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12/26/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Same Story Revisited
[url=http://indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4671]The same old recurring story[/url] thread seems to have drifted off-topic, and that is partially my fault for not being very clear about what I was getting at. Rather than…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, talysman, Bob McNamee, Le Joueur.

12/26/2002 Andrew Martin: Many Uninteresting Features
Jack wrote this in another thread recently: ...a game contains many uninteresting features that "have to be there" and must be edited out in retelling. Are "many uninteresting…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Martin, Jack Spencer Jr.

12/26/2002 Drew Stevens: Predeterminism vs Free Will - a random smattering of thought
A bit of theme- Imagine that God has a perfect plan, and it's your job to defend it. That's what you've trained for- you're on of the best of the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Drew Stevens, Shreyas Sampat, Michael S. Miller, szilard, Jonathan Walton.

12/25/2002 Andrew Martin: Fuzz: The Furry Police Links
Fuzz: The Furry Police Links I've been doing some research on the 'net about US Police and San Francisco (City on the bay). San Francisco Police Department: http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/police/careers/mnusub60.htm San Francisco…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Andrew Martin.

12/25/2002 fabien: SCAR mechanics qualities
I start a thread on RPG.net and someone suggest me to talk about it here instead. It's itself an old concept I develop with some other guys on a French…
In RPG Theory
Participants: fabien, Jack Spencer Jr.

12/25/2002 signoftheserpent: a pair of fantastic ideas
Here are some ideas i am tryting to develop; some feedback would be appreciated. 1. Martian Book fo the Dead - a steampunk horror game. the premise revolves around the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: signoftheserpent, Andrew Martin, Roy, jrients, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat, Drew Stevens, szilard, ADGConscience, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei.

12/24/2002 Brian Leybourne: Merry Christmas
Well, it's probably still xmas eve for most of you, but it's a beautiful sunny christmas morning here, and we're off to the beach for a swim. Merry Christmas all,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne.

12/24/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: The same old recuring story?
I have a thought, or half a thought. It's forming as I write this. I'll start at the begining. On the DVD audio commentary for Monty Python and the Holy…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Bankuei, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, jrients.

12/24/2002 IG_Kahn_Storm: happenings in Mech Warrior
Hello its me cody agian and i just thought that i should take some time and explain some of the events in my mechwarrior campaign our group is currently doing…
In Actual Play
Participants: IG_Kahn_Storm, Ron Edwards, Aragorn, Jesse.

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.

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.

12/23/2002 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.

12/23/2002 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 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 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 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 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.

12/22/2002 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.

12/22/2002 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 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.

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12/26/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Belated Christmas Present
We here at Z-Man Games and Spectrum Game Studios wish to give you a small gift for the holidays. We've posted a few art samples on a webpage for you…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Derek Devlin, urbwar.

12/26/2002 Ron Edwards: Quotes sought
Hello, It's easy. All you gotta do is provide your favorite lines (three maximum) from the movie, The Five Deadly Venoms. Please preserve the dubbing and exact diction. Best, Ron…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, talysman, Ace, unodiablo, Andy Kitkowski.

12/26/2002 szilard: Standard Deviants
Okay... I've been mulling around a few thoughts on a potential new game. This is still in the "random bits rolling around in my head" phase. It started with a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: szilard, lumpley, bluegargantua, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, ethan_greer, richks, clehrich.

12/26/2002 Limbo: Thinking of buying -- two concerns about combat
I'm an old time player of AD&D and GURPS and haven't played for almost 15 years now. My son is getting old enough to play now though and I thought…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Limbo, Brian Leybourne, ShaneNINE, Aaron, samspectre, Alan, Ron Edwards, toli, Ashren Va'Hale, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Michael Tree.

12/27/2002 mark2v: Looking for critisism
Hello: Im new to the forge but not to writing games. I have writen a game titled Light the game is availible for free, in Pdf format on my web…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mark2v, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin.

12/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Coming in 2003 from Seraphim Guard
[b]Coming in 2003 from Seraphim Guard[/b] [i]Fuzz: the Furry Police RPG[/i] See the Fuzz webpage for more information on this new game coming in late 2003. ON a world like…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

12/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Will the Forge have a table at GenCon and.or Origins
Will the Forge have a table or set of tables at genCon and.or Origins in 2003? If so, I would like to participate and wonder who I should send money…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.

12/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: 2003 -- What does it hold for us?
Gentles, Just wanted to know what you guys thionk the future holds for us small publishers in 2003? Will we thrive, fall by the wayside, continue to be productive? Will…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jason L Blair, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

12/28/2002 eef31415: Dice Apocalypse: Bug or feature?
After my first Universalis game, I noticed a big artifact of the rules systems; the dice apocalypse. Once I control a character in a conflict, it makes sense to spend…
In Universalis
Participants: eef31415, rafial, Paganini, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Michael S. Miller.

12/28/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Resolution mechanics, can this particular box be broken?
Recall, if you will the old Daffy Duck cartoon The Scarlet Pumpernickle where Daffy is pitching the idea for his new picture, aptly title the Scarlet Pumpernickle, to a Warner…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/28/2002 Henry Fitch: The book is sweet! I have a bunch of questions!
So, I finally got the book a few days ago. It rocks. Really, really hard. But now I have a bunch of questions. Some of these have probably been answered…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Henry Fitch, Wolfen, Bob Richter, Jake Norwood.

12/29/2002 Andrew Martin: Shoujo Blood Types
I've done some research on blood types and personality in connection with Shoujo manga. I've posted my results on RPG.net (as it was too difficult to post tables on this…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Andrew Martin.

12/29/2002 kaworuiskool: Some ideas for settings in Sorcerer
Ok, so I'm another success story-walked to my FLGS a few days back, laid down money for sorcerer and I'm a changed roleplayer. Thing is, right now I only know…
In Adept Press
Participants: kaworuiskool, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Wulf.

12/29/2002 urbwar: Using CAH for Gargoyles.....
[quote="Cynthia Celeste Miller"] Care to share any of your game? I always love hearing such things. :) [/quote] Sure! I was thinking of following some of the basic ideas of…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: urbwar, Eddy Fate.

12/29/2002 Eric J.: 8-Bit theater: Freeform?
I've been toying with this idea for a while. Of my favorite websights, there are three that imediatelley come to mind. The Forge is first, followed by www.reallifecomics.com and the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Eric J., Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Andrew Martin, szilard, WRPIgeek.

12/29/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Ron: an idea for a Sorcerer supplement
If I have an idea for a Sorcerer supplement, where should I discuss it? Is this forum appropriate, or is there another spot on the forums more appropriate?
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

12/30/2002 ejh: Uni Light?.... Unisynthesis?
I'm trying to think about directions I could jump from Universalis... I like the game and have had some success playing it but it seems to operate at a fairly…
In Universalis
Participants: ejh, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Bob McNamee.

12/30/2002 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #2
Hey everyone! Random Order Comics and Games #2 is finished and available. This issue features a game called Visions. This is a very simple game based on fantasy (or other)…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, jrients, lumpley, Paganini.

12/30/2002 ejh: There and Back (split)
hmm... both "ohne" and the RPG referred to here by Clinton are no longer apparent on the web... no, wait, Clinton's RPG is still there as "There and Back," just…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ejh, Ron Edwards.

12/30/2002 quozl: D6 instead of D10?
First, I've read the book but haven't played it yet. I wonder if 6-sided dice can be used instead of 10-siders. If so, what adjustments would need to be made?…
In Universalis
Participants: quozl, rafial, Mike Holmes, Paganini, Bob McNamee, Valamir.

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