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4/26/2003 Sindyr: HELP! I can't remember which RPG this is...
I am not sure if I have posted this in the right forum(s), but I am trying to remember where I came across an interesting game, and thought this would…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sindyr, Wolfen, Chris.

4/26/2003 Sindyr: HELP! I can't remember which RPG this is...
I am not sure if I have posted this in the right forum(s), but I am trying to remember where I came across an interesting game, and thought this would…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sindyr, Thomas Tamblyn.

4/26/2003 Marco: Mechs
I'm working on JAGS Mechs. This isn't a game mechanics issue (I mean it is--but it's all tactical balance stuff and I'm not delving into that here)--but more of a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Marco, Thomas Tamblyn, greyorm, Sidhain, Walt Freitag, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Eric J., Stuart DJ Purdie, SwordofLux, b_bankhead, Emmett.

4/26/2003 MistHunter: The Modern Wild West
I have this setting idea, and I would like to know other's players opinions on it. The setting makes the RPG itself, highly Gamist, as your goal is to become…
In RPG Theory
Participants: MistHunter, anonymouse, Thomas Tamblyn, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young.

4/26/2003 Gold Rush Games: Review Criteria for RPGs
As part of our new Eureka! Publishing & Design Program I am going to be providing a review/critique of submissions. Each topic/element reviewed will be given a rating from 1…
In Publishing
Participants: Gold Rush Games, Sylus Thane, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Kester Pelagius, HinterWelt, busling, taalyn, Walt Freitag.

4/26/2003 Russell: First Donjon game report
My regular group ran our first Donjon game tonight, and it was a blast. Here's my initial report: The Setting: Unknown milennia in the future, mankind is ruled by the…
In CRN Games
Participants: Russell, anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/26/2003 soundwave: Motivations to design
I'm not exactly sure this is the right forum for this topic, but... I've been looking through a lot of new RPG systems lately, and a question ocurred to me:…
In RPG Theory
Participants: soundwave, anonymouse, hix, cruciel, lumpley, Le Joueur, Bankuei, M. J. Young.

4/26/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Partners, Incorporation and Working Capital
I'm thinking of aquiring some additional working capital by changing the structure of Seraphim Guard. This is more a matter of not wanting to run it as a sole properietorship…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Valamir, Gold Rush Games, Dav, samdowning, Malcolm.

4/26/2003 Zathreyel: Criminal Element, expanded and evolving
okay, a quick post of an update. i have a friend of mine hosting the .pdf file of what i have doen so far for Criminal Element. it is lacking…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zathreyel, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2003 Spooky Fanboy: The Fallen: a Trollbabe offshoot (long)
I like Trollbabe a lot. IMO, if done right, it is the best game for portraying Lone Wanderer/Man with No Name/Sword&Sorcery protagonists. This is the character; these are the journeys.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Bob McNamee, John Harper.

4/26/2003 Wolfen: ReCoil: Mechanics, part 1
In which the basic traits of player characters are discussed, as well as various effects and possibilities with the basic mechanic. Comments, suggestions and questions desired. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanics: Agent traits:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Wolfen, C. Edwards, Thomas Tamblyn, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

4/26/2003 Darth Tang: News or updates on OBAM?
When is the pdf download avalible? Hardcopy? COME ON-it's almost May. Lets firm up a date here, chop-chop!
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Darth Tang, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Eamon Voss, arxhon, toli.

4/25/2003 rpghost: [PR] ePublisher Guide Released!
The ePublisher Guide has finally been released! Thanks to everyone for their help! Hope to see/hear some feedback (good and/or bad) so we can update before the POD version goes…
In Publishing
Participants: rpghost, Jonathan Walton, busling, Michael Hopcroft, Sturn, iago, Valamir, Adam, xechnao, Ron Edwards.

4/25/2003 Andy Kitkowski: [Sor, Dice] "Levelling" dice for dif power levels.
Sorry- I didn't se anything discussing this in the few searches I ran here, so if it's been discussed already, a point towards relevant links would be appreciated. So I've…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Valamir, szilard, Ron Edwards, jburneko, greyorm, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen, Nev the Deranged.

4/25/2003 greyorm: "No Myth" with D&D
Our group finally started playing the 3E game again -- various issues such as work and births and such having interrupted the usual flow of gaming for a few weeks.…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, ADGBoss, Marco, Thierry Michel, Mike Holmes, Scripty, Cassidy, John Kim.

4/25/2003 Jay Turner: Mechanics: How Bad Are Ties?
I'm working on a game that involves drawing cards to resolve who gets to narrate a scene, and I'm wrestling with the significance of ties (the same number drawn by…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jay Turner, C. Edwards, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss, Bob McNamee, greyorm, M. J. Young, Bankuei, deadpanbob, Jeph.

4/25/2003 philreed: Self-Doubt
I'm constantly arguing with myself, trying to determine if what I'm doing currently is going to be the thing I release that sucks. I probably spend more time thinking about…
In Publishing
Participants: philreed, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Jonathan Walton, Paka, Gold Rush Games, Bruce Baugh, Sidhain, Michael Hopcroft.

4/25/2003 kaiza: Xenocrisis Play testers needed.
Hello! Kaiza here. I need play testers for epic science-fantasy rpg called Xenocrisis: Viral. This is a RPG I have been working on for the last 7 years. It's background…
In Connections
Participants: kaiza, Andy Kitkowski, Emote Control, busling.

4/25/2003 arxhon: SA: Luck..."Fate Points"?
You may be familiar with the concept of Fate Points from WFRP. If not, they're pretty simlpe. A Fate point allows you to ignore a critical damage roll. Can Luck…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir, Ashren Va'Hale, Bankuei.

4/25/2003 jburneko: About A Player
All this talk about "No Myth" has made me start to think more about this one particular player I have. Over all, I LIKE playing with guy for two reasons:…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, greyorm, Valamir, Enoch, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Blake Hutchins.

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4/26/2003 xgothgrrl: Setting concept for new game: The Ecotopia Station
Hello all, new member here. I've been playing around with a few stray ideas for a number of weeks now in the hopes of designing a new game for my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xgothgrrl, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, redivider.

4/26/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Getting Ready for Hero Quest
Here's one for the folks within the inside scoop on the Hero Quest book and product line. Okay. Let's say I patiently set aside buying Hero Wars a while back…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Michael Bowman, MrWrong.

4/26/2003 urbwar: Initial Opinions about CAH
[quote="Cynthia Celeste Miller"]Thanks, Urbwar! I hope you enjoy the read. Let us know your opinions.[/quote] Having read through Channel 5 now, I figured I would post some opinions about CAH.…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: urbwar, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/27/2003 Chris: Exhaustion/Strain based Magic . . .
I'm trying to design a magic system for a setting that I'm basing around the Icelandic Sagas (mytho-historical viking setting based on primary medieval source material). To keep magic "realistic"…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Chris, Wolfen, Thomas Tamblyn, damion, John Kim, Ron Edwards, Paganini, Piers Brown, Jay Turner, kregmosier, Mike Holmes, Andrea Gualano.

4/27/2003 Garbanzo: SWM iso unopposed one-roll = one-exchange systems
All- I'm looking for systems to reference as I plow ahead with mine own game. Desired: Games with all-unopposed resolution where that one roll covers an exchange, not a swing.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Garbanzo, greyorm, Thomas Tamblyn, Bob McNamee.

4/27/2003 Waiwode: Sell me on...
I'm currently looking for a new fantasy game, and TROS has caught my attention. I've already combed the web-site and am about to start pouring over the Quick-start pdf. Can…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Waiwode, Tywin Lannister, Bankuei, Salamander, arxhon, Valamir, Wolfen, Morfedel.

4/27/2003 Kenway: The Pool with 2 players?
I was planning on a Pool campaign with only 2 participants and I didn't want to have 1 GM and 1 PC. Are there any suggestions to make play more…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Kenway, Shreyas Sampat, Bankuei, aplath, Paganini, Mike Holmes, James V. West, Cassidy, Scripty.

4/27/2003 wyrdlyng: House of 1000 Corpses
If you like over the top horror that's both disturbing and gory then I can highly recomend this film to you. It's a throwback to old grindhouse horror flicks with…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: wyrdlyng, Spooky Fanboy.

4/27/2003 DaGreatJL: Do prewritten scenarios=Illusionism/Participationism?
First, I apologize if this is covering old ground; if so, please feel free to direct me to the proper thread. So, when a GM has a fully prewritten story,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: DaGreatJL, John Kim, M. J. Young, cruciel, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Marco.

4/27/2003 Sindyr: Best way to make 4d6 open-ended?
I have been working on my game for some time, and the hardest thing for me was to come up with a task resolution system that met many of my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sindyr, Brian Leybourne, Shreyas Sampat, Andrew Martin, Zoetrope10, Mike Holmes, SwordofLux.

4/27/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Will there be a CyberCon 2003?
Are there any plans for online conventions for 2003? If anyone wants to run one, I'd like to fffer my assistance, and if nobody is running one I'd like to…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, rpghost, Gold Rush Games.

4/28/2003 soundwave: Defining Genre Expectations
There's been a lot of talk around here lately about Genre Expectations, particularly in relation to Fang's 'No Myth' style. Now, it seems to me that Genre Expectations have to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: soundwave, M. J. Young, MoonHunter, Le Joueur, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

4/28/2003 cruciel: Relationships Between GMing Styles
I've been thinking a little bit about how these different GM styles being discussed as of late relate to each other...so I drew (err, typed actually) a picture. Participationism…
In RPG Theory
Participants: cruciel, Rob MacDougall, Le Joueur, Marco, Mike Holmes.

4/28/2003 Chris: Icelandic Saga based campaign
Know how to cut them, know how to read them, Know how to stain them, know how to prove them, Know how to evoke them, know how to score them,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Chris, James Holloway, greyorm, John Kim, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, RiP, Jeffrey Miller, jrs, Balbinus, Poenz.

4/28/2003 Ian O'Rourke: Neverwinter Nights and GNS
I'm not really sure this thread has much response potential to it, but I've been so enthralled by my discoveries (sad I know) and frustrated at the same time, that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Balbinus, ADGBoss, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2003 clehrich: Startup with Plotless Background
As I prepare to run Shadows in the Fog, the Alpha-Test version (tm), for which incidentally please click the WWW button below or search for the thread on Indie Game…
In Actual Play
Participants: clehrich, Le Joueur, John Kim.

4/28/2003 Eric J-D: Praise Universalis
Hi Ralph and Mike, I'm only a recent poster to the Forge, but I've followed many of the fora for a while now. Somehow, however, I never managed to get…
In Universalis
Participants: Eric J-D, Valamir.

4/28/2003 Ron Edwards: Unknown Armies and No Myth role-playing
Hello, In the thread A Demoralizing Day, hyphz asked me: you stated that you think all the UA one-shot scenarios are Illusionist. Do you think that the UA setting, in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, clehrich, Enoch, Ian Charvill, hyphz, Drastic, GreatWolf, Bruce Baugh.

4/28/2003 jdagna: Better/worse Narrativist (split)
Maybe this is a good time to throw out a question I've been mulling on. I come from that Sim/Actor background and happen to enjoy it very much, but I've…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jdagna, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, clehrich, soundwave, Eric J-D.

4/28/2003 Nick Pagnucco: the role of supplements
I read somewhere Ron criticizing a lot of supplements as either working off assumptions of playing a certain way at conventions, or as being disguised fiction. I don't remember for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Nick Pagnucco, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Felix.

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