thickets. MP3 with an option…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir.

10/9/2002 Alan: Questions: Scene Framing & Event Complications
Hi, I was reading over the rules and discovered some things I'm not clear on. 1) The rules say that "the framer can't be interrupted until at least one character…
In Universalis
Participants: Alan, Paganini, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin.

10/9/2002 trollboy: Business Advice
I'm looking into starting a game and comics shop here locally and want to see if there's any good write-ups and resources. I've a list of venders of course, and…
In Connections
Participants: trollboy, Adam, Ron Edwards, Alex Knapik.

10/10/2002 rafael: Dizzamn, I got mine
Finally. I ordered a copy from a very MFUFLGS, and after a few weeks, they told me, any day now. I said, come on. I said it like Deniro: "Come…
In Adept Press
Participants: rafael, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

10/10/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards?
This is something I've been tossing around for a bit: What do you all think of a chance to run an "award ceremony" for Indies game designers and publishers? I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Christoffer Lernö, wyrdlyng, Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, GB Steve, M. J. Young, Marco, Jeremy Cole, Le Joueur, Jonathan Walton, Andrew Martin, quozl, Peregrine.

10/10/2002 Tim Denee: Final Stand: illustrations...?
Hello all, I'm going to playtest Final Stand like a dog, spruce it up, clean it off, and then I was thinking of selling it. I'll have some proposed rules…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, ethan_greer.

10/10/2002 ethan_greer: Pollies: New Approach?
Hey gang, I've spent the evening fleshing out and beefing up my house generic system, Pollies, and I've come to a question: Should I present Pollies as I was, as…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes.

10/10/2002 Eric J.: Welcome to Never Winter Nights...
Well, I'm back, again. This time with the premise of creating the "Ultimite Never Winter Nights Campaign." (I put statements in quotes to express sarcasm) The toolset is marvelous and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Eric J., greyorm.

10/10/2002 RPunkG: The Union States of Americo
I have a RPG I have been working with for the past 2 years. The mechanics uses 2d6, but before I go into too much detail I will let everyone…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: RPunkG, Eric J., Alan, Christoffer Lernö, Kuma, Mike Holmes, Jeffrey Miller, Ron Edwards.

10/10/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Ygg site (new)
Unlike my previous links, this is more of a real site for Yggdrasil. Just follow this link to the main page: http://www.8ung.at/ygg/. Let me know what you think. edited to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes, Peregrine.

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