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12/12/2002 Valamir: Universalis Enters Second Printing
[b]Universalis Enters Second Printing!! [/b] Ramshead Publishing is pleased to announce that the first print run of Universalis: the game of unlimited stories has sold out. Universalis's popularity has exceeded…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg, J B Bell.

12/12/2002 Paul Czege: the importance of Sim-like gameplay to the Narrativist
So, after roughly eighteen months of fairly intensive Narrativist play, I find myself recently thinking an awful lot about Sim. And quite surprisingly, I find myself increasingly convinced that the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paul Czege, contracycle, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, JMendes, lumpley, Le Joueur, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Emily Care.

12/12/2002 Green: been a long time...here it is, the drama system
Not too long ago, I posted here about an RPG setting that was centered around fairy tales. After much thought and tweaking, I decided to expand the game to more…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green.

12/11/2002 prophet118: Challenging Players Notions
lately i have found myself wondering exactly how and what i should do to challenge the players preconceived notions of what a game should be.. that basically means that i…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: prophet118, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Mokkurkalfe, Jaeger, Jake Norwood, ShaneNINE, Bob Richter, Lucien Black, Irmo.

12/11/2002 Jabberwocky: Clarification of combat with multiple opponants...
As is, the rules just say 'split the CP between the opponents'. How exactly does this work... does it mean that if you are the aggressor you may take two…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jabberwocky, prophet118, Lyrax, Jake Norwood, Shadeling, Warboss Grock.

12/11/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: CAH Cover
We have two possible covers for the hardcopy CAH book and they are both fantastic! So fantastic, in fact, that we're having troubles choosing which one we're going to use.…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Jason L Blair.

12/11/2002 Derek Devlin: A rumor for Transformers fans
This rumor comes from EGM magazine, and is quoted from 411mania.com. "Transformers! Robots in disguise! EGM’s Quaterman has word that Takara is working on a Transformers game! I’m not talking…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Derek Devlin, Eddy Fate.

12/11/2002 Alan: Conflicts with multiple participants
Hi, I'm reading over DD for the second time, preparing to run a demo game. I'm not quite clear on a few things. Here are the rules as I understand…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Alan, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

12/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Elfs actual play - and notes to use in your own game
A couple of weeks ago, I ran Elfs for my group. This isn't an actual play post, in that I'm not going to share what we learned - there's been…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

12/11/2002 Steve Dustin: First Sorceror Game
Finally getting around to it. After giving some friends a choice on different games, I'm running a one-shot Sorceror game on Friday (note: if this should go in the Adept…
In Actual Play
Participants: Steve Dustin, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, b_bankhead, jrients.

12/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The purpose of forums
Ron and I discussed the 'sub-moderator' position some more this morning, and we decided we needed a clear vision of what each forum is actually there for. I'm going to…
In Moderators
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

12/11/2002 jburneko: Borderline Demon Types - Evil Pinnochio
There are two kinds of monsters in horror litterature that I hold a deep facination for, Zombies and Killer Puppets. Just the other day I was thinking about what a…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

12/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: GenCon 2003 - I got my packet
I got my packet for GenCon 2003 today. The floor space is fucking huge. Anyway, I'm not sure what sort of booth the Forge/Adept Press/Key 20 wants, but I'm guessing…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

12/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Riptide and odd questions
I'm designing the 'curriculum' system for my new game, Riptide, right now. To answer these questions, all you need to know is that it's set in high school. Ok. Question…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Wormwood, Jared A. Sorensen, quozl, damion, Walt Freitag, cruciel, kamikaze, Ziriel, Shreyas Sampat, Jack Spencer Jr, Mark Johnson, contracycle.

12/10/2002 Derek Devlin: Pulling Crazy Stunts in CAH
Hi. I’m new to the forum and CAH but when I saw the game’s subject matter and names like Jared Sorensen and John Wick appearing in the forums, I knew…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Derek Devlin, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Eddy Fate.

12/10/2002 Shreyas Sampat: Refreshing Rain: The Relationship Sky
[url=http://www.geocities.com/torchbearer_rpg/rain.html]Refreshing Rain[/url] uses a board as a representation of the relationships of various characters in-game. Very simply, a single piece in the board represents one entity. That entity is antagonistic…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Jonathan Walton, Kuma.

12/10/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Double-barrel update shotgun: octaNe, Mad Max 4
From my journal: octaNe Styles are not necessarily keyed to character ability. I mean, I already KNEW this (it's mentioned in the rules) but I never looked at it from…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

12/10/2002 Delta1: Just recieved Sorceror
Ron, Excellent, professional and thought provoking game. Still digesting the ideas/concepts. FYI - I was able to obtain my copy through Military Simulations in Melbourne, Australia.
In Adept Press
Participants: Delta1, Ron Edwards.

12/10/2002 Alan: Player Narration can be Exhausting!
Hi all, Over the past two Mondays at our Indie game night, I've played or GMed InSpectres, Universalis, and Extreme Vengeance. All have mechanics that demand creative player narration. I've…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alan, Fabrice G., Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang.

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12/12/2002 xiombarg: f*ckin' Dust Devils
Tonight was our vulgarly-named "F*ck-Around Night" where we try out new games. Tonight we tried Dust Devils. We used the sample scenario -- and since I had six players instead…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, Matt Snyder.

12/12/2002 xiombarg: We played, and we have questions...
Well, we finally got to play Dust Devils. We had a great time. But some issues came up. 1. What happens if you run out of cards? As I mentioned…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: xiombarg, Matt Snyder.

12/12/2002 Skadedyr: Do part-OGC games count as indie?
I'm currently designing a game based on the d20 SRD, wich will be 100% Open Game Content. However, all the parts I don't write myself will be copyright WotC. Does…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Skadedyr, Andrew Martin, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

12/12/2002 Tony Irwin: Universalis: Fellowship of the Coins
With Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, only a few days away I’ve been thinking desperately about how to play in a game like that. I was trying to…
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Irwin, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

12/12/2002 jburneko: Le Mon Mouri - Anyone Played This?
I came across this on my computer yesterday. I totally forgot that I had purchased this little download. Unfortunately, I find it very hard to read. I think it's the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, sdemory.

12/12/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Anvilwerks, Christmas, and the Forge
Hey everyone, It's the holiday season, and hopefully, if you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, or anything else that comes this time of year, you've got that holiday spirit. The Forge,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg, sben, Mike Holmes, xiombarg.

12/12/2002 WildElf: Little Fears mechanic questions/problems
I ran a short series of Little Fears. First off, the idea for kids and horror is genius. I think it works really well, and players seem to be able…
In Actual Play
Participants: WildElf, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Fabrice G..

12/13/2002 Bankuei: Main Void Main
Hey all, Here's a fun little game I came up with over the course of the last two weeks or so. It's what I call a Stealth Narrativist game, filled…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bankuei, Shreyas Sampat, Emily Care.

12/13/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Tombs of Terror!
The second Playset for Against the Reich! is done (the first, Invasion Hollow Earth, was included in the main supplement). Tombs of Terror! describes adventures in lush jungles and barren…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

12/13/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Trollbabe - The Shadow Troll
Most of my group and I played Trollbabe Thursday night. I learned two things right off the bat: 1) Trollbabe is easy to run. 2) Trollbabe is hard as hell…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Bankuei.

12/13/2002 Andrew Martin: Mecha
I happened to suddenly design this mecha game over on RPG.net for a Anime Manga Mecha parody setting. The author of the setting doesn't like it so far, preferring instead…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Martin.

12/13/2002 Ninchen: Thanx
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4521]Xmas Presents[/url] What a nice suprise! Great idea!
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ninchen, Jason L Blair.

12/13/2002 Ozymandias: Mediums for dealing with gaming related social issues....
I've been reading a lot of the threads on here recently discussing different social issues which affect the gaming community ranging from religion to sexism, and while these have spawned…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ozymandias, quozl, Mike Holmes, J B Bell.

12/13/2002 contracycle: finally got it
So, I FINALLY got a copy of TROS. Just thought I'd share my opinion now that I can see the real beast. I've not read all of it yet. I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: contracycle, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mokkurkalfe.

12/13/2002 Thierry Michel: What is roleplayable ?
This is my first post here, and I'm still trying to understand the terminology and theories that you're using. However, I can't seem to find a thread on what, for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Thierry Michel, quozl, lumpley, Alan, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Seth L. Blumberg, M. J. Young.

12/13/2002 Trav: Where could you buy games?
I've been doing some research on the RPG industry as of late. I realized that my age wouldn't let me accurately answer this question. Before the internet was around, where…
In Publishing
Participants: Trav, quozl, jrients, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Roy, Ziriel, Jeffrey Miller, Gordon C. Landis, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Clay, Paul Czege, contracycle.

12/13/2002 Alan: Message quotes and Font size
I've noticed that after a second block of quoted text, my body text is always in miniscule font. Is there a way I can change this? Where can I find…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Alan, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, quozl, Clinton R. Nixon, M. J. Young, Valamir.

12/13/2002 Jürgen Mayer: OgreDonjon
I've seen that the guys over at http://www.ogrecave.com have put Donjon on their 2002 christmas gift buyer's guide: http://www.ogrecave.com/features/12xmas_2002_1.shtml OgreCave's 2002 Christmas List - part 1 Donjon anvilwerks.com, $10 Of…
In CRN Games
Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

12/13/2002 Ron Edwards: Love, water, land
Hi Jared, So ... 1) there are these dolphin-like beings who transform, slowly, into land-dwelling human-like beings. It's a one-way process, although its rate can vary and sometimes it doesn't…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Ron Edwards.

12/13/2002 Alan: Large-scale RPG club - Buidling a healthy club
Hi all, Irmo's quotes from the German RPG club organizers set me thinking. They hinted that they thought their club had peaked and was now stagnating. Whle this may only…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Alan, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, Irmo.