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4/3/2003 Michael Hopcroft: 100% Subjective Character Creation
I was wondering if anyone can recall a game in which charatcers were created using neither dice nor points. How would someone make that work?
In RPG Theory
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, RpgAlexWyld, Alan, Mark Johnson, b_bankhead, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, The_Confessor, M. J. Young.

4/3/2003 DaGreatJL: Cheezy Cracksmoking
Something I've noticed y'all like to do a lot/ have done a lot in the past is dissect popular terms and ideas in gaming. Therfore, I'm going to through one…
In RPG Theory
Participants: DaGreatJL, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Bruce Baugh, ThreeGee, Ben Morgan, Jack Spencer Jr, John Kim, Othyem, deadpanbob.

4/3/2003 Michael Hopcroft: On to my second copy
Well, I had to do it. I couldn't find my copy anywhere, so i ordered a second copy of the Dead Tree Edition from Z-Man games, paying full price. The…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, The Spoken Name, Eddy Fate, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Bull, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Jason L Blair.

4/3/2003 arxhon: Finally played The Riddle of Steel: demo session
Actually i played on monday night, but have been too busy to post until now. The setup: I only managed to round up two players for the game, which makes…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

4/2/2003 Ron Edwards: SJG and independence (reply to Jason Kottler)
Hello, In the thread Applying modifiers, Jason Kottler asked this question, which belongs in this forum. Completely off topic: If the definition of indie around here is "Creator Owned", does…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Gordon C. Landis, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/2/2003 dunlaing: Problem with Shadow of Yesterday
ok, so it's a really small problem, but Nutria aren't " the largest of the rodents", Capybara are. Nutria are nearly as large as a beaver.
In CRN Games
Participants: dunlaing, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/2/2003 Sindyr: Is the "Great Impossible Thing" truly impossible?
I have a question about a phrase I have recently been exposed to. Let me repeat the phrase in context: "All of these games are based on The Great Impossible…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sindyr, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Jonathan Walton, DaGreatJL, Paganini, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, Bruce Baugh, Marco, John Kim, bladamson.

4/2/2003 Jürgen Mayer: Starchildren supplements?
Now that you're here, you gotta spill the beans... what is the future of Rock'n'Roll & Starchildren?
In XIG Games
Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Rich Ranallo.

4/2/2003 RamblingMan: [Donjon] Animal Companions
Any thoughts on how to make an ability to get animal companions, without being overpowered? I'd like to have a way to use abilities like this, but not sure how…
In CRN Games
Participants: RamblingMan, Mike Holmes, b_bankhead, jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/2/2003 Green: ideas for working title
The story-based RPG I've created, Kathanaksaya, is going through its next revision phase. For the most part, it is cleaning up the text, making it clearer and more precise. In…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green, Paul Czege, ethan_greer, Thomas Tamblyn, iago, Rich Stokes, RobMuadib, Shreyas Sampat.

4/2/2003 Zak Arntson: Deplorable - Source Material
While Deplorable concentrates on a Victorian society and the literature of the late 1800's, I am looking for any material that depicts the themes in Deplorable. You can read the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zak Arntson, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, redcrow, kregmosier, iago, b_bankhead, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, simon, simon_hibbs, Thomas Tamblyn.

4/2/2003 Eamon Voss: More questions from a newbie
Last night we made up characters for tomorrow night's playtest in the fictional European fief of 'Generica'. And we noticed that to have full plate armor, including the helm, causes…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Thor Olavsrud, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Dave Turner, Wolfen.

4/2/2003 GameAddict224: Anyone want to join my crew?
http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630 http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630 http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630 http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630 Awesome game if you like RPG's
In Connections
Participants: GameAddict224, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

4/2/2003 GameAddict224: Be a Gangster
http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630
In Actual Play
Participants: GameAddict224, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

4/2/2003 GameAddict224: Is this Indie?
http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630
In Indie Game Design
Participants: GameAddict224, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

4/2/2003 GameAddict224: Here is a good RPG
http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=101630
In RPG Theory
Participants: GameAddict224, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

4/2/2003 redcrow: Applying Modifiers
Recently while writing up some situational modifiers for combat and difficulty levels for skills I came up with a bit of a conundrum. Is it better for a modifier to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: redcrow, Bruce Baugh, szilard, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, Jason Kottler, M. J. Young.

4/2/2003 Christoffer Lernö: Agonizing over margin-based effects
I keep coming back to writing good rules for "limits" to narration based on fighting margin. One method would simply be to have a list over moves allowed for every…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Thomas Tamblyn, Sidhain, Valamir.

4/2/2003 Grex: CAH dead tree edition spotted in Copenhagen!
Hi Cynthia, I just thought I'd inform you that CAH has made it to Copenhagen, Denmark -- this afternoon I walked into my FLGS and spotted it on the 'new…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Grex, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/2/2003 Jake Norwood: Forum Rules (Draft)
Okay, guys, here's the draft of the TROS board rules. Any commentary comes *now,* 'cause when they're offical, that's it. Jake __________________ Welcome to the Riddle of Steel Forge Forum…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Durgil, Eamon Voss, ethan_greer, Stephen, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, prophet118, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Shadeling, Nick Pagnucco, Sneaky Git.

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4/3/2003 simon_hibbs: Crunchy Contests for Hero Wars
I've written up the laternative contest rules I use in my game as a PDF document. It includes some forms, an example of play and spot rules section covering special…
In HeroQuest
Participants: simon_hibbs, MrWrong.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Welcome!
Hey, everyone - it's your friendly local administrator. Here's the press release about our birthday: The Forge, a community website for the promotion and creation of creator-owned role-playing games,…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Dav, Technocrat13.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: A forum party game
Kester Pelagious was nice enough to send this to me earlier this week. Play at will. ---- Forum Trolls: The Happening! C. Demetrius Morgan This is your chance to be…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Matt Snyder, Mystery User #1, Paganini, Walt Freitag, ethan_greer, Kester Pelagius, C. Edwards, Fabrice G., Lazy Smurf, Anonymous, Lugaru, Jonathan Walton, Humbled unTroll, szilard, Valamir, xiombarg, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Guess Who*, talysman, Random*.

4/3/2003 MrWrong: Herowars Games at GenConUk
Herowars games at GenconUk 17-21st April Olympia 2 London Uk Over all 4 days of the convention there will be a diverse range of 11 scenarios available. As well as…
In HeroQuest
Participants: MrWrong, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Palashee.

4/3/2003 xiombarg: We Hate God, Part I (Pretender Playtest)
A couple members of my local group were very keen on trying out Pretender. Therefore, last night we did chargen, in preperation for playing in two weeks hence. Since a…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, lumpley, Valamir.

4/3/2003 Ron Edwards: The Forge bar is open
So what sort of mixed drink goes well with a given RPG? Please give full recipes. Category A: real mixed drinks, such as a Cactus Rose (2 ox tequila, 1.5…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, kregmosier, ethan_greer, lumpley, ThreeGee, Matt, jburneko, GreatWolf, szilard, greyorm, Shreyas Sampat, taalyn, Paul's Girl, Mike Holmes, Sylus Thane, Jason L Blair, Brian Leybourne, Jürgen Mayer, Andy Kitkowski, Bob McNamee, Jack Spencer Jr, Tod Olson, Valamir, rafael, C. Edwards.

4/3/2003 Matt Wilson: Party small talk: GenCon
Whoa, only one thread, and that by Clinton? Come on, wallflowers! So who's going to GenCon so far? Let's have a list, and what are your plans while you're there?…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Matt Wilson, Valamir, C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Marco, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, jburneko, szilard, Gordon C. Landis, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Jürgen Mayer, talysman, quozl, greyorm, Matt Gwinn, Julie, Enoch.

4/3/2003 ethan_greer: So, whose birthday is it?
So, the Forge's birthday is April 3rd? So is mine. This, of course, makes me cooler by association. Who else has their birthday today? Happy birthday!
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: ethan_greer, Fabrice G., C. Edwards, Paganini, Adam, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, J B Bell.

4/3/2003 Paganini: Timing
Darn you all for having a party on the very day that I have to leave for work! I'll just have to see if I can't dig up a computer…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Paganini, szilard.

4/3/2003 Paganini: SOAP
So, are we role-players or what? Maybe we can't have a real-life celebration, but we can sure role-play a virtual one. I propose SOAP... it's modular format is perfect for…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Paganini, C. Edwards.

4/3/2003 Ron Edwards: Social profiling
OK, I hate - really hate - this kind of topic. I've rolled my eyes every time it's come up in previous discussions and semi-abused my position as content moderator…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Lazy Smurf, Jonathan Walton, Lugaru, GreatWolf, Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, xiombarg, Sylus Thane, jburneko, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, C. Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, szilard, Hannu Hurme, Alan, Tim C Koppang, Rich Forest, kregmosier, Brian Leybourne, Gordon C. Landis, Nick Pagnucco, lumpley, Jürgen Mayer, Andy Kitkowski, Fabrice G., Chris Passeno, cruciel, J B Bell, Zak Arntson, Jack Spencer Jr, RobMuadib, Christoffer Lernö, talysman, Trevis Martin, Maurice Forrester, Michael S. Miller, Rich Stokes, taalyn, Stuart DJ Purdie, Paka, joshua neff, jrs, Jason Kottler, Julie, ScottM, Meguey, Matt Gwinn, ThreeGee, DaGreatJL, Enoch, wyrdlyng, anonymouse, DeadGirl, Ian Charvill, James Holloway, herrmess.

4/3/2003 taalyn: Probabilities, mechanic tweak, blathering pointlessly
After reading Mike's rant again, I've decided what will happen re DL and my mechanic. Simply draw vs. skill - opposing skill (whether that's Doorness or Joe Bob Spriggan's 'Hurt…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: taalyn, Mike Holmes, Twinsoul, Brian Leybourne, Shreyas Sampat, Wolfen.

4/3/2003 taalyn: how much "color terminology" is too much?
I like color terminology (like my motes, caern, hand, etc.) but I wonder if there's any theory or ideas on when it's gone too far. Particularly, does anyone have good…
In RPG Theory
Participants: taalyn, Bruce Baugh, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson.

4/3/2003 xiombarg: Small Talk: The Shield
Well, I finally got to see The Shield. It was the season finale. The edgy camerawork made my wife sick but I liked it. Very gritty, very morally ambiguous. I…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: xiombarg.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Small Talk: The Merry Critic
I've always wanted to post a list of books, movies, and music that I've experienced recently and wanted to recommend to others. So - here it is, annotated with game…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, ethan_greer, Matt Wilson, John Harper, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Enoch, wyrdlyng, szilard.

4/3/2003 Shadeling: Simple, Quick Question
Ok, I am having a brain-fart today. If I am using a Longsword 2 Handed, it is the Greatsword/Longsword Proficiency. If I am using it 1 Handed, do I use…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Wolfen.

4/3/2003 ScottM: So, how'd you find this place?
My own trip to the forge was two steps removed from a yahoo search on storytelling for Mage. The first stop was lumpley's website , which had such cool…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: ScottM, lumpley, ethan_greer, GreatWolf, szilard, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, xiombarg, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, DaGreatJL, Walt Freitag, Gordon C. Landis, Shreyas Sampat, Nick Pagnucco, jburneko, Andy Kitkowski, Tim C Koppang, C. Edwards, greyorm, Fabrice G., Bob McNamee, Michael S. Miller, Christoffer Lernö, Christopher Kubasik, Trevis Martin, Matt, Maurice Forrester, Paka, Meguey, Matt Gwinn, arxhon, dragongrace, Julie, Othyem, Enoch, Stuart DJ Purdie, Spooky Fanboy, anonymouse, Piratecat, Jack Spencer Jr, Thomas Tamblyn, Malechi, joshua neff, John Kim, Christopher Weeks, Lxndr, bcook1971.

4/3/2003 The_Confessor: Cradle: A role playing game of innocent terror
I've been bouncing around this idea for an RPG for a few weeks, and I finally wrote this kinda blurb/introduction thing. The idea for the game is heavily influenced by…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: The_Confessor, bladamson, Shadeling, ethan_greer, xiombarg, Green, Valamir, Thomas Tamblyn, Jared A. Sorensen, Balthasar Bux, Simon W, Phillip, Dumirik, gobi, garapata.

4/3/2003 Mudge: What's the most...
Interesting thing that you have discovered here at The Forge?? The most innovative? The most memorable?
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Mudge, Brian Leybourne, ethan_greer, jburneko, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy, Fabrice G., Kester Pelagius.

4/3/2003 Shadeling: Second Quick Question
In running my games this has come up. When using Proficiency, when you have no Proficiency, do you allow the character to use their Reflexes, or Reflexes minus a certain…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood.

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