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4/4/2003 hyphz: Now, the men's 50x50 Tactics and the Mixed Creativity...
A bizarre thought I had which I thought might bear a little discussion. We all know the "bass line" metaphor, but (IMHO at least) that's a little tricky to actually…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hyphz.

4/4/2003 anonymouse: [Paladin] Legacy: a Vagrant Story.
GM: Michael (that is to say, me) Player: Brian (slightly-younger brother) The setting for our game is based off of the Playstation game Vagrant Story. This thread is where I'm…
In Actual Play
Participants: anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/4/2003 M. J. Young: Search for Game Designers who are Christian
O.K., this isn't quite right for any forum, but I need to ask The Forge community, so it's going to go here. Maybe it would fit better in Connections, but…
In Site Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young, Clinton R. Nixon, Jonathan Walton.

4/4/2003 taalyn: Gay gamers
Just curious - how many gay gamers are there? That you know, or are here at the Forge. A.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: taalyn, Adam, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, szilard, Othyem, Anonymous, ADGBoss, Piratecat, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/4/2003 Ron Edwards: The Impossible Thing
Hi everyone, It's so much easier than everyone makes it. Work with me on one thing only: by "story," just for purposes of this one issue, we're talking about stuff…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bruce Baugh, Valamir, Alan, greyorm, John Kim, dragongrace, Sylus Thane, JSDiamond, Mike Holmes, Sindyr, bladamson, taalyn, JMendes, Gordon C. Landis, cruciel, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Marco, Green, Ian Charvill, simon_hibbs.

4/4/2003 taalyn: Probability calculation
I'm not sure this is the right forum, but I'm not sure what would be the right one. Anyhoo, can anyone direct me to wensites, discussion, or books that are…
In RPG Theory
Participants: taalyn, John Kim, bladamson, Bruce Baugh, Thierry Michel, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege.

4/4/2003 RpgAlexWyld: GNS: What is it?
Sorry, I'm new to the Forge. Can anyone discribe what Gamist, Narativist and Simulationist is? I have no clue... Thanks
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: RpgAlexWyld, bladamson, Matt, Ron Edwards, Valamir, AmarPK, Tonic.

4/4/2003 Walt Freitag: Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Hot Or Not?
[size=9px]OK, I was trying to come up with the least Forge-like topics I could think of. This was number -- well, actually, it was about number 158 on the list.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Walt Freitag, C. Edwards, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Anonymous, Julie, lumpley, wyrdlyng.

4/4/2003 Eric Kimball: Mental combat
Has any game ever dealt with arguments and social relations in the same way most rpg deal with combat? What I mean when you are trying to persuade some one…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Eric Kimball, Brian Leybourne, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, talysman, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Harlequin.

4/4/2003 bladamson: online gaming
Moved from game theory... Ok, let me get this straight. Online gaming happes both via the yahoo group chat channel and on irc.magicstar.net #IndieRPGs? Or is the yahoo group only…
In Actual Play
Participants: bladamson, C. Edwards, greyorm, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Paganini.

4/4/2003 Kester Pelagius: Got a good homebrew?
Then why not share it with the rest of us! Tell us about your current game project, homebrew campaign setting, or share your favorite recipes for homebrew. Whatever floats your…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Kester Pelagius, J. Backman, Anonymous, ethan_greer.

4/4/2003 Brian Leybourne: So then the clam says "Your shell or mine?"
It's Forge Birthday, I can say anything I want :-) If you know a good corny joke, add it on in... -- So I said to the Gym instructor "Can…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Michael S. Miller, taalyn, talysman, Trevis Martin, ethan_greer, Walt Freitag, Matt Wilson, Garbanzo, Enoch, lumpley, Ben Morgan, Ian Charvill, Anonymous, Steve Samson, Lxndr, joshua neff, cruciel, Marhault, Kilor Di, Jack Aidley, pete_darby, Ron Edwards, xenopulse, Gaerik, bcook1971, Betsi-G, Ben Lehman.

4/4/2003 Mudge: What's a good 'indie' game for beginners?
And what do you like about it that made you suggest it? Thanks. Mudge
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Mudge, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/4/2003 Valamir: Sell me Hackmaster
heh, heh, heh. Taking full abusive advantage of Forge Birthday Days...
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, arxhon, ethan_greer, Enoch, Anonymous, Jake Norwood, Paul Czege, GreatWolf, szilard.

4/4/2003 The Spoken Name: Need Team Z members!
Ok, what is Team Z? Well, it's a demo team for people who are willing to run CAH events in local FLGS and especially at cons. We want poeple to…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: The Spoken Name.

4/4/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: My hat for d02 know no limit
Check out my hat! It's a d20 hat! Isn't it just the limit? I think that's the lingo the kids are using today. Happy Birthday Forge.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, talysman, Mike Holmes, arxhon, Enoch, C. Edwards, Walt Freitag, szilard, Thomas Tamblyn.

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.

4/3/2003 Jürgen Mayer: Happy Birthday, Forge!
Happy birthday, Forge! Kudos and Mad Props to Ron and Clinton for the indie rpg heart of the web!
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Fabrice G., Gordon C. Landis, Anonymous, Tundra, Shreyas Sampat.

4/3/2003 Paul Czege: not just what you want, but who to do it
One of the common thread-starts in online game forums is someone describing a concept they wish had been made into a game. Often the idea is for the game realization…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Paul Czege, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, xiombarg, jburneko, Spooky Fanboy, kregmosier, Gordon C. Landis, greyorm, Zak Arntson, Jonathan Walton, Shreyas Sampat, talysman, John Harper, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius, Julie, Michael S. Miller.

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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4/4/2003 Christoffer Lernö: The Religion Wars begin here
Some people, (including me) mentioned their religious beliefs in the social profiling. So I thought I'd ask it straight out. I'll restate mine: I was raised a christian (protestant), turned…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, xiombarg, greyorm, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, GreatWolf, Valamir, ethan_greer, dragongrace, Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Gwinn, taalyn, Lazy Smurf, cruciel, Brian Leybourne, sdemory, Spooky Fanboy, C. Edwards, Enoch, lumpley, wyrdlyng, quozl, Jake Norwood, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Clinton R. Nixon, Simon W, Dotan Dimet, Ben Terry, Rich Stokes, Shreyas Sampat, John Kim, Itse, Paul Watson, Bob McNamee, Christopher Weeks, Asrogoth, Anonymous, herrmess, Rich Forest.

4/4/2003 Paul Czege: if you've never posted to The Forge...
...post for the first time here. There's a Forge tradition of doing these threads we call "profiling" a few times a year. On this thread only, lets have a mini…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Paul Czege, Julie, ScottM, Bob McNamee, Blake Hutchins, Trevis Martin, hix, TheLHF, Wolfen, David Laurence, Doyce, Brian Leybourne, brainwipe, Rich Forest, O Dinas Powys, Alex Johnson.

4/4/2003 Eamon Voss: Quickie review by yours truly
Last night we tried out TROS. Eric left his character sheet at work and so we had to do his character again. I like how fast character creation is, and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon Voss, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Ashren Va'Hale.

4/4/2003 ethan_greer: Forum Party Game: Who gets the last word?
This is not a traditional thread, in that I don't have any particular conversation in mind. Basically, the idea is, at some point on April 7 this forum will be…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, arxhon, Lazy Smurf.

4/4/2003 arxhon: How do counters work?
How do counters work? I did a search, and couoldn't fnd anything in the 3+ pages of returns, so i apologize if this question has come up before. I tried…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Ashren Va'Hale.

4/4/2003 J. Backman: Most interesting projects you have worked on
Please describe three of the most interesting gaming-related projects you have been involved with in the past (or are currently working on). What did you learn from them? I'll start:…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: J. Backman, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

4/4/2003 Dave Panchyk: I love you, man...
Okay, this doesn't really fit in the Bar thingy because the moonshine I'm drinking isn't really a "mixed" drink. (Not until I decide to pour in some flat, two-day-old Dr.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Dave Panchyk, Valamir, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, ADGBoss.

4/4/2003 Gordon C. Landis: Creative agenda == Explorative agenda?
Here's a thought that has been brewing since "creative agenda" was mentioned as a possible solution to the confusion around Narrative (or whatever) Premise vs. general overal game premise .…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards.

4/4/2003 Nathan: Eldritch Ass Kicking Revised Is Here!
[b]Eldritch Ass Kicking[/b], the roleplaying game of wizard-blasting-wizard action, is back. EAK is the story of the battered realm of Anhelm and the insane wizards who make it their home.…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Spooky Fanboy.

4/4/2003 Evan Waters: PDF Schedule
I know I have a vested interest in this (I won a contest so I get all the electronic material for the line free), so forgive my selfishness, but has…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Evan Waters, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/4/2003 Brian Leybourne: Roleplaying Stigma
[quote]Hmm, I hadn't considered that, but you're totally right. It took me a long time to feel comfortable and confident about telling other people that I roleplay.[/quote] Stripped this out…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

4/4/2003 cruciel: How much time does this damn site suck out of you?
I probably toss away an hour or three a day on it.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: cruciel, Brian Leybourne, ScottM, Enoch, taalyn, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Rich Forest, Shreyas Sampat.

4/5/2003 Chris Kucsera: Donjon DM's Screen & Cheat Sheets
I realize that Clinton's new job has delayed several of his projects. Has anyone else created a DM's screen? Also, any cheat sheets that one would provide to new players…
In CRN Games
Participants: Chris Kucsera, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason Kottler, Andrea Gualano.

4/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Nine Worlds playtest
Need I even mention that I want one of these ASAP? BTW, if you'd like to include me in credits, or anything, my real name is Carl L. Congdon. Not…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder, coal, Kester Pelagius.

4/5/2003 Darrin Kelley: Special Ability question related to the Transformers.
In the original Transformers series, there was an ability demonstrated originally by the Constructicons. The ability to combine into Devistator. How would one simulate as a Special Ability in CAH?
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Darrin Kelley, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/5/2003 Buddha Nature: Finding Players
Where are the best places online to locate new players to game with? My old gaming group is scattered to the four winds and I am looking for new blood.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Buddha Nature.

4/5/2003 Darrin Kelley: Size question.
How would one make it so that a character could either grow or shrink as a Special Ability?
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Darrin Kelley, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/5/2003 Christoffer Lernö: What's the name of your computer?
Have you named your harddrive(s)? Your computer? Does it still say "My Computer" on the desktop or does the poor thing actually have a name? Me first: Computer: "Yggdrasil" Harddrive:…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Shreyas Sampat, Ben Morgan, cruciel, szilard, Brian Leybourne, taalyn, ThreeGee, Mike Holmes, Adam, Trevis Martin, wyrdlyng, Andy Kitkowski, Stuart DJ Purdie, Chris Passeno, Jack Spencer Jr, Thomas Tamblyn, J B Bell, Enoch, Anonymous, arxhon, RobMuadib, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Heather Manley, Clinton R. Nixon, J. Backman.

4/5/2003 Shieldage: D6 Gimmick
Okay, I gather from the posts that you guys have had past experience with something similiar and gotten sick of the subject. Understood and moving on. Er, I found a…
In Universalis
Participants: Shieldage, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Paganini, rafial.

4/5/2003 Clinically Insane: G.I. Joe Official Handbook
Just picked this book up on the 3rd, thought of Cartoon Action Hour and picked it up. I couldn't get to the spectrum site yesterday. Luckly someone responded to a…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Clinically Insane, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

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