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2/24/2003 Paka: Turning it Over to the Players (at times)
My Sunday D&D game just hasn't been popping. I have a lovely group, a lovely set of alternate games that feed my other gaming needs. It has occurred to me…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paka.

2/24/2003 SleeplessNightsofRPGs: my game: Clash of the Worlds
Hi, I am currently in the process of making a RPG series called "Clash of the Worlds". I am running the first two chapters of "CotW: From Past to Present"…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: SleeplessNightsofRPGs, greyorm, Drew Stevens, Mike Holmes.

2/24/2003 arxhon: There's no Research Skill description....
I'm looking through the skill section, and i noticed that while Research is listed in the Academic skill packet, and in the list of skills, there is no such skill…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood.

2/24/2003 SleeplessNightsofRPGs: hi, I need some information
Hi, I am a 3.5 + GPA high schooler, and I want to get into the video game world for a job, especially RPGs (Squaresoft is my dream). I would…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: SleeplessNightsofRPGs, Dave Panchyk, Kester Pelagius, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

2/23/2003 Mordacc: Sniper Scopes
WHat would the appropriate adjustment for a primitive sniper score on a crossbow be. This is assuming that it utilizes maybe two crystals that magnify the range. Would making the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mordacc, Mokkurkalfe.

2/23/2003 krang: DOMINATION - testing
You are the leader of a territory on a post apocalyptic planet. You know your neighbours want your land and to remove you as well as your people from this…
In Connections
Participants: krang.

2/23/2003 Jon the Bastard: Howdy All. New Guy with Some Martial Stuff Experience
I just love TRoS. If only I could convince the D&D players I game with to let me run a game. Or hell, play a game. TRoS really appeals to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jon the Bastard, Salamander, Spartan.

2/23/2003 cruciel: The FooFoo Factor
The FooFoo Factor is my pet name for measuring how "heroic" a game's system is. I'm primarily talking about the damage system, but rules for things like fear, pain, and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: cruciel, RobMuadib, clehrich, contracycle, Ian Charvill, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Thierry Michel, Marco, b_bankhead, Fletcher, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Bankuei, erithromycin.

2/22/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: The Shadow of Yesterday design log
For the last month, I've been working on a new game entitled The Shadow of Yesterday. I detailed a bit about the setting in this earlier post, but wanted to…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy, Matt Wilson, Blake Hutchins, Jared A. Sorensen, heldenhammer, szilard, DaGreatJL, ethan_greer, Valamir, Ben Lehman, John Harper, Drifter Bob, rafial.

2/22/2003 Mordacc: WHat is it?
Hey all, ive been playing THe Riddle of Steel for some time now and i saw the add for Sorcerer in the back of the manual and it got me…
In Adept Press
Participants: Mordacc, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

2/22/2003 Mordacc: Martial Arts
In TFOB, i assume there will be some coverage of oriental martial arts, however i have some specific questions about the applications of specific types of martial arts to the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mordacc, Ashren Va'Hale, Bankuei, tauman, arxhon, Drew Stevens, Enoch, Shadeling, GreatWolf, Michael Tree, Brian Leybourne, Jon the Bastard, wpbarr, Thalaxis, Nick Pagnucco, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Mokkurkalfe, Sneaky Git, MrGeneHa, Bob McNamee, svenlein, Jake Norwood, Wolfen.

2/22/2003 Mordacc: Insight question
Ok this is a question about spending insight points on a new character. Lets say that bob has 50 insight points and he dies, so the new character fred beginsplay…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mordacc, Brian Leybourne, Shadeling, Noon, spunky.

2/22/2003 James V. West: The Pool Variations Are Up
Hey I finally got around to posting some of the variations on The Pool. Check it out here! If I've left some out please don't be shy. Let me know…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Cassidy, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

2/22/2003 arkcure: Artwork for RPG in design Phase
Hello. This is my first post on this Forum so bear with me. Right now I am in the first stage of writing an adventure RPG and am approaching the…
In Connections
Participants: arkcure, greyorm, Valamir, Scorpio.

2/21/2003 Jonathan Walton: Storypunk and Transparency
So I was writing the introductory "What is a Roleplaying Game?" section of Storypunk in my head today. It started out by talking about different types of social contracts: those…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Ron Edwards.

2/21/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Is meaningless detail really meaningless?
I'm going to talk a bit about one aspect of my friend's game that I just don't get but since we really won't be discussing it with him, let's address…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Ian Charvill, clehrich, contracycle, greyorm, Bob McNamee, b_bankhead, M. J. Young, weeble, Johannes, Thierry Michel.

2/21/2003 TomJustTom: Behind The Door?
Umm, the link about the new book has been up for a VERY long time... and well, I've been itching to get my little hands on it... is there any…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: TomJustTom, Jason L Blair.

2/21/2003 jdagna: What should I charge?
Hello everyone! I've had an unusual offer recently from an old high school friend who currently works as an editor for a company that has been very successful with manga.…
In Connections
Participants: jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon, philreed, Jack Spencer Jr.

2/21/2003 marknau: Thinking about Rules
I have a ball. I bounce it against the wall. There is a rule that states that a ball thrown against the wall will bounce back. My 3-month-old daughter sees…
In RPG Theory
Participants: marknau, Le Joueur.

2/21/2003 clehrich: Shadows in the Fog: New Stuff
[size=14px][b]Session Structure[/b][/size] A number of people have suggested that I put in something about session structure, and this is more or less a sketch of the piece to be inserted.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, Spooky Fanboy, Le Joueur, contracycle, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Piers Brown.

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2/24/2003 saint ash: the hosts and animals...
ok my fellow gamers... I have 2 questions for you. what have you done with the hosts in you games? and what have you done with animals? they seem to…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: saint ash.

2/24/2003 Durgil: Authentic Thaumaturgy
I went out a few days ago and bought Authentic Thaumaturgy by Isaac Bonewits after it was briefly brought up on a different Forum, and was wondering if anyone else…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Durgil, Stephen, tauman, svenlein, contracycle, Irmo.

2/24/2003 dunlaing: Early Donjon Thoughts and Questions
I recently bought Donjon and think it's very cool. I'm just waiting to actually run it and have lots of fun with it. I did have a couple of questions…
In CRN Games
Participants: dunlaing, Zak Arntson, Wulf, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Bankuei.

2/24/2003 Colin Chapman: Feral Kid
Hey, Yeah, I know it's an obvious Role, but one of my players wanted to be the Feral Kid ala Mad Max II. As I worked it up for him,…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose.

2/24/2003 Mike Holmes: The Forge's Reputation on the Line
So over on RPG.Net there's this monumental discussion about how the Origins Award is messed up that turned into a war about the quality of HackMaster. Anyhow, if you look…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Dave Panchyk, C. Edwards, Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, clehrich, Walt Freitag, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Kuma, Jeffrey Miller.

2/24/2003 Kester Pelagius: Holographics: A Possible Future Evolution of Gaming?
Greetings All, While reading the thread on Historical Wargaming I was suddenly struck by a very interesting thought and was wondering what your opinions of it might be. My thought…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Drew Stevens, contracycle, Walt Freitag, Jack Spencer Jr, RobMuadib, greyorm, Le Joueur, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards.

2/24/2003 dunlaing: There (to the Donjon) and Back
I read the rules for There and Back at http://www.anvilwerks.com/docs/thereandback and thought "these sound cool and would be a very good solution for my Friday night group if I could…
In CRN Games
Participants: dunlaing, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes.

2/24/2003 contracycle: RPG as set text
I just wanted to canvass opinions on this thought, an approach to sim gaming. It's inspired by my current reading, The Isles: A History, by Norman Davies. Bity of a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: contracycle, clehrich, greyorm.

2/24/2003 Nev the Deranged: Chicagoland area Sorcerers?
Hi there. I'm a recent initiate, who thinks Sorcerer probably kicks a lot of ass but would like to find out firsthand. Is anyone running or thinking about running a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

2/24/2003 Nev the Deranged: Masks of the Sorcerer
Not long ago I read a good novel by... um... dammit I forget who by and I don't feel like getting the book out of my trunk right now. Anyway,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

2/25/2003 Simon W: Barbarians of Lemuria
Hi. I'm totally new to all of this, although I have been watching the posts and getting new role-playing ideas from many of you - mainly some of the GM-less…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Simon W, Jasper, contracycle, Matt.

2/25/2003 Brian Leybourne: Got $35,000 spare for a sword...? :-)
Then check this baby out... http://www.unitedbladeworx.com.au/New_Folder4/maffi_new_page_1.htm Brian.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, prophet118, Shadeling, Irmo, Jake Norwood, Salamander, Darth Tang, tauman, Jasper, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Wolfen.

2/25/2003 Ron Edwards: Two [censored] at once!
Hello, Yesterday, we played two short RPG sessions, first run each for two different games. Each one lasted a couple-plus hours. Now wait for it ... The first one was…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Comte, lumpley, Maura Byrne, clehrich, James V. West, jrs, Clay, Nev the Deranged, Louis CYPHER, C. Edwards, Paul Czege, sdemory, CowperColes.

2/25/2003 greyorm: PM Stuff & Errors
A question about the private message functions: I have two posts sitting in my Outbox right now, though I clicked "Send" on both of them. One is from much earlier…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

2/25/2003 Demonspahn: Dread Actual Play - LONG post
Dread Actual Play OK, so I just joined a new gaming group a few months ago. We’ve been rotating GMs every month or so give or take a week as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Demonspahn, rafael, Ron Edwards.

2/25/2003 Derek Devlin: New Xbox game may be psychotronic
New for the Xbox is Kung-fu Chaos, a brawler/party game from British game developers Just Add Monsters. A semi-retired Hong Kong filmmaker is shooting his big comeback picture, using a…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Derek Devlin.

2/25/2003 bowlingm: Rights of Narration
Hi all, One of the things that's interested me most about all of the indie games I've just recently discovered is the rules for who narrates when. As just being…
In RPG Theory
Participants: bowlingm, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Emily Care, lumpley.

2/25/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: [Shadow of Yesterday] Brother, can you help with magic?
I'm about 85% done with the actual rules of The Shadow of Yesterday, and am quite happy. However, I'm not very happy with my sub-system for magic, and wanted to…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, John Harper, anonymouse, talysman, Le Joueur, Spooky Fanboy.

2/25/2003 Steve Dustin: Playing Games Drunk
or Tri-Stat: Ken Hite's Black Rome or How Sorceror Ruined 90% of RPGs For Me So my new litmus test for RPGs is "Can I play this game drunk, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Steve Dustin, Ron Edwards, Clay, Marco.

2/25/2003 dunlaing: Questions about Hero Wars/Quest
When my group played Hero Wars (soon after it came out) we had a lot of fun with it and a few issues. Mostly fun. I'm wondering if anyone else…
In HeroQuest
Participants: dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand.

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