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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

12/12/2002 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..

12/12/2002 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 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 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 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 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 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 Brian Leybourne: Combat Sim update
In a burst of enthusiasm born from boredom at work I started doing some extra development on the combat sim. So far, I have fixed Dual Rapiers not being able…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, prophet118, Bob Richter, svenlein, Mokkurkalfe, Aaron, toli, Lucien Black, Valamir, Wolfen, Jake Norwood.

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12/13/2002 Alan: Large-scale RPG club - Scope and Mission
Hi all, If we were to start an RPG club, I think we need to clarify the scope and the purpose. I don't think it'll be helpful to dive into…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Alan, Mike Holmes, Irmo, Clinton R. Nixon, Ozymandias, M. J. Young, Matt Wilson, Seth L. Blumberg.

12/13/2002 Matt Wilson: octaNe clarification
[quote="the dude who wrote octaNe"]A Die Result of five will net your character a number of Plot Points equal to the Style used. A Die Result of six will net…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Matt Wilson, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/13/2002 Durgil: Thoughts on Fatigue
I had an idea today at work about the Fatigue rules in TRoS that I want to share with everyone on the list. This is just an outline of my…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Durgil, Mokkurkalfe, Wolfen.

12/13/2002 Jonathan Walton: The Wars of the Roses
This is another Ma Jiang-based system, but in a completely different style than Shreyas' Refreshing Rain. While I really like Shreyas' design, I wanted a system that was more closely…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Emily Care, Shreyas Sampat.

12/13/2002 GreatWolf: 12 Games of Christmas
From today until Christmas, there will be a new present to be "opened" at the Key 20 website. A couple of the presents are by me. You can decide if…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

12/14/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Genre and thinking outside of this particular box.
By genre I mean science fiction, fanatsy and horror, the so-called "genres" as labeled by some people in the mainstream. I guess the "action" genre can also be tossed onto…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ozymandias, Ron Edwards, Alan.

12/14/2002 rpghost: WANTED: Interactive Fiction Writers
We have two projects that require several writers who are into interactive fiction for making some solo-adventures. We need strong fiction writers with good orginization skills and those who can…
In Connections
Participants: rpghost, Clay, Aethelwulffe.

12/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Magic and Riptide
[quote="Spooky Fanboy"] (in another thread) [i]Riptide[/i] sounds kinda sweet. I've been dying for a game that mixes magic in with the everyday without being "otherworldly", but just part of the…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Joe Murphy (Broin), Spooky Fanboy, Gordon C. Landis, Bailywolf.

12/14/2002 Jake Norwood: New Review
For those of you that read Polish, here's a new (and, as always, positive) review of TROS. http://rpg.gildia.com/systemy/_inne/riddle_of_steel/riddle_of_steel The last paragraph says that the review very strongly reccomends the game…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, prophet118.

12/14/2002 Bob Richter: Defensive Grappling.
Anyone else ever notice how crazy this is? I toss a 2-die probing attack. My opponent tosses a 10-die defensive grapple. He wins, of course, and puts me down hard,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Richter, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Aaron, MrGeneHa, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Wolfen, Vanguard.

12/14/2002 Clay: New Group for Dust Devils
I played Dust Devils with my regular group last night. The game was a great success, and we have added it to our permanent repetoir of games. We played the…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Clay, Matt Snyder.

12/13/2002 vegasthroat: Science fiction II
I am so not smart enough for these forums, yet... I think the problem with most Science Fiction games is that they try to encompass the entire genre than focus…
In RPG Theory
Participants: vegasthroat, Alan, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards, Thierry Michel, Uncle Dark, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr.

12/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Topic for dissection: How do you design a game?
Up-front, I want to state this is a different type of thread. Anyone is free to contribute, of course, but I'm going to ask that only people who have actually…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, DaR, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, Nathan, ethan_greer, Shreyas Sampat, gentrification, Wormwood, kamikaze, Michael S. Miller, GreatWolf, Peregrine, Andrew Martin, Eddy Fate, Mike Holmes.

12/15/2002 Shreyas Sampat: The Calligrapher's Sword
Today, I present you with a fresh plate of sacred steak - internal consistency. The Calligrapher's Sword is a game about people in a dreamworld, something like a combination of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Wormwood, Henry Fitch, Jonathan Walton, Peregrine, Ted E. Childers, kaworuiskool.

12/13/2002 vegasthroat: Game for beginning role-players (split)
It's my personal opinion that games with a more narrativist (and some gamist) approach (I REALLY hope I'm using those terms correctly, is there a FAQ or a glossary of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: vegasthroat, Clinton R. Nixon, Ozymandias, Cassidy, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards, kamikaze, Christopher Kubasik, M. J. Young.

12/15/2002 Uncle Dark: Race in Heroic Fantasy
I’ve been re-reading some Conan on my commutes recently, and it’s got me thinking about a touchy subject: Race in Heroic Fantasy. Specifically, Ron points out in Sorcerer and Sword…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Paka, Bailywolf.

12/15/2002 Nathan: a WILD topic : the WILD rpg
Hallo, An unexpected surprise! I was working on my home network today, and I plugged in an old hard drive into an old Powermac 7200 to setup as a internet…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Shreyas Sampat.

12/15/2002 Michael S. Miller: Incarnadine: Shakespearean RPG: 1st look (long)
Okay, I’m working on a new game (who isn’t) and I’d love some feedback. The game is called Incarnadine: Role-Playing in a Shakespearean Style and, as you might gather, is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Mark Johnson, Paul Czege, Shreyas Sampat, Andrew Martin.

12/15/2002 Shadeling: Is the Book version going to have more OOMPH!?
What I mean is it going to have more examples and definitions? Like how to incorporate various abilities into a game... Am I being clear?
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Shadeling, Eddy Fate, Spooky Fanboy, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

12/16/2002 Zak Arntson: Cormac Mac Art - Tigers of the Sea
I can't believe how useful Sorcerer & Sword has been for my library. I just picked up Robert E. Howard's Tigers of the Sea and David Drake's Birds of Prey.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Roy.

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