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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

5/8/2003 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.

5/8/2003 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 Mike Holmes: Iron Game Chef - Simulationist!
The Chairman enters the arena once again. The light's come up. He's carrying a copy of Pendragon. What could it mean? Iron Game Chef Contest! I can wait no…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Mike Holmes, Jonathan Walton, Emily Care, cruciel, bluegargantua, talysman, C. Edwards, dragongrace, Jared A. Sorensen, Shreyas Sampat, Matt, ethan_greer, greyorm, ADGBoss, deadpanbob, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Simon W, Kester Pelagius, Wormwood, Palaskar, Gwen, Le Joueur, Walt Freitag.

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.

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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.

5/10/2003 Vanelan: First death in a TROS campaign
Hello everyone. I'm new here, and after tonight's events in the weekly TROS campaign I'm a part of, I just felt like sharing my story of unluck, as a tribute…
In Actual Play
Participants: Vanelan, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, arxhon, Bankuei, Ron Edwards.

5/10/2003 Emmett: Game concept that lacks a vital mechanic
I have a concept that follows traditional mechanics (combat movement etc) except for one vital aspect of the game, the part that makes it interesting as a game. In my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Emmett, taalyn, Jack Spencer Jr, szilard, Jeffrey Miller, clehrich, Tony Irwin, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat.

5/10/2003 Jeffrey Miller: Blackbirds: Resolution Mechanics
Here's the basic resolution mechanics for Blackbirds. This is pulled directly out of my master document with some minor tweaking, so if something is unclear or uncontextual, ask me and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jeffrey Miller, Torrent, Brian Leybourne, Shreyas Sampat.

5/10/2003 Lostfactor: Matrix Action Hour?
First of all, if you haven't read this article, you might want to go do that and then come back. It's not a long read - took me less…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Lostfactor, Norbert, Eddy Fate.

5/10/2003 Andrea Gualano: Problems with RPGnow
I've bought DD from RPGnow, and the ZIP file is probably broken: I've downloaded it twice and tried to unzip it with different programs but without success. I was able…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Andrea Gualano, Matt Snyder.

5/10/2003 Nev the Deranged: The Dead Are Too Much With Us...
Alright. I was stoked to be playing in this campaign, until our chargen session last night. Now I'm on fire. Next weekend can't get here fast enough. Even though I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

5/10/2003 LordSmerf: A little help on probability curves please...
This is something that i just started working with the other day, so the answer may be simple and i'm just missing it. Anyway, i was messing around with curves…
In RPG Theory
Participants: LordSmerf, M. J. Young.

5/10/2003 simon: Dumb-assed question, but I need to know!
Sorry about this, but how do you attach files to the messages you wish to send? I ask because I wnat to include a pdf with a few questions I…
In Site Discussion
Participants: simon, Andy Kitkowski, Jack Spencer Jr, Whizper.

5/10/2003 taalyn: Real life atrocities?
I'm wondering what the general thought is on incorporating real world nastiness into game history. For example, does anyone have strong thoughts or feelings about incorporating 9/11 into a world…
In RPG Theory
Participants: taalyn, lumpley, Brian Leybourne, Matt Wilson, Jared A. Sorensen, Christopher Kubasik, deadpanbob, clehrich, Bob McNamee, Ron Edwards.

5/11/2003 Jaeger: Skills by dice...
Several weeks ago it was firmly established that the standard ROS skill system is perfectly fine and there was no need to convert it to a stat+skill die pool system.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaeger, Wolfen, Mayhem1979, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Aaron, Ashren Va'Hale.

5/11/2003 rafial: A Tale of Three Trollbabes [session 1]
Have gotten a taste via a number of Clinton's Trollbabe one-shots at SGA monday gaming nights, a group of us have decided to take the plunge and try for a…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Clinton R. Nixon, John Harper, Ron Edwards, Alan.

5/11/2003 Thorbrin: Trouble with Hit locations!
I am regretfully having problems understanding the process involved with determining hit locations. I understand that the attacker declares the area that he is attacking and how..ie I am attacking…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Thorbrin, Bankuei, Angaros, Brian Leybourne.

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