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3/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Donjon Last-Minute questions!
Last-Minute because our first one-shot session is tomorrow. I've got a great group of folks, so I'm not expecting any balance, conflict, keeping on track, etc issues. I'm going to…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon, anonymouse, TAROT, dunlaing, RamblingMan.

3/4/2003 Andy Kitkowski: RPGNet Mall Publishers: Got Paid?
Hey all, I was looking at some posts on the Open forum at RPGNet. One of them was about publishing PDFs, and folks said they had great experiences with RPGNow,…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

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.

2/12/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Comments from the Masters: How do you avoid Using It All?
So one of my biggest design hurdles these days (aside from throwing something together, running it with friends, seeing how it flies, taking notes and doing it again ;^) )…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jasper, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Jeph, Zak Arntson, clehrich, Mark Johnson, Stuart DJ Purdie, M. J. Young, Paul Czege.

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.

2/6/2003 Andy Kitkowski: We're Live!
I'm going through all my Indie RPG Awards-related threads and letting everyone know who subscribed to them that we're live! http://www.rpg-awards.com If you released a game last year, REGISTER IT!…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Valamir, Michael Hopcroft.

2/4/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Banner Ad/Advertisement "Swap"- Indie RPG Awards
Hi all, I'm about a day from going live and I need to get some "pre-sponsors", people who will show off how sponsorin's done to people contemplating sponsorship! So, I…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

1/30/2003 Andy Kitkowski: What Indie RPGs came out in 2002?
Hey all, I again apologize for another Indie RPG Awards thread. Every time I sit here for like 5 minutes poring over the forum descriptions, and none of them seem…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jason L Blair, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, M. J. Young, Nathan, Michael S. Miller, clehrich, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Shreyas Sampat, Jürgen Mayer, lumpley, Paul Czege, Jonathan Walton, quozl, Tim Gray, Gonster.

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.

1/2/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards: Theme Feedback
Around October I proposed the Indie RPG Awards: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3774 (please direct any comments or questions on the methodology of awarding people, how the award nomination/giving process will run, etc to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Henry Fitch, J B Bell, Eric J., ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Steve Dustin, bluegargantua, GreatWolf, Jason L Blair, Enoch, John Wick, Ian Freeman, Rod Phillips, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/29/2002 Andy Kitkowski: More topics per page?
Hey- As we've seen, The Forge is attracting more and more people all the time. Some forums, like Indie Game Design and Game Theory are scrolling quite fast. I was…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, xiombarg, Clinton R. Nixon.

10/21/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Game Design based on cool dice: Is this a Bad Idea?
So I'm editing a game which, in its current incarnation, has a similar system to Sorcerer (but perhaps taking the "high die roll"). My system, as I'm planning it now,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, GreatWolf, wyrdlyng, Jonathan Walton.

10/20/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Sorcerer: Kyuseisha (full game, comments/suggestions please)
[i]Sorry about all the confusion, folks. I accidentally caused a mess with my last series of posts on this game. I think I’ve got the hang of things now, so…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, Maurice Forrester, rafael, ADGBoss.

10/17/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Ignore This Post!
Oops- After trying to edit this post, I ended up having a PC freeze before I had a chance to save the text. It'll be another day or two before…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

10/13/2002 Andy Kitkowski: DREAD: Convention game, Notes and Observations (and Pics!)
(pardon the formatiing, I'm copying from Notepad) It was a Con game. I've known Rafael for a couple months (since Steve D came to town on his tour of America),…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, S.Lonergan.

10/10/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards?
This is something I've been tossing around for a bit: What do you all think of a chance to run an "award ceremony" for Indies game designers and publishers? I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Christoffer Lernö, wyrdlyng, Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, GB Steve, M. J. Young, Marco, Jeremy Cole, Le Joueur, Jonathan Walton, Andrew Martin, quozl, Peregrine.

10/8/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Damn. There's no going back. No way.
[b]NOTE: This is NOT a rant. But it IS a ramble. Read only if you have time to kill.[/b] I had NO idea where to put this topic, but since…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Jeffrey Miller, jrients, contracycle, GB Steve, Valamir, rafael.

8/6/2002 Andy Kitkowski: It Has Begun... (aka Sorcerer at other upcoming cons thread)
So there's this local "speculative fiction" convention here in Durham, NC which is actually about half gaming and half literary SF (in other words SF authors and industry folk, not…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

4/18/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Why do my best ideas come when I'm busiest?
This is a topic not on the mechanics/structure etc of a game, but the game design process itself. I just had a question out there, looking for other people with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, greyorm, Andrew Martin, Tyrant.

4/14/2002 Andy Kitkowski: Help me with my Sorcerer Idea or I'll Shoot This Dog!
Hey all. This is the first time I've really gotten involved with The Forge since early 2000 or so... or at least involved enough to post questions and the like.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, epweissengruber.

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3/9/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Is it just me, or does TRoS just scream "Dune"?
I can't be the only one here... :) Seriously, though, as I was making up a character to understand the rules better, I just started having thoughts about Sardaukar, Fremen,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Bomilkar, RN3G8 4E, Neil, Brian Leybourne.

3/20/2003 Andy Kitkowski: PDFs: Is there a "too long"?
Hey all, sorry if this sounds like a dead and done topic, but I just recently had a major shift in viewpoints, or at least a huge accomidation made in…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jonathan Walton, Matt, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

3/27/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards: Finalists have been Decided!
Hey, don't want to come in swinging what sounds to be like a total piece of PR. You can find out the full spiel at the awards site (http://www.rpg-awards.com), but…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Brian Leybourne, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, taalyn.

4/3/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Had to Happen:The "Compliment an Indie RPG" thread
Well, I want to make up a rule or two so it isn't just an endless downpour of praise. It'll add a Gamist thread of fun to the posts. :)…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Brian Leybourne, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, Jonathan Walton, Bob McNamee, rafael, Maurice Forrester, Mike Holmes, arxhon, Rich Forest, talysman, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Simon W, Dotan Dimet.

4/7/2003 Andy Kitkowski: What does it take for a designer to get a Forge forum?
I was just curious as to what it takes. Is there a certain amount that you've had to produce, or do you have to be hosted on the Forge? Are…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

4/15/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Question about DONJON character sheets...
Not a serious, question, mind you, but a question nonetheless. :-) "I gets my scrilla from pimpin' " Er... What does that mean? We brought it up in my group:…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Jonathan Walton, Ben Morgan.

4/16/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Another Cosmetic Forum Suggestion
Instead of 10 posts per page, how about 15? Less pages to deal with. Just a thought. -Andy
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

4/22/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Running survivalist scenes in a Sorcerer ("N") gam
Hey all- had a quick question, which may help me develop some quick mechanics or new modes of play for sorcerer. In most of the games of Sorcerer I've run…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, talysman, Nev the Deranged.

4/25/2003 Andy Kitkowski: [Sor, Dice] "Levelling" dice for dif power levels.
Sorry- I didn't se anything discussing this in the few searches I ran here, so if it's been discussed already, a point towards relevant links would be appreciated. So I've…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Valamir, szilard, Ron Edwards, jburneko, greyorm, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen, Nev the Deranged.

4/30/2003 Andy Kitkowski: "Indie" as a definition, and Getting Over It. (^.^
Hey, this kinda fell squarely between Theory and Site Discussion, so I'm posting it here. So there's another yearly meltdown over at "My House", RPGNet (don't bother. seriously.) about the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Malcolm, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Valamir.

5/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: PALADIN: I'd LOVE to see this in the future...
So the hardest part of gettng ready a game of Paladin (OK, ok, I've only run it once, but still...) is hammering out a code. Sure, the code is going…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee.

5/21/2003 Andy Kitkowski: "Site Theory": How come not many folks here use OG
Consider this a curiosity thread more than anything, I don't think that this has any far reaching implications or the like. Anyway, I couldn't help but to notice that the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, taalyn, Mike Holmes, jdagna, Wormwood, Jeffrey Miller, Brand_Robins, Jeph.

6/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: JUNE: Forge/Indies Release Roadmap for the Summer?
Hey all, just some standard disclaimers and notices: 1) I'm not indicating that Forge games are better than others. It's easy to find a list of up-and-coming mainstream games, but…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Nathan, Paul Czege, Jonathan Walton, Peter Nordstrand, Matt Snyder, Michael Hopcroft, brainwipe, samdowning, Cynthia Celeste Miller, rafael, Marco, S.Lonergan, Simon W, JSDiamond, chadu, Jake Norwood, iago.

6/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Live Gathering in RTP/Greensboro NC: June 14th
It's gonna be a small (10-15 people) gathering of some RPGNet folks, random RPG fans and the like. We're going to be running some "normal" games like Buffy and Dying…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

7/17/2003 Andy Kitkowski: [Site Hop] Running Sorcerer with 4+ players
I doubt that this is kosher, posting here asking people to check out another thread on another board, but a topic came up there that I'm very interested in, and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

7/29/2003 Andy Kitkowski: KYUSEISHA: Gunning for System Feedback
Hey all- If you know me well, which very few here do, you may have heard me mention this "Kyuseisha" project here and there (usually on the Adept Press forums).…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Dumirik, ethan_greer, Palaskar, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Su-pa- Shin-Pureitesuto!
Hey all- This is Actual Play, usually reserved for tellings of sessions of a particular RPG or other. I'm in the middle of playtesting a game (Kyuseisha), and I figure…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jeph, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

8/25/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Dice Mechanics Feedback: Statistics Folk Welcome!
Hey all- gunning for a little more feedback this week. I may have another post in the next few days regarding another issue with my game. We've begun playtesting (last…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, David Chunn, MachMoth.

11/8/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Back to Formula (failures, reworking)
OK, so this is kinda against the "post when you need feedback" thing of this forum, but I figure there's a few morals of game design in this post. Actually,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, apeiron.

12/3/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Universalis Challenge: Make it into another RPG's "Pre
Hey, all! This post is prompted by Ralph's Rant and follow up thread at RPGNet. Basically, my challenge (a "question", really) is this, in two parts: 1) Say you're playing…
In Universalis
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, Grimbot, Bob McNamee, Valamir, GreatWolf.

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