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1/24/2003 Johannes: Newbie question on narrativism and plot
In the GNS-essay it says that narrativism is expressed by the creation, via role-playing, of a story with a recognizable theme. It also says that it is defined by the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Johannes, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Cadriel, Jack Spencer Jr, Le Joueur, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, John Kim.

1/24/2003 Jasper: The West Wind: N/S Fantasy about the Process of adventuring
Hello everyone, I realise fully that there is no dearth of fantasy games -- especially ones involving "adventuring" -- and I don't want to be writing a game that only…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jasper, Rich Forest, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, Blake Hutchins, Walt Freitag, ThreeGee.

1/24/2003 Wizdoc: The world map I'm going to use...
While I'm waiting for my ordered copy of TROS to arrive, I've been starting to put together preliminary campaign notes - including player handouts (everybody loves 'em). But the map…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Wizdoc, Brian Leybourne, prophet118, Shadeling.

1/24/2003 jrients: GNS and wargaming
Anyone here ever try to apply GNS to the counter and hexmap crowd? I only ask because it occurred to me that differing GNS priorities would explain why I have…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jrients, contracycle, Gordon C. Landis, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Thierry Michel, Mike Holmes, ThreeGee, A.Neill.

1/24/2003 Clinically Insane: Of mice and ATM
Just curious will the ATM internet supplement be compiled into a book format at a later time. Maybe the first 5 issues (give or take) may later see print in…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Clinically Insane, Eddy Fate.

1/24/2003 svenlein: Missile Accuracy
Thought on things that effect missile accuracy: These are just thought, some effects are below the granularity of TROS. Taking a shot: with your senses collect data about all the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: svenlein.

1/24/2003 aplath: Played the pool with multiple players
Hello all, Well... I finally got to play The Pool with more than one player. It almost didn't happen though. It was a last minute gathering of some people from…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: aplath, James V. West.

1/24/2003 Ardwen: First attempt at producing an RPG
I'm not sure if this is where a post like this should appear but, here goes. I have recently had the opportunity to have a RPG printed and perhaps distributed.…
In Publishing
Participants: Ardwen, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Sidhain, rafael, Pramas.

1/24/2003 Arashi: new Look
Arashi Studios has a new look courtesy of me uber webmistress JJ. Check it out :D http://arashi_.tripod.com
In Connections
Participants: Arashi, Matt Gwinn, Clay, urbwar.

1/23/2003 Matt Wilson: Sorcerer 1920s
I've proposed my first Sorcerer game and got at least one yes response. Imagine something like a 1920s Gotham City - maybe the city doesn't even have a name. There's…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards.

1/23/2003 xiombarg: Unsung: Playtest At Last [long]
I finally got to playtest Unsung last night. I was using a scenario written for GURPS Cops from Pyramid Magazine, a scenario called Heat Wave. (You won't be able to…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss.

1/23/2003 Andy Kitkowski: What about publishing games as Magazines?
Something I was thinking about: Magazines. Sure, the paper is a little thinner, and overall it can sustain more damage by folding, tearing and the like, but magazines are often…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Bankuei, geekspeakweekly, Clinton R. Nixon, Jürgen Mayer, Michael S. Miller, James V. West.

1/23/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: special kind of Heartbreaker: Universal/Generic
Now, like all of his articles, the Fantasy Heartbreaker articles do boil down to basically "what Ron thinks" although he has taken pains to make it something that most people…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Marco, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, talysman, cruciel, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Rod Phillips, John Kim, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Sylus Thane.

1/23/2003 Jake Norwood: Driftwood plays Sorcerer!
Last night over half of our group wasn't able to come. We hadn't gamed in several weeks on account of school and business, and were dying to get playing. "So…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

1/23/2003 Shadeling: Wuxia TROS
Ok, so tell me if this is a lame idea or not. How about a wuxia style game using TROS rules. Movies like Swordman and Crouching Tiger...they have cool fighting…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Jake Norwood, Henry Fitch, ShaneNINE, Ron Edwards, Heavenlyrock, svenlein, Ville, Brian Leybourne.

1/23/2003 Johannes: DFK: rock, paper and scissors?
In the Egri & the "Lumpley Principle" -thread it was argued that guessing games are karma and not fortune because the values are fixed. I understand this so that the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Johannes, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Matt, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Shreyas Sampat, M. J. Young, Walt Freitag, talysman, Valamir.

1/23/2003 jburneko: Natural Demons & Humanity
This thought stems from the "Sorcerer without 'demons'" thread but I felt it was distinct enough to warent its own topic. Since reading Sorcerer and Sword, I've been reading a…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, szilard, Ron Edwards, Bankuei.

1/23/2003 Shadeling: How is Dreamspires coming?
How is it coming along?
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Shadeling, Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder.

1/23/2003 Michael S. Miller: A Paladin on the Hellmouth
Okay, I’ve got a million other gaming things to think about, but this one has gripped me today. I’ve been watching a lot of Buffy lately (Thank God for DVDs),…
In CRN Games
Participants: Michael S. Miller, lumpley, Ben Morgan, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/23/2003 szilard: Cyberpunk Sorc
I recently picked up Sorceror. One of my first thoughts while reading it was that it would be a great base system for a non-supernatural cyberpunk game. (I like a…
In Adept Press
Participants: szilard, Balbinus, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, erithromycin, Paka.

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1/24/2003 neverrob: Different sources
Has anybody use Little Fears to run something more lighthearted? I am about to start an online game drawing from Kids Next Door and Shawks (www.shawks.com). Any tips? rob
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: neverrob, Jason L Blair, b_bankhead.

1/25/2003 Enoch: Unworthy - YAY! I found a mechanic!
Jeeze, I'm tired. I finally got past the mechanic block that's been plaguing me for so long. Once I did that it just started pouring out. Please take a look…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Enoch, clehrich, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy.

1/25/2003 r_callen221: Donjon game setting.. possibly?
This is for all the people who've played Donjon before- I just recently purchased the .pdf version of Donjon, and have skimmed through it (so.. hard.. to read.. on screen..…
In Actual Play
Participants: r_callen221, Ben Morgan.

1/25/2003 quozl: Deep Sheep is looking for a logo
I already posted this on RPG.net and am reposting it here for anyone interested: I am going to be releasing my first game this year under the name Deep Sheep.…
In Connections
Participants: quozl.

1/25/2003 Derek Devlin: How do you like your Villains?
Cartoons tend to follow certain patterns when it comes to the Villains that the Heroes face week after week. 1. The Single Recurring Villain This bad guy continually plots and…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Derek Devlin, Clinically Insane, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Evan Waters, Slant.

1/25/2003 Valamir: Errata item?
Or am I just confused. Combat Example Question 1. Page 88. Geralt successfully performs a Duck and Weave and Stefan loses 3CP as a result, because Stefan's attack had been…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Valamir, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, tauman.

1/25/2003 clehrich: Confused about Premise and Narrativism
I'm sorry to rake up old coals here, but I'm lost. I have read Ron's article, and several threads about the issue of Premise vis-a-vis Narrativism, and the more I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: clehrich, cruciel, Ron Edwards, ThreeGee, Jack Spencer Jr.

1/26/2003 Nathan: Edena (once known as Bloody Fantasy)
Hello all, I have some new things finished up, and I wanted to share. I appreciate all the support the Forge has given me over the years. It brings a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, talysman, ethan_greer, szilard.

1/26/2003 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Pen & Paper Fan Awards
Pen and Paper (a really nifty gaming website) is conducting a fan award thing and I'm here to call to everyone to lend their vote (hopefully for CAH). So what…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller.

1/26/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Damn the continuing story
All of the recent discussion about Heartbreakers and I had re-read the GNS article and for the first time felt like I got it from start to finish (yep, first…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, b_bankhead, cruciel, Shreyas Sampat, Bankuei, clehrich, M. J. Young, Eric J., Christopher Kubasik, Thierry Michel, Marco, contracycle, Jake Norwood, John Kim, ThreeGee.

1/26/2003 Cassidy: Sorry Players, No More Freebies from Mr GM
Hey all, Before running my first pool session I bought a bunch of D6s, same sizes, 3 different colours. I had about 50 of so black dice to represent pool…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West.

1/26/2003 Eric J.: About time for another Woe...
I've been RPing with my group for a while, and made few Forge posts because of several reasons. 1. I get similar responses each time. 2. My players get mad…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eric J., Aragorn, Le Joueur, Jack Spencer Jr, Roy, Balbinus, hyphz, Valamir, stingray20166, cruciel, Daredevil, Ian Charvill, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, erithromycin, Psycho42, clehrich, GreatWolf, Shreyas Sampat, Jesse.

1/26/2003 zaal: Fate RPG
Hi all. As Ron has indicated that he would like this forum to also be a “Let’s discuss this game” forum, I’ll bite. Let’s discuss a variant of the Fudge…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: zaal, Mark Johnson, Trevis Martin, iago, Mike Holmes, Rob Donoghue, Le Joueur, clehrich, xenopulse, Deacon Blues.

1/27/2003 simon: quasi-narrativist mechanic for quicker/better simulationism
I've only ever posted a couple of times and so I'm not sure if this is the right place. Anyway, I've become bogged down/completely at a loss with what I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: simon, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

1/27/2003 Colin the Riot: PBEM Possibilities
Hi all, I'd really like to start an email game with just a couple of people using something like yahoo groups (for archiving and mailing list management). I'm thinking of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Colin the Riot, Mike Holmes.

1/27/2003 M. J. Young: Access Problems
Am I the only one who has frequent problems accessing The Forge? I get a lot of time-outs on connection and resolving the site, and quite a few connection refusals,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young, Eric J., clehrich, Jack Spencer Jr, Clinton R. Nixon, Kester Pelagius, Adam.

1/27/2003 clehrich: New game - Shadows in the Fog - help wanted
[a href="http://auroragames.com/pdf/shadows.pdf" target="blank"][b]Shadows In the Fog PDF[/b][/a] At this link, you’ll find a first draft of [i]Shadows in the Fog[/i], a new RPG set in an occult version of Jack…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, simon, Spooky Fanboy, marknau, Valamir, Gwen, Piers Brown.

1/27/2003 RN3G8 4E: Why not more Sci-Fi?
Hello everyone, this is my first post on The Forge! I discovered this place just today and I'm pretty excited about this community. I have a question: I don't see…
In RPG Theory
Participants: RN3G8 4E, Ron Edwards, szilard, Shreyas Sampat, sben, Daredevil, Stuart DJ Purdie, clehrich, Balbinus, Cadriel, John Kim, Uncle Dark, JSDiamond.

1/27/2003 Colin the Riot: PBEM possibilities
Note: I originally went fishing for interested people in actual play with this, but got no response. I'd like to find a couple of people interested in playing a slow…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Colin the Riot, James V. West.

1/28/2003 Shadeling: Game Awards for 2002
http://www.pen-paper.net/awards.php Just thought we might want to make our votes. ::nods to TROS::
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Ashren Va'Hale, Nacht.

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