Previous Topics 2/8/2003 Paul Czege: request: play that revealed a big secret in a published game Hey everyone,
I've been thinking a lot about the big secrets in games like Engel and Blue Planet, the ones meant to be kept from the players until they can… In Actual Play Participants: Paul Czege, bluegargantua, Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, jdagna, Stuart DJ Purdie, clehrich, Bankuei, ThreeGee, Valamir, Ian Charvill, xiombarg, Mytholder, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf, contracycle, Mortaneus.
2/8/2003 Ubercon: Experienced GMs needed for Ubercon games convention Scheduling trends indicate that we may be short of GMs for RPGA events at Ubercon.
We are still actively seeking experienced GMs for the following systems
Alternity
Big Eyes Small… In Connections Participants: Ubercon, Clay.
2/8/2003 Renard d'eau: Gaming as initiation ritual, mysticism as accessed by gaming This is a sub-thread of “Mystical Role Play : Myth Or Reality ?” in the same forum.
So, Simon mentioned the Merriam-Webster. I’ll quote it, so everybody has it and… In RPG Theory Participants: Renard d'eau, C. Edwards, clehrich, Emily Care, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, Matt Gwinn.
2/8/2003 r_callen221: 1st time Sorcerer Game- Need Help with my PCs! Hey all~
Well, I've recieved Sorcerer in the mail and and am glad to say that I have decided to run a game using its materials, and I'm really excited!… In Actual Play Participants: r_callen221, Jack Spencer Jr, erithromycin, Christopher Kubasik, szilard, Uncle Dark, greyorm.
2/8/2003 Jaeger: Harder than it looks???? Based on what was said in the recent SA thread I felt an exchange of ideas of what one considers adequate preparation for running a TROS campaign.
Personally, I like… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Jaeger, prophet118, Bankuei, arxhon.
2/8/2003 ThreeGee: pondering further preferences Hey all,
This is an idea that I have been playing with for some time, but I want to run it past everyone here. I will be talking about something… In RPG Theory Participants: ThreeGee, JMendes, Mike Holmes, clehrich, Ron Edwards.
2/8/2003 Jeph: Spin System: inspired by The Pool, TROS, and Princess Bride [size=18px]One: Characters[/size]
The first step of character creation is to write a short (about fifty words) paragraph describing your character. This is not a term paper, nor is it a… In Indie Game Design Participants: Jeph, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Palaskar, Mark Johnson, ethan_greer, Blake Hutchins.
2/8/2003 John Kim: Confused over Simulationism + example campaign A few days ago, Ron commented about one of my examples "Look, Narrativism!" I didn't know how to reply, and I decided to read more articles and threads. I have… In GNS Model Discussion Participants: John Kim, Bob McNamee, clehrich, Jack Spencer Jr, Le Joueur, Paganini, Garbanzo, greyorm, Andrew Martin, lumpley, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, JMendes, Matt, Valamir, ThreeGee, Mike Holmes.
2/7/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Mongrel in actual play Last night, Dan Root, Matt Wilson, and I were (I think) the first people in the world to play Mongrel. Here's my extensive notes on play.
The Adventure
The adventure's… In Adept Press Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards.
2/7/2003 Michael Tree: TROS Star Wars I've had an urge to run a mostly-Jedi star wars campaign for a while now, and I'm coming to believe that TROS may just be the best system for it,… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Michael Tree, Shadeling, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, RN3G8 4E, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Stephen, szilard, Matt Wilson, Bob Richter.
2/7/2003 Jeph: Gun to the Head [i]"Val! Val, where the [/i]are[i]you!" Jake rushed around the corner--to find Valerie held tightly by the bald man, a .45 pressed agaist the back of her head. The man presses… In RPG Theory Participants: Jeph, John Kim.
2/7/2003 Andy Kitkowski: d20 D&D supplements: Are they "Indie supplements&am Kind of a weird question. I've hit a snag and need some quick feedback.
A game is Indie if it's self-produced by someone who owns all the rights to the… In Site Discussion Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Matt Snyder, clehrich, Matt Gwinn, Valamir, ThreeGee, Clinton R. Nixon, Dave Panchyk, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.
2/7/2003 Mordacc: Maryland Players Anywhere? Well I finished my first mini-campaign as Gm and I have to say it was quite an experience. THere were three players, and they all got very inot the… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Mordacc, Michael Tree, Ashren Va'Hale, Shreyas Sampat, wpbarr, Valamir, Thalaxis.
2/7/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Be sombody. Over in Narrativist Games with Actor Stance? the following was posted:
I ran Trollbabe for my wife, Kat, and a friend of ours, Michele, this week. They both… In RPG Theory Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, clehrich, Le Joueur, Thierry Michel, greyorm, Michael S. Miller, ADGBoss, Mike Holmes.
2/7/2003 Michael S. Miller: Narrativist Games with Actor Stance? I ran Trollbabe for my wife, Kat, and a friend of ours, Michele, this week. They both kinda enjoyed it, but pointed out that the rules "enforce a separation between… In RPG Theory Participants: Michael S. Miller, Paganini, Ron Edwards, greyorm.
2/7/2003 Paka: SA Question Okay, the character is about to get into combat with his arch-nemesis who stepped on his puppy and slapped his father around.
He spends his Passion - Hatred of vile… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Paka, Bankuei, Shadeling, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.
2/7/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Mark all topics read I have noticed that topic marked read do not stay read for some reason. I cruise the forum, read and marking topics read. Then when all are read, I'll go… In Site Discussion Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, xiombarg, Mike Holmes.
2/7/2003 ADGBoss: Currency Question Character Goal vs Character Sheet Goal Hello everyone, been away a little while and have managed to make it back after the holidays. Seraphim is doing fine, I am refurbishing the ADG websites (www.azuredragon.com) and re-focusing… In Indie Game Design Participants: ADGBoss, contracycle.
2/7/2003 Andrew Martin: Sabriel, Lirael & Abhorsen by Garth Nix With reference to Sabriel and Lirael by Garth Nix in this thread by Ron: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=2129 the sequel Abhorsen is arriving (in New Zealand) next month, and all three books are… In Adept Press Participants: Andrew Martin, Paganini, Ron Edwards.
2/7/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Droids & Ewoks Does anyone remember a pair of cartoons aired together that Lucasfilms licensed from the original Star Wars trilogy? Evdiently they pulled the licence, because they haven't been seen in years.… In Cartoon Action Hour Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Eddy Fate, Slant, Madcat, Cynthia Celeste Miller.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 2/8/2003 Rob MacDougall: Executive-Class Sorceror Hello, all.
Somewhere at some time in this forum I am sure I read a discussion of playing Sorceror set in the world of big business and high finance with… In Adept Press Participants: Rob MacDougall, Jared A. Sorensen, Bob McNamee, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Bryant.
2/9/2003 Buddha Nature: Universalis Transcripts? Hey, I just got Universalis and having read through it once woud love to see transcripts of actual games--are there any? I know some people have played online--any transcripts? It… In Universalis Participants: Buddha Nature, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes, Valamir.
2/9/2003 Mordacc: Possible TRoS Campaign Worlds Id like to compile a list of either fictional worlds or real world themes for a ROS campaign setting. FIctional ones would be things like Conan, based in a complete… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Mordacc, Mokkurkalfe, werewolf, TAROT, JESTER, Enoch, spunky, toli, murazor, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Jake Norwood, Paka, Vanguard, jafuli, Shadeling, tauman, John Resotko.
2/9/2003 ThunderCheetah: Live Action Role Play Hey all ... I know I don't come around too often, so here's a bit of a re-introduction;
I was at DePaul for two years and was part of Ron's… In Actual Play Participants: ThunderCheetah, Wulf, Walt Freitag, Valamir, Enoch, ThreeGee, Nev the Deranged, Alambr1.
2/9/2003 Jason L Blair: Godlike Review Width I'm at 1024x768 on my laptop and I have to horizontal-scroll another quarter screen to read the Godlike review. In my opinion, this is not cool. It seems to be… In Site Discussion Participants: Jason L Blair.
2/9/2003 Jonathan Walton: Storypunk - Reviving the One Party System This is a attempt at distilling a long-running project that started out as something called "Quixote & Coyote" and ended up as something called "Storypunk." The original threads are linked… In Indie Game Design Participants: Jonathan Walton, ADGBoss, Spooky Fanboy.
2/9/2003 Jonathan Walton: New Forge Apparel Hey Clinton,
As much as I like the original designs, is it going to be possible to get Forge gear with the new logo on it? I like the mug… In Site Discussion Participants: Jonathan Walton.
2/9/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe gear is oNline! http://www.cafeshops.com/mementomorigear In Memento-Mori Theatricks Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Colin Chapman.
2/9/2003 Nikosandros: Two questions about combat Hello,
I just downloaded Donjon and I must say that I'm very impressed...
I've got a couple of questions about combat.
1) What happens exactly at the end of a… In CRN Games Participants: Nikosandros, Clinton R. Nixon.
2/9/2003 Brian Leybourne: GNS: Do I get the prize? :-) I don't know if anyone has ever risen to the challenge before, but, well, it's a slow day at work :-)
There was a young man from Schenectady
Who fell… In GNS Model Discussion Participants: Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, clehrich, greyorm, joshua neff, Jared A. Sorensen, marknau, lumpley, Walt Freitag, ethan_greer.
2/10/2003 Jeph: Hey Vincent! MechaTon question! First off, I'm not sure if this is the right forum, or even the right board. But I've got a question for Vince about one of his games, and it… In Actual Play Participants: Jeph, lumpley.
2/8/2003 James V. West: What "that guy" is called (part II) You know what? I'm about 10 years too late for this thread, but I use "Guide" for The Questing Beast.
And if I ever write that over-the-top furry game I… In RPG Theory Participants: James V. West, James Holloway, Enoch, Chris Passeno, J. Backman, Shreyas Sampat, cruciel, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Christopher Kubasik, kregmosier, Dave Panchyk.
2/10/2003 Irmo: THE 2002 INDIE RPG AWARDS Jake, I can't see TROS among the registered games. Any reason other than you not getting to do it? In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Irmo, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.
2/10/2003 Mordacc: Statistics for Guns Im thinking about a mordern campaign for TRoS and im wondering if these statistics for a few guns are realistic/workable.
Pistols
.45
4 rounds prep time.
Refresh begins once one… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Mordacc, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, Shadeling, prophet118, Ace.
2/10/2003 RN3G8 4E: What is "the Budapest Zoo" concept? I was just reading the "Limits of Sci-Fi" thread and saw this mentioned. Is this literally pertaining to the Budapest Zoo or is there some implied concept I'm not familiar… In RPG Theory Participants: RN3G8 4E, Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Jared A. Sorensen.
2/10/2003 Jason L Blair: NEW GAME: WYRD IS BOND [b]WYRD IS BOND: magic hits the street[/b]
[i]Wyrd is Bond[/i] is set in the mid-1990s during the rise of gangsta rap and urban culture’s penetration into the mass market. The… In Key 20 Publishing Participants: Jason L Blair, Spooky Fanboy, paulmjessup, peteramthor, Valamir, Little_Rat, Eddy Fate, kregmosier, Bankuei, Nick Pagnucco, Lxndr, Comte.
2/10/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Too Many Conventions! Now I have yet another con to worry about. Every time I turn around someone tells me there is a convention I simply must attend.
Not only do I have… In Publishing Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jason L Blair, Michael S. Miller.
2/10/2003 Michael Hopcroft: GAMA Trade Show I won;t have a badge at the GAMA Trade Show, but I will have a badge. I hope to learn a lot at the Manufacturer's track, but my mood is… In Publishing Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, philreed, Jake Norwood.
2/10/2003 Christopher Kubasik: My First Sorcerer Game: Orccon 2003 [b]Notes for [i]Bibliomania[/i]: A Sorcerer Session[/b]
I'll be running Sorcerer this weekend at Orccon here in L.A.
I’m posting the notes I drew up today. If anyone sees any red… In Actual Play Participants: Christopher Kubasik, jburneko, marknau, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Clay, Fabrice G., Gordon C. Landis, Walt Freitag.
2/10/2003 ADGBoss: A Question of Premise In the vulgar, unrefined form most people percieve it at, Premise is the idea, the why, and or the motivation for Action. In our case, Premise if the idea, the… In RPG Theory Participants: ADGBoss, ThreeGee, Jonathan Walton, Dave Panchyk, clehrich, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.
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