Previous Topics

8/29/2001 Tim C Koppang: Episodic
And so I humbly submit my own game for your perusal... (not another one you say) Episodic isn’t a setting, but a system really. Narrativist in nature, it makes use…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim C Koppang, hardcoremoose, FilthySuperman, Uncle Dark, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West.

8/28/2001 FilthySuperman: And so it begins
Greetings, Well I've finally done it. I reached a point with my game; Any Town, U.S.A. where I was comfortable with exposing it. I cleared away alot of content to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FilthySuperman, Paul Czege, Gordon C. Landis.

8/28/2001 Valamir: Copyrights
Clinton just posted a very useful article on publishing indie games, but one thing not addressed is copyright...that vast morass of seemingly contradictory government BS. I've been doing some poking…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, Misguided Games, JSDiamond, FilthySuperman, Laura Bishop, Gordon C. Landis, Ian O'Rourke, Matt, Dav.

8/28/2001 Ian O'Rourke: Ideas! Ideas!
I've been throwing around 2 ideas for Sorcerer… The first is based around a Twin Peaks/Over the Edge style idea - I want to explore horror/surreal stories within a fixed…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark, Mike Holmes.

8/28/2001 GreatWolf: Alyria announcement
(reposted from the Gaming Outpost for those of you without access) Okay, here is the promised Alyria announcement. Actually, this encompasses the future of Alyria production, so here goes. Item…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/27/2001 Jack Spencer Jr: OK, how would you handle this dice mechanic?
I've been working on a set of rules but the dice mechanic is giving me trouble since there appear to be to lines of thought at work in them which…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Dav.

8/27/2001 Ron Edwards: Call for demos
Hey everyone, It turns out that the next Leap Forward for Sorcerer relies on store demos. Or that's what I'm told, anyway. So what I need are prep materials for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Straszheim, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, unodiablo, Uncle Dark, Molotov, Supplanter, james_west, Blake Hutchins, Tundra.

8/27/2001 Jack Spencer Jr: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
I was watching this movie for, like, the nineth time and it suddenly occured to me that this would be a great idea for a RPG. Not a game itself,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, FilthySuperman, joshua neff, Emily Dresner.

8/26/2001 joshua neff: new web design
I really like the new look of the Sorcerer website. However, someone on RPGnet just asked about the Sorcerer's Apprentice free pdf--it's not available from the site & he's apparently…
In Adept Press
Participants: joshua neff, Ron Edwards.

8/26/2001 Supplanter: Gamers Have Lives?
I notice that, week in and week out, things really quiet down here on the weekends. What's up with that? Note: As a married father, I have the best possible…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Supplanter, peteramthor, Mytholder, Le Joueur, Ian O'Rourke, Jason L Blair, unodiablo, Tor Erickson.

8/25/2001 trelliz: alterations
Could LF be adapted to use miniatures, as i can't get my head round these "hypothetical" situations where you can't see for yourself what's going on, and you have to…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: trelliz, jburneko, Clinically Insane, peteramthor, Laura Bishop, FilthySuperman, Mytholder, Ronin_Mage, Jason L Blair.

8/25/2001 Ron Edwards: Last chance on Sword MS
Hey everyone, Sorcerer & Sword is going into print in just a couple of months (early November is the plan). That means that within the week, there will be NO…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, jburneko, Paul Czege, Supplanter.

8/24/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: New article - 'Publishing Your Indie Game for Under $100'
Excuse the pimping, but I've just written an article chock-filled with resources for anyone thinking about making their own indie game online. These aren't game design resources - they're ways…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Zak Arntson, Jeffrey Straszheim, Matt, Clay.

8/24/2001 FilthySuperman: A slight trepidation
I've recently finished a very nice and playable version of my game Any Town, U.S.A. Anyone who checked it out before when I was looking for playtesters will find the…
In Publishing
Participants: FilthySuperman, Ron Edwards.

8/24/2001 Emily Care: Player Authorial Stance, N & S
This is a direct quote from the Simulationist Players section of the GNS FAQ: ]...the player is "inside" the character and ]has complete and utter authority ]over "my guy" and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Emily Care, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/24/2001 rpghost: CyberCon 2 - Seminars and Demos
Greetings, Not sure this is the right place to post this, but hopefully you guys won't mind... CyberCon is the premier on-line role-playing convention! A weekend of gaming, tournaments, guest…
In Conventions
Participants: rpghost.

8/24/2001 kwill: new post flagging
I've noticed that while new messages posted while I'm at a machine are marked red, new messages from session to session are not I assume that the system currently uses…
In Site Discussion
Participants: kwill, Supplanter.

8/24/2001 Petter Sandelin: squad rpg design
While checking out free indierpgs lately I've been thinking about how you could apply a "squad model" for the design process. A squad would consist of people with different skills(programming,…
In Publishing
Participants: Petter Sandelin, FilthySuperman.

8/24/2001 james_west: selling like hotcakes.
I had my local game store order a couple copies a while back, and when I went down yesterday not only had they sold both of them, the ones due…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: james_west, Jason L Blair, unterhund, Tyrant, Uratoh.

8/24/2001 Matt: Bedlam! - a game concept
Okay, I'm new on this board, so go gentle :smile: This is a game idea a friend and I came up with last night, which I'd like peoples thoughts on.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt, james_west, FilthySuperman, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Matt Gwinn, John Wick, trelliz.

<< more previous topics

Subsequent Topics

8/29/2001 FilthySuperman: After the horror
I'm going to start research on my next project, an expansive simulation on law enforcement which will involve very detailed scenarios where players will have to concentrate on procedure. For…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FilthySuperman.

8/29/2001 Zak Arntson: Clerks - Sorcerer Style
Okay, saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back the day after I read my Sorcerer book ... So ... has anyone run Sorcerer with a comedic bent? I can imagine…
In Adept Press
Participants: Zak Arntson, Time, Ron Edwards.

8/29/2001 James Holloway: Theoretical Speculations about LARPs.
I don't have an agenda, really. I just wonder if there are any differences in the way that the theoretical framework discussed here and described in the FAQ applies to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: James Holloway, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Epoch, Matt, Mytholder.

8/29/2001 Ron Edwards: Demon Cops: now available - news at 11
Hey there! And finally my little contribution to the stable of mini-supplements has hit the airwaves. You are all courteously invited to wander by the Sorcerer site and consider giving…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Time.

8/30/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Putting my site to the torch.
Memento Mori Theatricks is dead. Long live Memento Mori! Aside from trashing my entire website and scattering its ashes to the four winds, I've put up a new design. GloomCookie…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, FilthySuperman.

8/30/2001 Valamir: Calling John Wick
Hey John, Been trying to reach you for a few weeks now through both the Orkboss and Wickedpress addresses but haven't had much luck. Can you drop me a line,…
In Wicked Press
Participants: Valamir, John Wick, Mike Holmes.

8/30/2001 Levekius: I dunno where to begin...
Hello all! well, I've visited the site once or twice a week, I'm starting to get a feel for the place. One area where I really, and I mean REALLLLLY…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Levekius, Ron Edwards, Epoch.

8/30/2001 James Holloway: "Completeness" and Customer Expectations
Following on from a question in another forum, I ask: I think that most of this forum's users (examples of progressive humanity that they are) would agree that one of…
In Publishing
Participants: James Holloway, Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, Mike Holmes.

8/31/2001 hardcoremoose: The Pool in Action (Or, How I Learned to love the Hose)
By popular demand, here's my account of The Pool, which I had the pleasure of playing this past Monday evening. My intent with this post is to facilitate some interesting…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

8/31/2001 Balbinus: Little Fears character sheet PDF
Hi folks, Jason, is there any chance of a downloadable character sheet pdf? Sadly, one of the first things I did with my copy of Little Fears was damage the…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Balbinus, Jason L Blair, trelliz.

8/31/2001 Balbinus: Sorceror Group Size
One of the interesting things with Sorceror to my mind is that the focus on the characters is so strong it is difficult to have too many of them. What…
In Adept Press
Participants: Balbinus, FilthySuperman, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan.

8/31/2001 Nathan: Swamped = Next Issue?
Hello friends & readers. Due to my terrible case of "work", I have not been able to get much work done in the past couple of weeks on the site.…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Darn Fun Games.

8/31/2001 Gordon C. Landis: They HATE me! They REALLY HATE me!
Whoops, editing because I hit the button before I put in my comments. Anyway, I posted this in response to something over on RPG.net, and I realized . . .…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Jeffrey Straszheim, Ron Edwards, FilthySuperman.

8/31/2001 Tim C Koppang: character vs player rewards
I’m pretty sure that this sort of idea has been presented in one form or another in the past, but here goes: It seems to me that there is a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tim C Koppang, Ron Edwards.

9/1/2001 Uncle Dark: contested rolls and the Pool
Heya, I just finished reading The Pool ( I know, I'm behind on my Game Design Geek reading list... I've been finishing a masters degree, OK? :smile:) and it looks…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Uncle Dark, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West.

9/2/2001 FruitSmack!: Hmmm...Anything Good?
Dang Jason, I figured there *had* to be some killer F.A.T.A.L stuff in here somewhere!!! Seriously, This is my first post at the forge and I have to say that…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: FruitSmack!.

9/2/2001 FruitSmack!: Essay Question
Hi I loved your essays and I was just wondering if anymore were on the horizon? FruitSmack!
In Wicked Press
Participants: FruitSmack!, John Wick.

9/2/2001 Tyrant: CD "Book" Format
While the debate between RTF and PDF rages ever onward (I prefer PDF myself) Lets say I wanted something Physical to sell my customers... Okay, granted actual books can be…
In Publishing
Participants: Tyrant, kwill, Dav, Matt, Ron Edwards, James Holloway.

9/2/2001 rpghost: RPGNow.com Instant Download Sales!
RPGNow.com ( http://www.rpgnow.com ) is an electronic delivery system for role-playing games: rule books, modules, fiction, paper miniatures, software, and more! Puchase products in the store and imedately download them…
In Publishing
Participants: rpghost, Tyrant, Matt, sandy.

9/2/2001 Zak Arntson: the Jon Morris Sketchbuk Roleplaying Game - Freebie RPG
[H3][A HREF="http://zaknet.tripod.com/hmouse/games/sketchbuk.html"]the Jon Morris Sketchbuk Roleplaying Game[/A][/H3] Just finished my newest roleplaying game, based on the freaky art by Jon Morris at http://www.ape-law.com. It's a beer & pretzels affair with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

more subsequent topics >>