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12/16/2002 Paul Czege: takin' care of business with Wraiths and The Window
So, a few weeks ago, with much excitement on my part, we did a setup session for Ian Millington's Wraiths, which is a collaborative, GM-less roleplaying game in a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

12/16/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Sorcerer: A Catholic Roleplaying Game
Hi All, The various Religion in RPG threads got my head stewing for this last week. I thought I'd post the results. Will Power: A Sorcerer One Sheet I. A…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, jrients, Jake Norwood, Clay, Ron Edwards, Garbanzo, talysman, jburneko, Seth L. Blumberg, clehrich.

12/16/2002 Mokkurkalfe: A few things...
Played this weekend and a few things came me up. * What's the best defence(s) against an evasive attack, if someone uses it instead of defending himself? * What's the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Bob Richter, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Warboss Grock.

12/16/2002 jburneko: Seperate Scenarios
This is the second thread I'm starting that spun off from Backstory Revisited. In that thread Ron phrased the issue like so: "How do I run several different player-characters in…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

12/16/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Amazing Monkey Adventures is up at Key20.com
http://www.key20.com/12games
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

12/16/2002 quozl: "playing a role for fun"
"playing a role for fun" That's my definition of a roleplaying game. I thought it was an obvious definition but Ron Edwards called it "extremely dubious and debatable" so I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: quozl, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, Jack Spencer Jr, Mark Johnson, Christopher Kubasik, jrients.

12/16/2002 Durgil: Spiritual Attribute Adjustment
I was wondering if it made sense to anyone to add dice to a pool because of a character's Spiritual Attribute, but to only take the highest x number of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Durgil, Ron Edwards, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Bankuei, Lyrax, Jake Norwood, contracycle, Warboss Grock, Ashren Va'Hale.

12/16/2002 Green: Neverending Story RPG
It may be a silly move, but I've been inspired by a book I finished reading recently called The Neverending Story byMichael Ende. The themes, plot, and setting call to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green, Shreyas Sampat, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/16/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Got bored, want donuts (did logo spoof instead)
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In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair.

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.

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.

12/15/2002 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 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 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.

12/13/2002 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 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.

12/14/2002 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.

12/13/2002 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 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.

12/14/2002 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.

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12/17/2002 vegasthroat: Conquest on the History Channel
Tonight's Episode of Conquest on The History Channel (MON DEC 16th) was a great little primer on medieval weapons and armor. With the narrator actually using the weapons and piercing…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: vegasthroat, Lyrax.

12/17/2002 Mark Johnson: Tarot Card Based Game
Hello all, I just typed "tarot" into the search here at the Forge and it shot out over 50 threads with the occurance of the word. Obviously, the idea of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Mark Johnson, Jack Spencer Jr, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, Bob McNamee, Shreyas Sampat, clehrich, Unsane.

12/17/2002 M. J. Young: In Defense of Complexity
Periodically I read threads here at The Forge in which people argue against more complex systems, and particularly more complex combat systems. I take these with some bit of salt;…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Paul Czege, Shreyas Sampat, Jack Spencer Jr, Bankuei, Andrew Martin, Thierry Michel, xiombarg, cruciel, Ozymandias, Le Joueur, Sidhain, Alan, Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes.

12/17/2002 Comte: Childhood Rituals
You know there used to be a thread that was full of these little rituals, but I can't find it and my internet connecxtion is slow enoug so that I…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Comte, JimmyB, Tancred.

12/17/2002 Thierry Michel: Genre / roleplayability etc. (an example)
In a bout of insomnia, I cooked up an example to try illustrate my point about what subjects/genre/styles are appropriate for rpgs. So, let's say we have two game ideas…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Thierry Michel, Shreyas Sampat, Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Wilson, Fabrice G., Cassidy, Michael S. Miller, Mark Johnson.

12/17/2002 Rod Phillips: A new Sorcerer fan
Hello Ron (and all), After lurking around The Forge for a few days and re-reading some reviews of Sorcerer, I drove out to my FLGS on the day after Thanksgiving…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rod Phillips, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

12/17/2002 Matt Wilson: Dust Devils and Trollbabe at Indie Games Night
Last night so many people turned out for Indie Games Night that we had to split into two still-very-large groups. Clinton ran Trollbabe with 4 players, and Alan ran Dust…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Wilson, Jeffrey Miller, Ron Edwards.

12/17/2002 Alan: Learning to GM narrativist style
Hi, Last night I ran the Hanged Man from Dust Devils for five players as a one-shot. After play, everyone reported that they enjoyed the game - however, I was…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alan, Jeffrey Miller, Clay, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Fabrice G..

12/17/2002 IG_Kahn_Storm: Hello im cody
hello my name is cody who you have been hearing so much about. i just learned the adress for this forum today at lunch im one of the almost constant…
In Actual Play
Participants: IG_Kahn_Storm, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2002 Aragorn: i guess my opinion is last
Hello, since Rob said that Erics (pyrons) thread was to no longer be used, i firgured that i would simply say that, i am Avery, one of the other players…
In Actual Play
Participants: Aragorn, Eric J., Andrew Martin, contracycle, Sage of Shadowdale, Ron Edwards, Valamir, greyorm, Seth L. Blumberg, Scratchware.

12/18/2002 Stuart DJ Purdie: When the Narrativist is dysfunctional
This is a bit of a retrospective look back over a few games, going back about 6 years or so. I've been playing in a stable group, with a few…
In Actual Play
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, Ron Edwards, Eric J., Mike Holmes, cruciel, Tony Irwin.

12/18/2002 Mark Johnson: Setting Limits
I am currently developing a Tarot based game that I am discussing in its appropriate forum and came across a question that probably deserves to be discussed here. Does the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Mark Johnson, Eric J., Andrew Martin, Bankuei.

12/18/2002 Michael Hopcroft: System Choices
I'm trying to choose the system for my next game and it isn't easy. My distribution arrangement for HeartQuest heavily ties me into FUDGE, as its publisher is backing me…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Maurice Forrester, wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Miller, xiombarg.

12/18/2002 bluegargantua: The Box -- an idea for clarifying terminology
Hi, So reading through the GNS articles and a number of threads here in this forum, I've come to the following conclusion: The terminology was rather vague to begin with.…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: bluegargantua, Emily Care, quozl, Bankuei, Seth L. Blumberg, talysman, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2002 razgon: Regalia : A sticky glossary?
Hi, I'm relatively new to these boards, although I registered quite some time ago, but have been away for...well a long time :-) The reason I never really got into…
In Site Discussion
Participants: razgon, Emily Care.

12/18/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Boston Irregulars
In The Boston Irregulars, you say that there are three serious taboos that cannot be broken. I only saw two serious and one ultimate. Just curious.
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/18/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: SCHISM: Unleashed
Yup, I'll be re-writing SCHISM, the "body-horror" supplement for Sorcerer. I learned a lot after writing the original and I want to take advantage of that newfound knowledge and confidence.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Spooky Fanboy, Bailywolf.

12/18/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: SCHISM: Unleashed
I'm re-writing SCHISM -- more info. is posted over at the Memento Mori Theatricks forum.
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

12/18/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: d20 Will it go the distance? (skylarking)
OK, d20 has been around now for, what? two years or so? The question before the panel now is, will is still be around after ten years or will d20…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Cassidy, Jeffrey Miller, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Eric J., Ozymandias, xiombarg, Thierry Michel, Kester Pelagius, jrients, Pramas.

12/18/2002 Jason L Blair: For you Paladin fans
Check out the 12/18 installment of the 12 Games of Christmas: http://www.key20.com/12games
In CRN Games
Participants: Jason L Blair, joshua neff, Ace.

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