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4/22/2003 fabien: Civilization(TM) RPG game?
In a previous thread about innovation, I ended asking about some kind of Civilization-like mechanics in RPG. By this, I don't mean a RPG where you're playing God-like creatures building…
In RPG Theory
Participants: fabien, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, talysman.

4/22/2003 szilard: Destined: The scope of conflicts
In Destined, I fluctuate between wanting the resolution mechanic to be focussed upon specific conflicts (or parts of conflicts) and entire scenes. The resolution mechanic is FitM: first, the problematic…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: szilard, Ron Edwards, Sparky, Christoffer Lernö.

4/22/2003 iago: Long Pig - Chapter 2 - You Are Who You Eat
Here is, largely unformatted form, my chapter two, written with a bit of "dialect" to it due to the chosen narrator. Apologies for the lack of formatting, but I wanted…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: iago, szilard, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jay Turner, DaGreatJL.

4/22/2003 Mike Holmes: Possible TO "Solution"
I've moved this to a new thread from the thread on toughness lest I be accused of Topic hijacking: That, on the other hand, would make toughness dependent at least…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mike Holmes, Durgil, Mayhem1979, Mokkurkalfe, arxhon, redcrow, Wolfen.

4/22/2003 Sindyr: Questions abour Master Components...
So lets say I want to create a Master Component, Soldier. Would it work like this: Soldier - 1 Coin Combat Training x 2 - 2 Coins Disciplined - 1…
In Universalis
Participants: Sindyr, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

4/22/2003 hyphz: A demoralising day
The Easter weekend brought about a few good opportunities for actual play, which sadly has left me feeling demoralised and down over RPGing in general. I thought I might post…
In Actual Play
Participants: hyphz, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, ADGBoss, Walt Freitag, Bankuei, Ian Charvill, Christopher Kubasik, John Kim, Sidhain, Ron Edwards, Garbanzo, Marco, Valamir, clehrich, Spooky Fanboy, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, jdagna, Jared A. Sorensen, cruciel.

4/22/2003 anonymouse: Go as primary resolution mechanic?
Idea: You use a 9x9 board; the 13 and the 19 are probably too large for any kind of quick resolution. Every action has a stone-amount associated with it; maybe…
In RPG Theory
Participants: anonymouse, Garbanzo, Mike Holmes, Jonathan Walton, Valamir, Andy Kitkowski, clehrich, hix, Marco, Chris, Thomas Tamblyn, Shreyas Sampat.

4/22/2003 Kester Pelagius: Any Book: a 4 page FRPS
Greetings All, This is one of those "rummaging around in old folders" kind of re-discoveries. Apparently I started this last November/October and forgot about it. So, after cleaning it up…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Simon W, Thomas Tamblyn.

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.

4/22/2003 rikiwarren: RSS syndication?
Is there currently any RSS syndication for these forums (allowing people to access the forums using usenet-like readers--or, more importantly for mobile users like myself, letting us quickly download the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: rikiwarren, xiombarg, Andy Kitkowski.

4/22/2003 Brian Leybourne: Phew, finally (Character Generator software)
What happened to the Driftwood Progress sticky anyway? This should really have gone in there. Anyway, the Character Generator software is done. I just need a day or two to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Dave Turner, Jason Kottler, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir, Salamander, Eamon Voss, Durgil, kanseg, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Tywin Lannister, prophet118, Michael Tree, toli.

4/21/2003 Simon W: (24 hour game) 1940 -England Invaded
Ok, I know nobody actually said they like it, unlike Troubadours of Verticaile (I love this game!), Criminal Element and the others (oh yes, it hurts!), but nevertheless I also…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Simon W, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, b_bankhead.

4/21/2003 Simon W: How to publish this (LOGB)
Ok, so I've got Lashings of Ginger Beer looking like this, so far. http://www.geocities.com/simonwashbourne/lashingsofgingerbeer.pdf with a character sheet like this http://www.geocities.com/simonwashbourne/logb_char.pdf If I want to publish for sale, then I'd…
In Publishing
Participants: Simon W, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt, simon, Mike Holmes, talysman, Valamir, clehrich.

4/21/2003 ace pilot: Marketing through the Internet
Hey all, It has been said many times here and on RPG.net that internet promotion (e.g., forums, email and industry lists, etc.) is probably the most cost-effective and cost-efficient method…
In Publishing
Participants: ace pilot, JSDiamond.

4/21/2003 urbwar: Paladin: Multiple Orders?
Looking through the back threads in the forum, I saw Zak Arneston had his Inquisitor orders, of which he had 3. Has anyone else run Paladin with more than one…
In CRN Games
Participants: urbwar, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Ciotti, Andy Kitkowski.

4/21/2003 Drew Stevens: I just saw Six String Samuari...
*whimper* I have a physical need for high octaNe gaming now... Physical, heartfelt need. Which demands instant gratification. But- I like physical books too, and it's twice as long... What…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Drew Stevens, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan.

4/21/2003 John Harper: Paladin Fan Art
I've been inspired lately to do some fan art pieces for the indie RPG community, starting with my take on the core "image" for a few different games. After doing…
In CRN Games
Participants: John Harper, Ben Morgan, Clinton R. Nixon, Jonathan Walton, J. Backman, Jared A. Sorensen, Andrew Ciotti, rafial, ejh, tetsujin28, joshua neff.

4/21/2003 WhistlinFiend: Ravenloft-esque Sorcerer...again
Just got done reading Sorcerer's Soul....very nice, very deep stuff. I kicked my wife out of the bedroom and put SoS and Charnel Gods on her pillow. I pretend they…
In Adept Press
Participants: WhistlinFiend, jburneko.

4/21/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Schism: Unleashed
Curious as to how this was developing. I hope everything is gelling nicely, and I look forward to seeing what you've done with this.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/21/2003 M. J. Young: On Innovative: Ranting Against a Rant
I'm responding here to Chris's Standard Rant: "Innovative", but in a different direction. When we're talking games and folks scream "Revolutionary and New!" most of the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, fabien, Ron Edwards.

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4/22/2003 Jay Turner: Better Days: A Game of Nostalgia and Memory (long)
Hello all, I've lurked here for a while now, and reading these fora has been a huge help for my own designs. I have a few games I'm carving out…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jay Turner, Simon W, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, clehrich.

4/22/2003 Little_Rat: Are You A Geek? (my first attempt at rpg design)
Inspired by the 24 hour games, I dug into my old research files from a sociology project and came up with Geeks: The RPG . It'll be a bit of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Little_Rat, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss.

4/22/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Sorcerer and the Fate of the One-Session Game
Last night, I ran my new one-session Sorcerer adventure, The Keys of Uriel. I was very surprised at the outcome, although I shouldn't have been: like every other attempt I've…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, urbwar, ADGBoss, rafial, Nev the Deranged.

4/23/2003 greyorm: RPG-Index: Sorcerer included
There's a new site trying to index all the games ever published since D&D first came out. On a lark, I checked to see if Sorcerer was included in this…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Andy Kitkowski, Thalendar.

4/23/2003 Buddha Nature: Necessary Risk
Is risk a necessary part of the roleplaying experience? This is a question I have been grappling with for a bit now. What I mean by this is whether or…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Buddha Nature, AV, Simon W, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss, damion, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, Bruce Baugh.

4/23/2003 John Kim: Plotless but Background-based Games
This is a split from another thread in the "Actual Play" forum. The essential problem which the poster was posting was his feeling that: "if they fail, then nothing…
In RPG Theory
Participants: John Kim, Le Joueur, lumpley, Mike Holmes, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, Bankuei, Emily Care, cruciel.

4/23/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Learning Quark
I was recently sent a copy of Quark XPress 5.0 for Windows. This is obviously a premiere piece of software -- however, it also comes with a high learning curve.…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Matt, Michael S. Miller, samdowning, Matt Gwinn, Gold Rush Games.

4/23/2003 C. Edwards: Cradlethorn (pre-playtest draft)
Hey all, Here is the pre-playtest draft of Cradlethorn and some cover art I cooked up in between bouts of frantic typing. There are a couple specific issues I’d like…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: C. Edwards, Mike Holmes, Christoffer Lernö.

4/23/2003 ADGBoss: Empire of the Dragon-Lotus or Whew! finally
Well between working on Seraphim and Steel & Shadows, I finished my aborted 24 hour game (with sleep it took like 40 hours to finish). It is called Empire of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ADGBoss, greyorm, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy.

4/23/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Making the players more proactive
I think I should start that I dislike the word proactive. I side with the Itchy & Scratchy writer on the episode of the Simpson when they created the Poochy…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Fabrice G., damion, John Kim, clehrich, cruciel.

4/23/2003 Alan: Questions on Extended Conflicts
In an extended conflict, on a player's turn, how many things can he do? My interpretation of the rules is that a player _either_ rolls their exchange, or rolls an…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Alan, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards.

4/23/2003 urbwar: At last, it is mine!
Got my copy of CAH today. I am very pleased to hold it in my hands. Now to sit down and read this beauty of a book....
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: urbwar, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/23/2003 Cynthia Celeste Miller: CAH Goings-On
There is a lot of great stuff going on in the wacky world of Cartoon Action Hour these days! We've all been working hard to keep the momentum of the…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/23/2003 Marco: No Myth playing
Feng has been talking about playing without the "myth of reality"--I find the idea interesesting but I'm foggy on some issues. 0. Gener issues? What happens when genre is foggy?…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Marco, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, clehrich, M. J. Young.

4/23/2003 John Harper: Trollbabe Desktop: Who ordered the cheesecake?
Take one naked woman, a big horn sheep, and a website for ren-fair accessories and what do you get? No, not that you sick monkey! You get the Trollbabe Desktop…
In Adept Press
Participants: John Harper, Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy, Mike Holmes, greyorm, jrs, Nev the Deranged, Solomon.

4/23/2003 xiombarg: Lusting After Jesus, Part I (Pretender Playtest)
So, last Wednesday I finally ran Pretender. I'll talk about the general experience, and then make some comments regarding the system in actual play, and some changes I might wanna…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, Brian Leybourne, lumpley, Enoch.

4/23/2003 Nathan: Foreign Element - Playtesting Is On
Howdy, Foreign Element is Mystic Ages' very own science fiction game. The old version was available from here: http://www.actionroll.com/fe, but I am not sure if that URL is working anymore.…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer.

4/23/2003 Mokkurkalfe: Electronic money-changer
Personally, I like to fiddle with coins n' stuff in RPG's. Otherwise, you can't give the players the feeling that they're adventuring to get the next meal on the table.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Salamander, prophet118, Jake Norwood, Jason.

4/23/2003 Valamir: Columbia Games dumps distributors
Columbia games, publishers of Harn, some d20 stuff and a lot of block wargames just announced that they are going 100% direct via web and phone mail order only. details…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, Michael Hopcroft.

4/23/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Is the FLGS obsolete?
I was thinking of starting a game store when i graduated from business school, but now I'm starting to wonder whether the FLGS we grew up with has been rendered…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Scorpio, anonymouse, samdowning, JSDiamond, Andy Kitkowski, Tundra, Valamir, wyrdlyng, HinterWelt, Ron Edwards, Ryan Wynne, Emmett, b_bankhead.

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