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12/4/2002 Ben Lehman: The Doomed Hero
(don't have my book right now, as it's on loan, so if this is covered in the book I apologize) So something that came up in making a character with…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ben Lehman, Brian Leybourne, MrGeneHa.

12/4/2002 spunky: Sorcerous Limitations...
I've been playing with the idea of using Limitations on Sorcery to help give magic using characters a personal approach to their craft (similar to the "Affinities" used in Ars…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: spunky, Jake Norwood, prophet118, Bankuei, ShaneNINE, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Vanguard, Lucien Black, Wolfen, Silanthous.

12/4/2002 MrGeneHa: Hand damage and dropping stuff
I'm afraid that I'm once more missing a chart or paragraph, but: When the damage tables for a hand wound indicate you might drop anything held, how do you figure…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MrGeneHa, Lyrax.

12/4/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The five percent
This is my companion thread to Ron's latest of the Big Five threads, The Forge as a community. It's inspired by recent events here at the Forge, Ron's thought that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, Sidhain, Ron Edwards, b_bankhead, jrients, Irmo, xiombarg.

12/4/2002 Enoch: Tribe 8 to The Riddle of Steel
Well I just finished converting Silhoutte (will never be able to spell it right) to The Riddle of Steel rules. It wasn't all that difficult. If anyone is interested check…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Enoch, Shadeling, Lyrax, Mike Holmes.

12/4/2002 Jonathan Walton: Religion in Roleplaying
[size=15px][b]The Problem of Religion[/b][/size] So, I was re-reading the current thread on [a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4419"]"Christian gaming,"[/a] when I slowly realized that there are very few, if any, roleplaying games that really…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jonathan Walton, wyrdlyng, Le Joueur, thoth, C. Edwards, Uncle Dark, contracycle, Clinton R. Nixon, cruciel, lumpley, Clay, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Emily Care, Andrew Martin.

12/4/2002 Valamir: d20 as a Universal System
Ok, I'll kick start the d20 discussions. I'll leave some of the meatier topics for others, but this is one of interest to me. We've seen d20 get used with…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, wyrdlyng, Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Matt, Jonathan Walton, Matt Wilson, cruciel, Cassidy, Blake Hutchins, damion, Bankuei, Steve Dustin, quozl, xiombarg, M. J. Young, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes, thoth, Alcar, Ace, Mark Johnson, talysman, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2002 RamblingMan: Flight
So, should flight be an ability? And when should it be tested? Should flying chars be forced to roll every time they want to fly? Esp. with the level +…
In CRN Games
Participants: RamblingMan, jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/4/2002 JSDiamond: Orbit cover art
The book cover art is finished. There will eventually be a starry background and shiny chrome text, but I'll do those in Adobe paint and illustrator. I set a black…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JSDiamond, Valamir, Paul Czege, James V. West.

12/4/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Setting and purpose
Okay, so I know how the mechanics work. I know it's a sci-fi game. What I don't know is some more meat of the setting and what makes it stick…
In Orbit
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, JSDiamond, James V. West.

12/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Gender rules revealed [Sex & Sorcery]
Hi there, I finally got a spare moment to jot this down for public discussion. Basically, it's full disclosure time for the Horrible, Awful, Sexist Pig Discrimination rules as promised…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, jrs, Le Joueur, Bankuei, MK Snyder, lumpley, Clay, Mike Holmes, Fabrice G., Christopher Kubasik, Seth L. Blumberg, Uncle Dark, xiombarg, Henry Fitch.

12/3/2002 ethan_greer: Should I buy Sorcerer & Sword?
So here's the thing: I've glanced through a friend's copy of Sorcerer, and I have no interest whatsoever in playing it or running it. (Sorry Ron...) But, I've also glanced…
In Adept Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Valamir, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, catenwolde, jburneko.

12/3/2002 xiombarg: D&D Fantasy -- Monte Cook version
It's notable that even people who've embraced D20 recognize D&D fantasy as its own distinct form of fantasy. Check this out: http://www.montecook.com/lineos.html Jump down to the "C'mon! Give me something!"…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, bluegargantua, Jack Spencer Jr.

12/3/2002 bastion-b: Bedtime Stories: Headlines, what's up?
First of all i want to thank Mr Blair for an awesome game. I've owned LF since this summer and although I haven't had a chance to play it yet,…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: bastion-b, Jason L Blair, Antekvist.

12/3/2002 jburneko: LARPing For Fun & Profit
Hello All, I'm putting this in actual play because to some extent it's about someone else's actual play. But it might belong in either Theory or even Publishing. Please move…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, xiombarg.

12/3/2002 lumpley: Party at My Place
It's our annual winter solstice party, coming up here the 21st, from sunset on Saturday to sunrise on Sunday. If you're in or can get to Western Mass that weekend,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley.

12/3/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Can we intelligently discuss d20?
I don't know about you all, but I am sick of going to other RPG sites and seeing the tons of threads on d20 on the forums that are the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, contracycle, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, thoth, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, greyorm, xiombarg, Blake Hutchins, Eric J., Jeremy Cole, Evan Waters.

12/3/2002 Roy: Advancement Question
Is character advancement (gaining more Character Points) built into CAH or are the characters relatively static once they've been created? I'm seriously considering purchasing CAH, but I'd like to know…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Roy, Eddy Fate, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Wulf.

12/3/2002 Sidhain: Seed of Virtue: A H&S Campaign Start
I was pleasantly surprised when some friends of mine showed up today and said "we want to game!" being that I was not working, and hadn't planned anything at all…
In Actual Play
Participants: Sidhain, Uncle Dark, Andrew Martin.

12/3/2002 Trevor Curtis: NDFs
Hey, its me again, crazy Trevor. SO, now I've finisehd my rpg, and want to get it playtested, and eventually published. At what point do I need NDFs?(non-disclosure forms) can…
In Publishing
Participants: Trevor Curtis, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

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12/4/2002 Jonathan Walton: PC Worship of the Metagame
Yes, this is me playing with IC-OOC distictions again. I'll get sick of this eventually, don't worry. In comparison with the metagame powers of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, szilard, lumpley, Alcar.

12/4/2002 Rasmus: Seeing some people who can draw
I am currently in the final (sort of) stages of completing my fantasy roleplaying-game, and I am in need of illustrators. Several people are allready onboard, but I don't mind…
In Connections
Participants: Rasmus.

12/4/2002 FruitSmack!: Thanks Jared!
I finally got to play Inspecters. I *could* go into great detail about the game, but Ill sum up its super fun-ness with this one line: "Quick! Cover me in…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: FruitSmack!, Jürgen Mayer.

12/4/2002 Aelios: Karma Damage, meta-experience idea
I'm new to The Forge but have been lurking for a few days, so forgive me if something similar has been discussed before. I'm looking for creative criticism that will…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Aelios, Daion, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin, Ziriel.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: RPGnow's new POD system
For those who aren't familiar, RPGnow is a website that sells PDFs online. Basically, you create your game, give them a copy, and they handle all fulfillment for you for…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Steve Dustin, Cynthia Celeste Miller, quozl, Paul Czege, Matt, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ted E. Childers, Michael Hopcroft, rpghost, Nathan.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Off-the-cuff Forge cultural analysis
Moved by some of Irmo's discussion in Ron's "The Forge as a community" thread, I decided to look and see where the Forge is succeeding and failing in relation to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Irmo, C. Edwards, Valamir, Kester Pelagius, Fabrice G., Paganini, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf, Clay, Le Joueur, Jared A. Sorensen, xiombarg, quozl, lumpley, wyrdlyng, wraeththu, hardcoremoose, Adam, talysman, Jake Norwood, Ziriel, Matt Snyder, Shreyas Sampat, Bankuei, Chris Passeno, greyorm, Matt, contracycle, MK Snyder, Tim Denee, Matt Wilson, Gordon C. Landis, cruciel, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Ted E. Childers, Bob McNamee, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Universalis
I've got a confession to make - I've been dead scared of Universalis since I heard of it. First, it's universal. Second, there's no GM - and as radical as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, rafial, Paganini, Mike Holmes.

12/5/2002 Kester Pelagius: The Mechanic of "Religion" in Role-Playing Games
Greetings All, So I was reading threads. Something about the quote below struck me like a two-by-four upside the head on a bright day when a cold wind blows down…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Kester Pelagius, Eric J., wyrdlyng, simon_hibbs, John Wick, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Uncle Dark, M. J. Young, contracycle, Alan, Seth L. Blumberg, greyorm, Walt Freitag, lumpley, Andrew Martin, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

12/5/2002 Eric J.: Preperation and Annoying Friends' Campaigns...
So, Pyron is here to bitch about his players, eh? Yes and No. I have a few questions, and since you guys are the most experienced bunch of people I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eric J., Andrew Martin, quozl, hyphz, Roy, Fabrice G., Scratchware, Ron Edwards, Alan, Sage of Shadowdale, IG_Kahn_Storm.

12/5/2002 Irmo: The Forge and cultural bias (split from 'Forge as community'
[quote="Mike Holmes"]Irmo, Sounds like standard deconstructionist talk. Next you'll be telling us that the Forge shouldn't use English, as that biases it's production in a way that makes it less…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Irmo, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay, xiombarg.

12/5/2002 Gwen: A Political Space Roleplaying Game
This is an idea I had earlier this year. (I know I have a lot of ideas, but I have RPG ADD.) I really liked the idea, but I got…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Gwen, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, bluegargantua, damion, Bogie_71, Kuma.

12/5/2002 Kenway: "Nemesis" rules for The Pool
"Nemesis" rules for The Pool Here's a Pool implementation of "Advancement via Notoriety" and "PC-summoned foes" discussed elsewhere on The Forge. *SETTINGS THIS WOULD WORK IN These rules were originally…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Kenway, James V. West, Rich Forest.

12/5/2002 quozl: Civilization roleplaying
What games out there allow you to roleplay a kingdom, a civilization, a nation, or a planet? Has anyone tried to design such an animal? What are the limitations or…
In RPG Theory
Participants: quozl, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Andrew Martin, contracycle, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Michael S. Miller, Kuma, vorlon.

12/5/2002 xiombarg: d20 As Design
Okay, since I'm also interested in "discussing d20 intelligently", I'm starting a thread on what I'm interested in. I want to talk about d20 as a system design. In particular,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, contracycle, b_bankhead, Bankuei, damion, wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, quozl, Cassidy, Ben Lehman, Evan Waters, Steve Dustin, Mark Johnson, Ozymandias, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Shreyas Sampat, Pramas.

12/5/2002 xiombarg: Unsung: Pick Me Apart! Fnord! And, oh, a bit about cops.
Okay, I'm waiting on some research materials so I can do some serious playtesting of Unsung with the idea of adding a couple of settings to it and turning it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin.

12/5/2002 Matt Gwinn: Sold Out!
Well, I finally sold out of print copies of Kayfabe. The PDF is still available on my site and hopefully the Old School supplement will be available soon (Any word…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

12/5/2002 quozl: New printing
From the thread on Civilization RolePlaying, you know I've been looking at Universalis and heard there was only one copy left of the old printing and there will be no…
In Universalis
Participants: quozl, Valamir, Tony Irwin.

12/5/2002 Matt Gwinn: Image Gallery
Many gamers (me in particular) need a visual stimulus to really get into a character. Having a picture of your wrestler makes it a lot easier to envision how a…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Thanks, and apologies for all the moderation
I know I've been super-active on the Forge lately, and I know my hand's been a bit heavy. We've had an influx of argument here lately, and, well, I'm not…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Kester Pelagius.

12/6/2002 Irmo: Large-scale RPG club
Ok, I'll start with giving an overview of the organisation of the large scale club in Germany I'll give a basic overview of the organization, the details are, in part…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Irmo, Mike Holmes, Seth L. Blumberg, Alan, Valamir, quozl, Ozymandias, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

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