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12/20/2002 Walt Freitag: Comedic Narrativism and the Arabian Nights LARP (long!)
I’m posting this description of the Arabian Nights LARP I’ve mentioned in some previous threads. For two reasons: I promised to do so many weeks ago on this pretty decent…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Walt Freitag.

12/20/2002 Ron Edwards: Black Wind
Hi James, Here are some of my thoughts about Black Wind, which I'd really, really like to play. Please take all of these as suggestions - toss out what doesn't…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Ron Edwards, J. Backman, Seth L. Blumberg, James V. West, Spooky Fanboy.

12/20/2002 rikiwarren: Confusion about the world
The book makes references to Otamarluk/Dardanet conflicts, yet when I look at the map there appears to be a large land mass between them (Taveruun). I read through the description…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: rikiwarren, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Bob Richter.

12/20/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Looking for the right location on Weryth
I'm thinking of running another game of The Riddle of Steel, but am having problems finding a location that fits what I'm looking for. I'm trying to find a large…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Ville, MrGeneHa, Lyrax.

12/20/2002 Emily Care: thoughts on why immersion is a tar baby
Hello all, A conversation with friends prompted me to look back at recent threads about the sticky topic of immersion in role-playing. There is an excellent and constructive discussion of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Emily Care, Sidhain, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Alan, M. J. Young, Seth L. Blumberg.

12/20/2002 Thierry Michel: Post-human Sorcery (a few thoughts)
inspired by the RPG Theory/Sci Fi II thread and the recent purchase of Sorcerer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ any sufficiently advanced technology is undistinguishable from magic Arthur Clarke For centuries humans have dreamt…
In Adept Press
Participants: Thierry Michel, Seth L. Blumberg, Fabrice G..

12/19/2002 jburneko: Greedy Selfish Request
Okay, so the joy that came to me when I saw Deathwish is indescribable. So in the words of Oliver Twist I say, "Can I have some more, please?" Any…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: jburneko, Matt Snyder.

12/19/2002 Peregrine: Wayfarer's Song: The Duergar kithbook is done and posted...
Hi all, I was hoping to get some feedback on the latest addition to Wayfarer's Song. For those who are not familiar with the game, it is Saxon-Norse, folklorish, magical,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Peregrine, Shreyas Sampat.

12/19/2002 Sidhain: Hearts and Souls: In the Blood
Genetically Enhanced Gang-members the "Dinos" are robbing banks, and other money intensive places--skillfully, too skillfully---turns out their enhancements are from dinosaur DNA (and abilities) given to them by one Dr.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Sidhain.

12/19/2002 Ted E. Childers: Composing Documents
I'm curious to know what sort of desktop publishing software the members of the Forge use to compose and layout their documents/books. Although I consider myself proficient in the advanced…
In Publishing
Participants: Ted E. Childers, Clinton R. Nixon, Jonathan Walton, Adam, J. Backman, Clay, Andrew Martin, J B Bell.

12/19/2002 Merritt Baggett: Combat Sim Discussion (Split from previous thread)
That said, I may have missed it earlier in this thread or elsewhere, but is the combat sim going to eventually be Flower of Battle compatible, or kept to just…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Merritt Baggett, prophet118, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, Aaron, Jake Norwood.

12/19/2002 wyrdlyng: John Nephew's Cost Spreadsheet
If you have access to the D20 Weekly online magazine put up by Steve Jackson Games, there is another excellent cost breakdown (with an Excel spreadsheet attachment available for use)…
In Publishing
Participants: wyrdlyng.

12/19/2002 Cassidy: What makes a d20 game a d20 game?
Spurred on by the d20 Will it go the distance? (skylarking) thread, something Ozymandias said got me thinking. There are a couple of reasons why d20 should prove to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Cassidy, xiombarg, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Ted E. Childers, M. J. Young, Eric J., Valamir, Ozymandias, Seth L. Blumberg.

12/19/2002 Green: kathanaksaya (a story-based rpg)
Since my last attempt at posting the initial steps of designing my own rpg was in violation of the rules for this forum, I went back to the drawing board…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green, Jonathan Walton, Shreyas Sampat, Tony Irwin.

12/19/2002 cruciel: Definition of Complexity
As a split off from here. Relevant external articles: http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/ruleslaw28jun01.html http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/elements20sep02.html Is there an official Forge-Brand (TM) model for defining game component complexity? I see a lot of complexity-ish terms…
In RPG Theory
Participants: cruciel.

12/19/2002 Jake Norwood: Real Names on the Forge
One of the things that really attracted me to the "adultness" of the forge was the use of "real names." Now, there was a firey thread on RPG.net a while…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Miller, Matt Wilson, Sidhain, Seth L. Blumberg, Eric J., xiombarg, Le Joueur, ethan_greer, contracycle, wyrdlyng, M. J. Young, quozl, Christopher Kubasik, Jack Spencer Jr, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, greyorm, Valamir, Maurice Forrester, Steve Dustin, Kester Pelagius, kamikaze, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei.

12/18/2002 Matt Wilson: Peregrine character story arc
I've been batting around this idea for a while now, and it's starting to make some sense to me. The motivation for it is a desire to formalize what I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Wilson, Henry Fitch, Peregrine, Emily Care.

12/18/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Hidden traits
Question: what if, in-game the character has a hidden flaw, a secret perhaps not known to the general public or the other PC's? Could that flaw be activated? Or must…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2002 Jeffrey Miller: Player or Character driven - is there a difference?
Caution - slight GNS content follows, but feel free to expand. In a seperate thread, Alan Barclay posted: Player-driven. ( I believe there's no difference, but I don't want to…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jeffrey Miller, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, cruciel, Alan, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Gordon C. Landis, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson.

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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12/20/2002 Gordon C. Landis: "In character" - another less-than-useful term?
I couldn't decide if this belonged in the tar baby immersion thread, or over in player vs. character in GNS, or somewhere else, so . . . I'm starting a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, jburneko, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, Ted E. Childers, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Walt Freitag, bluegargantua.

12/20/2002 GreatWolf: Just a historical note
As far as I can recall, some of the initial Universalis seeds germinated here. I thought that some of you might appreciate the trip through history to see where it…
In Universalis
Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Bob McNamee, Jason L Blair.

12/21/2002 M. J. Young: Blended Mechanics?
[quote="This is part of what Ron Edwards"]I disagree with you. As I have more-or-less interpreted the terms from Everway, they go like this: 1) Fortune = use of a randomizing…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Seth L. Blumberg, Andrew Martin, Le Joueur, bluegargantua.

12/21/2002 Jesse: newbie signing on and more of pyron's gaming group (oh no!)
Hi, I'm Jesse, the only one of pyron/eric's gaming group, as he is more or less the main GM. I would like to mention that we really aren't a defective…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jesse, Ron Edwards.

12/21/2002 Jake Norwood: Going out of town
I'll be vacationing (ahh...) until the 2nd, which means I'll be a tad sparse around here. Behave yourselves and have fun. And enjoy the new stuff at www.theriddleofsteel.net/support Jake
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood.

12/21/2002 Aaron: TheThingsTheySay
I found something one of my players said tonight at the conclusion of our TROS session pretty funny and felt the urge to share it with everyone. With any luck…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Aaron, allahlav.

12/21/2002 Shreyas Sampat: Refreshing Rain Combat System
Hey, all. I did some thinking, and this is how the RR combat system might look: The three Ma Jiang suits, Bamboo, Circles, and Characters, represent respectively Attacks, Defences, and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Emily Care, Jonathan Walton.

12/21/2002 Ville: Healing times
Bear with me here... I have always loved one thing about WOTC/TSR products: The Drow and their culture. It actually provided a chance for intrigue and roleplay besides the hack…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ville, Lyrax, Brian Leybourne, Psychopompous.

12/21/2002 Andrew Martin: Game Design and Personality Type
I've been taking a personality test over the net and came across one that labelled me as: INFP, which is either "The Searcher" or "Healer", depending upon what site one…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Martin, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Christoffer Lernö, Seth L. Blumberg, Green, Eric J., Alan, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, WhiteRat, Marco, Palaskar.

12/22/2002 Curt Thompson: Low octaNe ideas?
Hi all. I'd like to say how impressed I am with octaNe, first up. That is a lot of game to pack into that little .pdf. Anyway, to the point.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Curt Thompson, Jared A. Sorensen, Sidhain, Derek Devlin.

12/22/2002 Jason L Blair: 12 Games: Cartoon Goodness
Hey all, Christmas in Cartoon Land is up at the 12 Games of Christmas: http://www.key20.com/12games
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Jason L Blair, Eddy Fate, Cynthia Celeste Miller, urbwar.

12/22/2002 Alan: RPG Proposal: The Outward Urge
Outward Urge - an RPG Proposal *Premise* The Outward Urge explores the tension between pioneers on the expanding edge of human interstellar expansion. Dynamics form between the entrenched core and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Alan, Emily Care, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes.

12/23/2002 rpghost: *FREE* Downloaders Monthly E-Zine
Ok, this is kind of spam, but it's helpful information for Publishers. At least we hope it is... even more so in future issues. Downloaders Monthly - Dec 2002 is…
In Publishing
Participants: rpghost.

12/23/2002 Jason L Blair: octaNe is Out of the Box
Check it out here at: http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/23/2002 Roy: Question on Augmentations
Hey, everyone! I just picked up the Hero Wars Deluxe Set a few days ago and I'm really blown away by the awesome simplicity of Robin Law's system. It's very…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Roy, Russell Hoyle, simon_hibbs.

12/23/2002 prophet118: First Game, and Thoughts Thereof
well, ran my first real game of TROS last night, i wont bore you with details of the game itself, but fr the most part i avoided combat last night...…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: prophet118, Irmo, Bob Richter, Jabberwocky, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Lyrax, Mokkurkalfe, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, contracycle, svenlein, Durgil, Valamir, Jasper, Ashren Va'Hale.

12/23/2002 GreatWolf: Dragon Hunting
One of my Little Fears scenarios just went up on the 12 Games of Christmas. Dragon Hunting This was my stab at creating a lighthearted Little Fears scenario to prove…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, Jason L Blair, JimmyB, Tyrae.

12/23/2002 rikiwarren: Random thoughts on magic...
While I'm still rather new to TROS (I've made characters, and I'm dying to try it out, but I haven't played it yet. Mostly due to a lack of good…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: rikiwarren, Wolfen, Bob Richter, prophet118, Henry Fitch, Jake Norwood, contracycle, Brian Leybourne.

12/24/2002 zaal: Item Collecting
Hi all, A thread in a Mutants & Masterminds review on RPG.net got me to thinking. Essentially, the thread talks about forcing players to "pay" for items/weapons/powers that their characters…
In RPG Theory
Participants: zaal, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin, bluegargantua, erithromycin, Michael S. Miller, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes.

12/24/2002 Green: ex-mas (Santa Claus is Coming to Town; he should stay there)
Premise: The players portray the elves of the North Pole in the midsts of a civil war, being either elves loyal to Santa or elves whose allegiance lie with the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green, xiombarg, lumpley, Henry Fitch, Ron Edwards.

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