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5/8/2003 ejh: The Lumpley Principle?
Can someone summarize this for me, and point me to the threads it comes from? It's gotten to the point that Ron is using it without defining it in essays,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ejh, Ron Edwards, lumpley.

5/8/2003 dragongrace: DragonGrace: Version 3
[url]http://www.geocities.com/dragongrace2003/v3/default.html[/url] Well I've deconstructed examined and rebuilt DragonGrace. And while I did go down the road of combinign several existing games, I found that it didn't fit my idea of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dragongrace, Mike Holmes.

5/8/2003 LordSmerf: The Three Levels - An introductory thread
This is my first post, so i figured i'd start with something i've already worked on. Please feel free to provide feedback and criticism... Beginning canned essay... I don't know…
In RPG Theory
Participants: LordSmerf, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Jay Turner, Ron Edwards.

5/8/2003 Matt Gwinn: Gamer Mailing List
The recent topic "The Dancey Ratio and the Strange Case of the Missing Gamers" has got me thinking. The company I work for derives a great deal of business from…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Matt Snyder, Matt, Mike Holmes, quozl, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Clay, C. Edwards, ace pilot, Valamir, clehrich, talysman.

5/8/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Content of an RPG
Since the Elegance and Deliberateness thread is now closed, and upon reflection is seems that I was breaking off from the original discussion, I've decided to start my own thread.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Bankuei, Harlequin, LordSmerf, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat.

5/8/2003 Delmer Esau: Machina: Concept
Okay I've been enjoying some of the articles here at the Forge, as I have never completed an RPG before (I have 3 strategy/tactical games under my belt, one published).…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Delmer Esau, lumpley, Mike Holmes, deadpanbob, Emmett, Gilbetron.

5/8/2003 Andrea Gualano: Questions about equipment (Donjon)
1) do characters have any sort of default equipment? or have they to buy starting equipment in Town before the first adventure? 2) when do you erase surplus equipment? in…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andrea Gualano, Clinton R. Nixon, jdagna.

5/8/2003 Emmett: I am looking for contributors, collaborators and critiques
I am normally very formal when posting on web boards, but I am in the same position as a great many of the members of this web board. I have…
In Connections
Participants: Emmett, Matt, Mike Holmes, Andy Kitkowski.

5/8/2003 Harlequin: A couple of questions - Re: foppishness and No Elves
Okay, strange subject line, I admit. First comment, nigh-obligatory... I finally picked up TROS and was very happy to find it basically everything I'd hoped it would be. I was…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Harlequin, Jake Norwood, Morfedel, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, toli.

5/8/2003 Rod Anderson: Xuphia - a Sorcerer and Sword campaign . . .
. . . with that ubiquitous 'z' sound at the beginning! Anyhow, hello to everyone. I'm about to start a S&S campaign that I got going through the indie-netgaming Yahoo…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rod Anderson, Bankuei, Ben Lehman, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Nev the Deranged.

5/8/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Invoking the Trait
I recall there was a bit of controversy over what happened when two players invoked the same Trait. Has there been any progress in that department? I still stick by…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, M. J. Young.

5/8/2003 b_bankhead: The Dancey Ratio and the Strange Case of the Missing Gamers
Ryan Dancey has repeatedly quoted the number based on WOTC marketing research that there are 1.6 million active players of D&D in America. This is people actually sitting around tables…
In Publishing
Participants: b_bankhead, szilard, cruciel, Matt Gwinn, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, GMSkarka, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Cyberhawk, clehrich.

5/7/2003 Matt Gwinn: Player's Guide Update
Just wanted to keep everyone updated on what's happening with the Player's Guide. I just wrote some rules for Steroid Use, Pain Killers & Addiction and Surgery. I'm pretty pleased…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Bogie_71.

5/7/2003 kaiza: Project Kei Designs request for Playtesters
Kaiza here. Due to copyright laws the name Xenocrisis for my RPG has been dropped. New name undecided at this time. Hence for the time being it will be referred…
In Connections
Participants: kaiza, MistHunter.

5/7/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Roland's Cavern and Donjon
Roland's Cavern, a website dedicated to an online chat-based role-playing group, has published an account of their Donjon game in their latest newsletter. The entire session is written as a…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

5/7/2003 Ron Edwards: Late-stage playtest
Hello, We played My Life with Master with the campus group last night. I was the GM. Both Master creation and, character creation worked wonderfully and set up all the…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

5/7/2003 Ron Edwards: Thor the Barbarian & RPG promotion
Hello, There is a fellow in the New York area who runs a local TV show called "Thor the Barbarian." Its topic is nothing other than the DIY independent vision,…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, lumpley.

5/7/2003 Harlequin: Aesthetics and Conveying Reality
If I read the conclusion of the Aesthetics and Reality thread correctly, then Chris and Emily tried to pin down a specific tension, between two things: a Baseline, which is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Harlequin, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, Emily Care, clehrich, John Kim, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Mark D. Eddy, Valamir, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr.

5/7/2003 Jay Turner: Roll/keep probabilities?
I'm toying with an idea for a game that uses a roll/keep system for piloting vehicles, and I'm trying to think of a way to use it for other things,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jay Turner, Mike Holmes, Matt Wilson.

5/7/2003 Angaros: Skill success probabilities
Hi folks! I'm wondering if anyone has made any statistical calculations regarding skill successes? I've been doing some calculating on my own, but I'm not entirely sure if the outcome…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Angaros, Wolfen, ruusu, Brian Leybourne, Morfedel.

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5/8/2003 Gold Rush Games: Eureka! Publishing & Distribution Program
[url=http://eureka.goldrushgames.com][img]http://eureka.goldrushgames.com/images/Eureka120.jpg[/img][/url] The [url=http://eureka.goldrushgames.com][b]Eureka! Publishing and Distribution Program[/b][/url] web site is up and running now, with some updates. The [url=http://eureka.goldrushgames.com][b]Eureka! Publishing and Distribution Program[/b][/url] is our new third party publishing program…
In Publishing
Participants: Gold Rush Games.

5/8/2003 John Kim: Distribution of the Spring 2003 Profiling
Hi, Just out of curiousity, I decided to run the results of this through some stats to look at what the distribution of results were. I have a web page…
In Actual Play
Participants: John Kim, Ron Edwards, cruciel, Christopher Kubasik, Paul Czege, Wolfen, Gordon C. Landis, Stuart DJ Purdie, jdagna.

5/9/2003 Paul Czege: The Valedictorian's Death
Okay...since Tom let the cat out of the bag on the Profiling, spring 2003 thread, here it is: The Valedictorian's Death This is the game that took over…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege, Emily Care, jburneko, Tim Alexander, xiombarg, Bellman, Valamir, Bob McNamee.

5/9/2003 Rod Anderson: Shapeshift question
Hi, I'm trying to help one of my players, Ben, with a starting Demon. A dry description: She's a demure young woman with (I think) Cloak, Perception and Hint, who…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rod Anderson, Zamiel, Clay, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf.

5/9/2003 Dav: Non-Linear Sorcerer (Part 2)
So I ran my second session of Hellbound Cops tonight. It was to be Monday, originally, but work intruded. Anyway, to the few who have played in a campaign of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dav, Ron Edwards.

5/9/2003 salkaner: 24-hour RPG follow-up
Hi to all. Quite interesting idea, but not extreme, I feel. Anyway,, I feel confident that it can generate several interesting rpgs
In Indie Game Design
Participants: salkaner, Ron Edwards.

5/9/2003 Flash: Warhammer - tRoS style?
Anyone done a conversions from the Warhammer Fantasy RPG to Riddle of Steel? Seems like they would be a perfect match.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Flash, Jake Norwood, arxhon, JESTER, Jaif.

5/9/2003 lumpley: The Nighttime Animals Save the World
[url=http://www.septemberquestion.org/lumpley/tnaplay.html]The Nighttime Animals Save the World[/url] I've only playtested with 2 players (one being the GM), so I don't know if the mechanics will get weird with more. With 4…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: lumpley, Paul Czege, Shreyas Sampat, Matt Wilson, Delmer Esau.

5/9/2003 Paul Czege: too many Agent Smiths
So, I just did a quick Google looking for a link to Red, White, and Blue (for my post here), and I discovered that the web is teeming with…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Paul Czege.

5/9/2003 Catalyst: Test Drive
Hello, all, I ran a game using genericized Sorcerer mechanics a couple weekends ago and wanted to gab about it. It was a one-shot, a game where the players were…
In Actual Play
Participants: Catalyst, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Bankuei.

5/9/2003 Angaros: Detailed armor stats and materials
Hi folks! :) I've just run a short mock combat with versus a templar squire and a guardsman. The combat lasted only a half-dozen rounds and ended in a mess…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Angaros, toli, Mike Holmes, Jason Kottler, Gary_Bingham, arxhon, Wolfen, Eamon Voss, Durgil, Valamir.

5/9/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Fighting with the Interface
Those old enough to have played text adventures remember the pleasant frustration (?) of trying to figure out just the right wording for a command to try to figure your…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, LordSmerf, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Ron Edwards.

5/9/2003 jburneko: Mind Control Revisited
Hello Again, So, after reading some of demon building excerises I've realized that Psychic Forces is a VERY interesting ability and is sort of your catch all, "I just want…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

5/9/2003 Matt Wilson: Of course you win, but at what cost?
Just another one of my ideas that's influenced by Joss Whedon. Angel Season finale spoilers below, so quit now if you need to. On a TV show, or even in…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Wilson, LordSmerf, Adam Dray, Paul Czege, M. J. Young, Bankuei, clehrich, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Jeffrey Miller, Scripty.

5/9/2003 Cassidy: Recent Pool Play - Insights and Thoughts
Hi all, Currently running my second Pool (Puddle actually) game and thus far it's went quite well. It's a simple enough game; modern day secret agent stuff. Players are all…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West.

5/10/2003 Morfedel: Woo hoo!
I just picked up my copy of TRoS!!! dive, dive, dive... :)
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Coplen, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne.

5/10/2003 Mortaneus: Death by Fire
Hello all, I've been reading through TROS and noticed something...as far as I can tell, according to the damage tables, it's impossible to kill someone through fire damage. The damage…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mortaneus, Mayhem1979, Jake Norwood, Drastic, Bankuei, arxhon.

5/10/2003 taalyn: Crux, the game formerly known as Aisling
Announcing: Crux, that game with glass bobblies, has reached a point where playtesting is possible. I'm also hoping that having more of it visible will get me to finish certain…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: taalyn, MathiasJack.

5/10/2003 Paul Czege: some of Colin's art is seen
Hey everyone, If you're curious, part of one of Colin's awesome illustrations can be seen incorporated into my brand new splashy placeholder page here. The slice you're seeing is…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, lumpley, Mike Holmes.

5/10/2003 kenjib: Occult traditions for Sorcerers
I'm making my way through the book and have finished the sorcery chapter. I had a couple of rough ideas on making the system more compatible with my homebrew and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Brian Leybourne, Stuart DJ Purdie.

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