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3/11/2003 Zak Arntson: Donjon Pak B1 - Monster Stat Calculation
I've got a question on how you determined your monster stats. As an example, the Dragon Wizard. It's an 11th level creature, so it should get 15 + (5/level) points…
In CRN Games
Participants: Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon, jdagna, Bob McNamee, John Harper, TAROT, Matt Wilson.

3/10/2003 Paka: Overbrewing the Homebrew World
I am most certainly a GM who is a frustrated writer and enjoys creating worlds in order to creatively stretch my toes in the sand. However, I find that the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paka, Jack Spencer Jr, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, Paganini.

3/10/2003 timczar: The Pool/Puddle with different genres
I haven't read through all the posts concerning the Pool and it's variants, but I'm curious what genres it's been used in successfully, and if it's really tanked when using…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: timczar, Bob McNamee, Cassidy, James V. West.

3/10/2003 clehrich: Bug or Feature?
One odd thing seems to be happening since the Forge web revision. At least for me, when I close the browser and go do something else for a bit, every…
In Site Discussion
Participants: clehrich, ThreeGee, Le Joueur, M. J. Young, JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/10/2003 Clay: Some lessons for Internet Publishing
I just put a new article up at Lazarus Notes that I think is directly relevant to people publishing on the Internet. The article, "How Not to Publish a Product,"…
In Connections
Participants: Clay, Marco.

3/10/2003 Jason L Blair: Looking for info on the following games
Can someone hook me up with some info on "My Life With Master" and "Ghost Light?" A link or something would be great. I see on the review page that…
In Connections
Participants: Jason L Blair, Paul Czege, GraveyardGreg.

3/10/2003 ace pilot: Size of the RPG Market?
Hey All, Does anyone have any idea about the size of the RPG market? Guessing conservatively, I would say based on my own experience that RPG players constitute about 0.1%…
In Publishing
Participants: ace pilot, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Pramas, b_bankhead.

3/10/2003 Le Joueur: Setting, Information, and Suspense Don't Matter* [long]
We had an epiphany last night. My wife and I were gearing up for yet another one-on-one game and there was some confusion over a discussion of such from the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Sylus Thane, ThreeGee.

3/10/2003 Ryuuko: TROS Issues!
Ok I have found one bad thing about TROS! Whenever I go to play any other roleplaying games now I start comparing it to TROS and ALL of them fall…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ryuuko, Paka, Salamander, Mike Holmes, Tancred, Vanguard, Shadeling, Wolfen, Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood, Durgil, Noon, arxhon, Jon the Bastard.

3/10/2003 Wulf: Getting the Sorcery urge
I've finally decided what sort of Sorcerer game I want to play, and I want to use this opportunity to think the idea out loud and get some responses and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Wulf, Mike Holmes, jburneko, szilard, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, greyorm, clehrich, dunlaing, Valamir.

3/10/2003 lumpley: Trollbabe Comic, probs?
Yes, it's only 9:30 Monday morning, and yes, I could wait and check back later in the day to see if it's all fine, and yes, I expect Ron you…
In Adept Press
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Martin, Paul Czege, Gordon C. Landis, talysman, ejh, Valamir.

3/10/2003 Christoffer Lernö: Stealing ideas: mechanical Fighing simulation anyone?
Hello everyone, I'm back! I'm gonna go a little off-topic. I hope you can forgive that. I have been reluctant to jump back until I knew I had time to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, ThreeGee, talysman, Dr. Velocity.

3/10/2003 yellow_skeleton: How do I recruit new RPG players?
Hello. I am new to Forge. I am impressed with site and enjoy reading the dialogue. I have a question that I am hoping that you can help me answer:…
In Actual Play
Participants: yellow_skeleton, Piratecat, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Jeph, Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan, WildElf, Mechanic, RpgAlexWyld.

3/10/2003 Shieldage: Universalis & Sleeping Beauty: Traits in Literature
I browsed for this 1919 version of Sleeping Beauty. Most tellings have great examples of the giving of 'traits' as well as a 'challenge' (or is it still a 'complication'?).…
In Universalis
Participants: Shieldage, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

3/10/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: really twisted mean idea
ok, so you do it like his, invite the players over for char generation. Have them create characters and let them know that they should create characters they would want…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Darth Tang, Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Noon, Sneaky Git, GreatWolf, Brian Leybourne.

3/10/2003 philreed: Scanning/OCR Services
Does anyone know of any services to have old books scanned? I need to get The Whispering Vault, Dangerous Prey, and The Book of Hunts in an electronic format. Bastion…
In Publishing
Participants: philreed.

3/9/2003 AV: Pictures???
Do pictures add anything to the game for people??? does it help them get a visual... or should it be left up to the imagination? Why do you think the…
In Actual Play
Participants: AV, Jack Spencer Jr, Piratecat, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards.

3/9/2003 Jonathan Walton: Storypunk: The Whole Shebang?
Okay, I think I'm finally moving towards pulling all this together into one cohesive form. If you want to look at the steps leading up to this (where Storypunk's been…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, Mark Johnson.

3/9/2003 ZaonDude: ZAON news and links
Hey y'all ! I'm back ;-) I'm still at work on ZAON, and have implemented a number of changes to help spice up the universe since we began talking last…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ZaonDude, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Jonathan Walton, dalek_of_god.

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.

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3/11/2003 Stuart DJ Purdie: Unknown Armies in Kilts
With the start of a new game, I thought I'd take the opertunity to introduce a new concept to the group - namely the group chracter gen session. Previously the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, Ian Charvill, Paul Czege.

3/11/2003 Paganini: [Indie-netgaming Elfs] Lord of the Rings
We played Elfs. Lord of the Rings. That's all I'm gonna say. Transcript is here. Read it. Unless you're faint-hearted. Especially Ron. Remember those predictions about Granny the Green? ;)…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Ace, C. Edwards, Walt Freitag, efindel, James V. West.

3/11/2003 Michael Hopcroft: When your manuscript is too short
I came up with a manuscript for the Ghost Tamer Miyaki sourcebook for HeartQuest, and have run into two problems. The first is that it's short -- about 25,000 words.…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, xiombarg, Jonathan Walton, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Adam, Le Joueur, Bankuei, Jeph.

3/11/2003 Ron Edwards: Back to The Ring
Hi there, This is a follow-up to the ... when you see the RING thread, as I've finally seen the movie. I haven't seen the original version or anything else…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, rmansperger.

3/11/2003 xechnao: Need some critics over my new project
I want to present you the setting I am creating and have you tell me what you think about it. This setting is intended for playing games.Here is the deal:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xechnao, Jasper, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, richks, Ron Edwards, Valamir, dragongrace, greyorm, Palaskar.

3/11/2003 JamesDJIII: Co-GMing
Just to put my $0.02 in: I used to play with a group in which I was the youngest and newest player. All previous RPG experiences were pretty good, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Simon W, arxhon, Ben Morgan, Dr O.

3/11/2003 Bailywolf: Onion interview with Cronenberg
The Onion online's AV section has an interview with body-horror master Cronenberg... since he is so figural to Schism, I figured I'd provide a link where it would do the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

3/12/2003 ThreeGee: Slayer mechanics question
Hey all, I am revising Slayer of Dragon RPG with the intention of finishing it in the for-real, no-kidding sort of way. After six years, the mechanics are showing their…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ThreeGee, szilard, Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes.

3/12/2003 Aleolus: HELP!!
I am planing on making my own RPG, based on Warcraft III, and need some help. If you think you can be of help, please let me know by either…
In Connections
Participants: Aleolus.

3/12/2003 Jonathan Walton: Storypunk Playtest: Dark Fairy Tales
Hey, My recent Con playtest of Storypunk is described on the following thread in the Indie Design Forum, since I want people to comment about how I could use this…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Walton.

3/12/2003 arkcure: EU States: Writers Block
I Have recently come across a bad case of writer's block and can't seem to get through it. I have finished my backstory, my histories, my timelines, various characters (although…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: arkcure, clehrich, Shreyas Sampat, Ron Edwards, bibbouk.

3/12/2003 Paka: Universalis World Building
Has anyone ever built a world with a a copy of Universalis, some tokens and a blank map? Ideas, suggestions, thoughts?
In Universalis
Participants: Paka, Mike Holmes.

3/12/2003 Alan: Challenges: cost up front or afterward
Hi all, In a recent game, we ran into a question about Challenges. Here's the scenario: The acting player declares something. Another player challenges immediately. The Question: has the acting…
In Universalis
Participants: Alan, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

3/12/2003 Jake Norwood: Layouts
Okay...so I'm working on OBAM layouts right now, getting things finalized. Some people aren't happy with the core TROS layout, and so I want to know what you all think…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Chris Passeno, sirjaguar, Shadeling, Bankuei, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Noon.

3/12/2003 rafial: Group Traits & Master Components
I've been studying the example at the bottom of page 70/top of page 71 in the rule book, which shows two shock troopers (which draw from a master component), which…
In Universalis
Participants: rafial, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/12/2003 Johannes: Access to the inner world of characters
The inner world (knowledge, desires, fears, moral etc.) of characters plays crucial role in most litterature. In litterature the reader is often given access to these inner worlds by some…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Johannes, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, clehrich, Ian Charvill, talysman, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/12/2003 Spooky Fanboy: More Decay info...
RE: Decay Since I've read the thread again, and I still can't figure out quite what it's all about, could you, now that it's near completion, give us an expanded…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/12/2003 dunlaing: Dardanet vs. Otamarluk: huh?
I was reading the Weyrth chapter and settled on Dardanet. It sounded like an interesting place for a campaign, what with the religious tensions and the threat of Otamarluk. I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: dunlaing, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Mike Holmes, MrGeneHa, Valamir, Wolfen.

3/12/2003 WRPIgeek: cross-promotion idea for small games
Hi there everyone. I work with (or, more accurately, I am) Valent Games, and I'm going to be at ConBust at Smith College and OurCon at UMass Amherst next month.…
In Connections
Participants: WRPIgeek, ThreeGee, brainwipe.

3/12/2003 wyrdlyng: Corel Procreate Painter
I've heard bits and pieces about this piece of software but never anything solid. Since I'm an art student now I can qualify to pick this software up at a…
In Connections
Participants: wyrdlyng, Drew Baker, Trevis Martin, laine, J. Backman, Bob McNamee.

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