Previous Topics 2/28/2003 Drew Stevens: InSpecteres- Bugs or Features? So, I ran a lil' InSpecteres one shot a few nights ago, and it went reasonably well. Some of the players much more clearly 'got' the mood and feeling and… In Memento-Mori Theatricks Participants: Drew Stevens, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael S. Miller, Tim C Koppang.
2/28/2003 Mike Holmes: Universalis Wiki For those who may not be aware, I am starting a game of Universalis using the innovative Wiki web technology. The game is hosted by the inimitable JB Bell. To… In Universalis Participants: Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Psycho42, Valamir, quozl, dragongrace, hix.
2/28/2003 Jonathan Walton: Storypunk: The Universalis Mod Version I was working on getting Storypunk ready for the playtest I'm running in two weeks (at a local Con), when I decided I need some kind of currency for handling… In Universalis Participants: Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat.
2/28/2003 jburneko: Not-Here, Not Here-And-Now Plus Demons, and NaN. First Ron talks about some funky place called Not-Here which is pretty much defined as The Place You Can't Define. And now down in the Character Ideas thread he's talking… In Adept Press Participants: jburneko, Bankuei, Drew Stevens, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark, random.
2/28/2003 Mike Holmes: Age-old Imponderables Quoting Jason from another thread:
To list or not to list?
You're kind of fighting the impossible to answer question.
That was a good point. Over the years, I've… In RPG Theory Participants: Mike Holmes, clehrich, cruciel, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Walt Freitag, Andrew Martin, Thierry Michel, Drew Stevens, simon, Le Joueur.
2/28/2003 Matt Gwinn: Alternate Kung Fu Setting Hey everyone,
I'm hard at work putting together what looks to be 24 to 32 pages
of new material for Kayfabe and I was thinking about adding a
small section… In Errant Knight Games Participants: Matt Gwinn, Bogie_71.
2/28/2003 szilard: PC/NPC Symmetry In a game I'm working on, I'm struggling with the issue of whether PCs and NPCs should be constructed in (at least vaguely) the same manner.
My immediate inclination (born… In RPG Theory Participants: szilard, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.
2/28/2003 Andy Kitkowski: The new Marvel RPG, Or: Why Jared's Games Have a Shot Now :) Maybe some of you had heard about this new game on other forums:
From this site: http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?threadid=16029
"MURPG is unlike any other roleplaying game, even other diceless ones. The entire… In RPG Theory Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, arxhon, Drew Stevens, b_bankhead, ghoest, Brand_Robins, Michael Hopcroft, Matt Gwinn, wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Bill_White, Le Joueur, Matt Snyder, szilard, Paka, M. J. Young, Stuart DJ Purdie, talysman, John Harper, Sparky, Evan Jones, DaGreatJL.
2/28/2003 A.Neill: Defence Dice Brief rules question – can anyone help?
I know this info is bound to be in the rulebook, starring me in the face – but I can’t find it.
If,… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: A.Neill, Spartan, Sneaky Git.
2/28/2003 Jake Norwood: GAMA Trade Show Rooms Okay, so who here is going to GTS? I've got a room with just me and Ron in it and I'd *love* to share the bill with someone else. The… In Connections Participants: Jake Norwood.
2/28/2003 Ville: Problems with advancement system I know this has come up before but I still have some problems of character advancement system in TROS.
First, the burning of SA's to improve attributes or proficiencies. Some… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Ville, Mordacc, Bankuei, Noon, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir, Durgil, Paka, Jake Norwood, toli.
2/28/2003 KeithBVaughn: YATU...How to identify??? To the Group Members and Moderators,
While I have seen many comments on what makes another "Fantasy Heartbreaker" or "Yet Another Fantasy Game" from the neophyte game designers, I'm curious… In RPG Theory Participants: KeithBVaughn, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius, Walt Freitag, arxhon, Blake Hutchins, M. J. Young, MoonHunter.
2/28/2003 Nev the Deranged: Character ideas Alright, since I don't know when I'll get to play, my brain has been brewing up character ideas on its own. I know that when I finally do play I… In Adept Press Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Bankuei.
2/27/2003 Sylus Thane: Searching for the Beginning of Frontier In searching for a way to bring my version of the multiverse (Frontier) to life I have been searching for a way in which to present my different settings. In… In Indie Game Design Participants: Sylus Thane, Mike Holmes, szilard, Harsh Attack, Allan, richks.
2/27/2003 Valamir: Brief thoughts on Battlesystem I didn't want to clutter up the discussion on wargaming and RPGs in general with more thoughts on Battlesystem specifically, so I thought I'd respond to that tangent seperately.
Basically… In RPG Theory Participants: Valamir, arxhon.
2/27/2003 sben: Bulk d20 source? If and when I ever run Donjon (probably only as a one-shot in the near future, as I'm starting a campaign* for a different game), I'm gonna want lots of… In CRN Games Participants: sben, dunlaing, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.
2/27/2003 Matt Wilson: playtesters for Peregrine Playtesters wanted! Step right up! Try out the game that depicts a weekly space adventure TV Show, complete with commercial breaks, two-part cliffhangers, and character-specific story arcs.
I'd like a… In Connections Participants: Matt Wilson.
2/27/2003 GreatWolf: Formatting PDFs for handheld computers I just recently received the use of a Palm Pilot through work, and I have discovered the wonder of Adobe Reader for the Palm. I read Ron's "Mongrel" on the… In Publishing Participants: GreatWolf, philreed.
2/27/2003 JMendes: An alternative to Simmetry and d20 Hey, :)
In this thread, we tossed around a few ideas for different fortune mechanics that would obey a certain set of specs. Walt (wfreitag) came up with an interesting… In RPG Theory Participants: JMendes, marknau.
2/27/2003 dunlaing: First Donjon Game I ran a game of Donjon last night for my Wednesday night group, which is taking a break from Amber.
Amber was the Town for this adventure, although it was… In CRN Games Participants: dunlaing, Clinton R. Nixon.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 3/1/2003 John Harper: Coil: I'm writing a Sorcerer novel, and I didn't know it So, I finally got around to buying and reading Sorcerer today. I know, I know... I have no excuse. I guess I put it off for so long because I… In Adept Press Participants: John Harper, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, DaR.
3/1/2003 Gwen: The Rise of the Nihilists: Setting I suppose this will also help with the understanding of the game, but I didn't want to lump this discussion in with the Mechanics discussion.
I will try to sum… In Indie Game Design Participants: Gwen, Spooky Fanboy, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards.
3/1/2003 Comte: le mon mori recently I had my freind order a copy of the .pdf version of Le Mon Mori from the webpage...http://memento-mori.com/lmm/index5.html. We haven't received any news about it since. It has been… In Memento-Mori Theatricks Participants: Comte, Jared A. Sorensen.
3/1/2003 Johannes: Two senses of realism Hi,
After teching Russian classics to my students I came to think about how relism in litterature has been defined in criticism and what is realism in general. I think… In RPG Theory Participants: Johannes, ThreeGee, Marco, Mike Holmes, lumpley, clehrich.
3/1/2003 Colin Chapman: Carnivals in OctaNe. Hey,
I was just thinking that a wandering Carnival would fit OctaNe brilliantly. It'd have that entire freaky, weird, trash culture vibe.
I can see it now: mutant hot dogs… In Memento-Mori Theatricks Participants: Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen.
3/1/2003 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Delay in CAH release We have had some vexing problems at the printers with the CAH book. We're working those out now, but this does mean a slight delay in the release date. Rest… In Cartoon Action Hour Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Blood Froth, Shadeling, Eddy Fate, Doc_Chronos.
3/1/2003 Nev the Deranged: Demonic Voices I was thinking about demonic voices.
Would demons speak in the ur-tongue that anyone can understand? Or do they have their own infernal language?
I think it would be cool… In Adept Press Participants: Nev the Deranged, greyorm, John Harper, Ron Edwards.
3/1/2003 Nev the Deranged: Asian Cult Cinema Sorcery I regularly read a magazine called Asian Cult Cinema, and sometimes pick up other similar magazines. Unfortunately I have yet to scrounge enough cash to order any of the DVDs… In Adept Press Participants: Nev the Deranged, John Harper, hardcoremoose.
3/1/2003 Sneaky Git: Spears I've got a quick question concerning the translation of a real-world weapon into TRoS terms.
The citizens of Helena (an interesting analog of Classical Greece) fight in close order (a… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Sneaky Git, arxhon, Mokkurkalfe, MrGeneHa, svenlein, toli, contracycle, Jake Norwood, Anthony I, Valamir, Drew Stevens.
3/2/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Hardcover or Softcover? If you're putting together a major release, is it worth the extra expense to print the book in hardcover? In other words, are you likely to make back the extra… In Publishing Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Michael S. Miller.
3/2/2003 Matt Gwinn: Ebay I was wondering how many of you sell your games on ebay.
If so, how have your sales been through that option?
I've been thinking about selling Kayfabe through ebay… In Publishing Participants: Matt Gwinn, Arashi, Paul Czege, quozl, szilard, Chris Passeno, Treves.
3/2/2003 James V. West: TQB: Counting the days...or hours? Hey
As I've mentioned before, I'm going to go with a Print On Demand service for The Questing Beast. What this means is I've had to learn how to do… In Random Order Creations Participants: James V. West, Paganini, Fabrice G..
3/2/2003 James V. West: Want your game at SPACE? Hey
April 5th, 2003, I'll be at a table at this year's Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo peddling my comics and The Questing Beast.
This is mostly a comics… In Connections Participants: James V. West.
3/2/2003 ghoest: Function System: Designing Problems So, I've been working on my own system that is modularized and can easily be modified or redesigned if needed (you can find my designing notes at www.indigames.com under the… In Indie Game Design Participants: ghoest, Mark Johnson, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin.
3/2/2003 bcghawk: developing new system from ground-up...HELP Hey! new to the board and need new recommendations for "real" system; thoughtfully nicknamed word problem the rpg were the players play themselves (so they actually worry about the situations… In Indie Game Design Participants: bcghawk, Mike Holmes.
3/2/2003 markb: Inspectres Suiting Up question Hi,
This may be a daft question (haven't managed to play yet) - but how does the "Suiting Up" phase work? It looks like the players could just make an… In Memento-Mori Theatricks Participants: markb, Jared A. Sorensen, Tim C Koppang, xiombarg, Drew Stevens, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair, Bankuei.
3/2/2003 ks13: Character Creation Problem: No Classes or Templates Over the past few months I have been busily designing my game, thanks in huge part to the Forge and the ton of great discussions going on here.
I presented… In Indie Game Design Participants: ks13, arkcure, Sylus Thane, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Mark Johnson, KeithBVaughn, James V. West, Mike Holmes, anonymouse.
3/3/2003 Drew Stevens: Central and Secondry Protagonism in Roleplaying So, I was reflecting a bit today, on previously and presently run Games I Have Known. Specifically, on the nature of the protagonism of the characters.
Now, most games I'm… In RPG Theory Participants: Drew Stevens, Sylus Thane, M. J. Young, Johannes, Michael S. Miller, Mike Holmes, clehrich.
3/3/2003 Dave Versace: Return to the Jungle Frontiers (sans dinosaurs) - LONG On the weekend my gaming group continued the Universalis story mentioned here:http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5186 . The results were...interesting.
Summarising, the story so far had seemed to be about a noblewoman surveyor, Lady… In Universalis Participants: Dave Versace, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
3/3/2003 Michael Hopcroft: When does a design cease to be indie? When does a designer or a publisher lose his indie-cred round these parts?
I'm getting kind of worried now that I have a D20 project in the works and will… In Indie Game Design Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Maurice Forrester, Spooky Fanboy, Clinton R. Nixon.
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