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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

4/27/2003 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.

4/27/2003 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

4/26/2003 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.

4/26/2003 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 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 Eric J-D: What system(s) might best facilitate these desires?
Although I have been an enthusiastic reader of many of the fora here and a longstanding admirer of Ron Edwards' contributions to game theory and design, this is my first…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Green, Bruce Baugh, Thomas Tamblyn, John Kim, Valamir, clehrich, Mike Holmes.

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4/28/2003 Sylus Thane: How do I get my game in a chain store?
After reading the thread on "Is the local FLGS obselete?" I got curious. I noticed stores such as Borders, Barnes and Noble, mentioned many times. What I'm wondering is how…
In Publishing
Participants: Sylus Thane, Gold Rush Games, Gordon C. Landis, Jeffrey Miller, Dav, clehrich, samdowning.

4/28/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Stance is Still Not Power
Hi all, I've been turning the GM Secrets thread around in my head all weekend, and I'm not sure I can find the problem. I mean, there is a problem…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Mike Holmes.

4/28/2003 greyorm: Organization & Layout
This is a pretty general topic, and so is my question, but I am asking about it in relation to the design of Orx here. This was the same question…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, Valamir, Wolfen, hix, M. J. Young, Jonathan Walton, Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Wilson, Fallen_Icarus.

4/28/2003 deadpanbob: Incarnate: CharGen Achieving Gamist Support?
All, I'm still slowly slogging through a complete re-write/draft of my game: Incarnate. It's slow going - but I'm committed to finishing sometime this century. As stated in the design…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: deadpanbob, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2003 Ron Edwards: [Criminal Element] Crime and violence
Hi there, I didn't mess around - within 24 hours after the 24 hours of the game's creation, I had both ideas for characters/scenarios and a burning urge to put…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Zathreyel.

4/28/2003 Walt Freitag: A different perspective on the Demoralizing Day
The heart of Hyphz's problem on the Demoralizing Day thread was stated very eloquently in the last few paragraphs of the initial post: But the negative feeling I got afterwards…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Walt Freitag, clehrich, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur.

4/29/2003 Fallen_Icarus: Sins of Our Forefathers - an intro
Hi, I'm a relatively new Forgite and this is an intro to my first game of any note, Sin's of Our Forefathers. A game set so far in the future,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Fallen_Icarus, clehrich, Mike Holmes.

4/29/2003 urbwar: Special Abilities question
Got a question about SA's. I'm working on a series seed where the characters would be ghostbuster types, but are chinese (it will make sense when I get the backstory…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: urbwar, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Norbert, Knarf.

4/29/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Designigng a comedy game
I just acquired a licence for an RPG based pon an American-produced comedic manga series. I have eighteen months to release a game -- I want to do it in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, Jay Turner, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, szilard, greyorm.

4/29/2003 Michael Hopcroft: A big announcement -- "As Told By...."
Now THIS is actually a BIG, Important announcmeent. Seraphim Guard has reached a licence agreement with NDP Comics to produce a role-playing game based on their manga series "As Told…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Valamir, Blacksad, Dev, xiombarg.

4/29/2003 Calder: First post, thoughts on Eastern martial arts
First off, I have to give major props to Brian and Jake! I recently converted my d20 campaign to TROS, and it's been nowhere but up. (ben_lehman is one of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Calder, arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Salamander, Jake Norwood, Eamon Voss, Wolfen, r_callen221, Bankuei, Janne Halmetoja, tunaman9000, Ron Edwards.

4/29/2003 M. J. Young: Does Module Play Equal Participationism?
Over in the thread, Do prewritten scenarios=Illusionism/Participationism?, M.J., what you describe sounds like straight-head Participation to me. I don't see why or how it's a different category.He was…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, cruciel, Tim C Koppang, John Kim, deadpanbob.

4/29/2003 Bryant: Karl Edward Wagner Pointer: Kane Stories Republished
(Apologies if this is off-topic.) Night Shade Books has republished the Kane novels in one volume -- they'll be doing a volume of the Kane short stories soon as well.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bryant, Alan, Zak Arntson, Paul Czege.

4/29/2003 arxhon: The Riddle of Steel playtest review on RPGnet
There is a Riddle of Steel playtest up on RPG.net, by yours truly. :-) Check it out. Anyone know of any other sites where a review could be posted?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Salamander, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

4/29/2003 Thierry Michel: Gamism and gamer's games
Toying a bit with NeverwinterNights (a computer game using the D&D rules) got me wondering: are RPGs "gamer's games" ? Taken literally, I suppose the answer would be yes, because…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Thierry Michel, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Jay Turner, clehrich, M. J. Young, Cassidy, Valamir, greyorm, jdagna, Emily Care, Jeffrey Miller, John Kim, Paganini, deadpanbob.

4/29/2003 Jay Turner: Character Generation: "Splats", Templates, or Kits
I'm working on a game that's a bit more freeform-Gamist (the way I understand the terms), and its skill-system is such that the players are free to create their own…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jay Turner, Mike Holmes, Jeffrey Miller, John Kim.

4/29/2003 Matt Wilson: PTA: No Myth structure?
I started thinking about the following rules for Primetime Adventures soon after the current playtest started. I think what I've got below might actually promote the no-myth play that's been…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes, Jeffrey Miller, kregmosier.

4/29/2003 Ron Edwards: [Tunnels & Trolls] Killed me a player-character (spit)
Hello, We played Tunnels & Trolls, fulfilling a (h'mm, umm) 24-year-old dream of mine. Yup, I bought the Fifth Edition in 1979 and read it to pieces; I even still…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, rafial, Jack Spencer Jr, ethan_greer, greyorm, Paganini, jrs, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, efindel, ejh.

4/29/2003 deltadave: TRoS at Gamex 2003
Is anyone planning on doing a TRoS demo at Gamex 2003 in Los Angeles? I'd love to see how the system works in use. Gamex is Memorial Day weekend if…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: deltadave, JESTER, jburneko.

4/29/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Trollbabe 'n' chicken
Have I mentioned lately how much ass Trollbabe kicks for me? If not, it does. Any questions or comments about the following account are more than welcome. I ran it…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Bob McNamee, rafial, Ron Edwards, Alan.

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