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5/25/2003 Paganini: [Indie Net-gaming] The Pool - Wierd West Supers - Session 1
One of the things that makes the Pool so cool is that with a little pre-game discussion, narrative technique, and some good relationships, you can sit down with people you've…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paganini, Drastic, Bob McNamee, James V. West, Nev the Deranged, Lxndr.

5/25/2003 heinrich: The Problem With GNS
Within the constellation of arguments in favor of the GNS model, the contrast between simulationism and gamism comes to mind as a problematic example that highlights the problem with the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: heinrich, ethan_greer, Alan, clehrich, M. J. Young, jdagna, Jeffrey Miller, Jack Spencer Jr, C. Edwards, Garbanzo, Valamir, epweissengruber, Christopher Kubasik, talysman, Ron Edwards.

5/24/2003 Jonathan Walton: Player-Character Distinctions
Wanted to bring this up, since many people seem to have very strong feelings about this subject that are baffling to me. Some comments were made recently that brought this…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jonathan Walton, clehrich, Alan, Jeffrey Miller, jdagna, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, Reprisal, Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Thierry Michel, Jack Aidley, simon_hibbs.

5/24/2003 Eduardoh: Two Weapon Fighting
Ok...First Question and Hope you understand me. I´ve just finished giving the book a quick read. So... here go my questions: If I am attacking my foe with 2 scimitars…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eduardoh, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Eamon Voss.

5/24/2003 Comte: Demonic Toys
A little homage to a pleasent little scary movie series in the subject, line alrighty then. Ahem its been awhile since I've posted something here. Heck its been awhile since…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Comte, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, 6inTruder, Jan_Schattling.

5/24/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: new skill- teaching
I found in my game I ran tonight that it would be appropriate for a character and a key npc to be very interested in imparting their knowlege to others,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne.

5/24/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Dealing with the nerves
I have a book cominbg out this weekend (see my board for details) and I've got a bad case of the pre-release stage fright blues. With so much at stake…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, clehrich, C. Edwards, Valamir, Dav, Adam, Paganini.

5/23/2003 Matt Wilson: Peregrine - the season in perspective
So last night wrapped up a six "episode" playtest of a game I'm working on, which I won't shill here, other than to explain how some fun stuff happened. First…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Wilson, ADGBoss, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/23/2003 dragongrace: DragonGrace: Experience
http://home.earthlink.net/~jjeskiewicz/DG_Experience.html I've read through some old threads on the vlue of experience systems and rewards and nonesuch. I've hashed together a simple little experience system, and I'm looking for thoughts…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dragongrace, Mike Holmes, Emmett, ADGBoss.

5/23/2003 clehrich: Cr.Ag., GNS, BV, and Other Acronyms
In a lengthy series of recent threads, there has been debate about various possible "new" models and, among other things, their relationship to GNS. I could quote extensively; instead I'm…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: clehrich, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, John Kim, Valamir, cruciel, Eric J-D, M. J. Young, Matt Snyder, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes.

5/23/2003 Tywin Lannister: The Flower of Battle
What exactly is going to be in this book? And when will it be released? This is what I hope for: Detailed explanations of the already existing combat rules &…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Tywin Lannister, Durgil, Jake Norwood, Salamander, Eamon Voss, Ashren Va'Hale, Irmo, Michael Tree.

5/23/2003 Matt Gwinn: Promoter's Handbook Nearly Finished!
Hey everyone I'm nearly done with the Promoter's Handbook. I may or may not design a Promotion Sheet, but other than that, it just needs editing a a couple more…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards.

5/23/2003 ADGBoss: Ars Magica: Darkest Days Part One (Long)
Greetings all, I am finally getting around to running Ars MAgica, something that has been on the mind for many years. I think that now is a good oppurtunity to…
In Actual Play
Participants: ADGBoss, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, clehrich, Valamir, Dave Panchyk, Jere, John Kim, Jeffrey Miller, Piers Brown.

5/23/2003 Paul's Girl: Forge Booth 2003
Hi Everyone, Ron asked me to get things together for the booth this year at Gen Con and I wanted to post about how the plans are going so far.…
In Publishing
Participants: Paul's Girl, Michael S. Miller, Matt Gwinn, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, rpghost, Matt Wilson, Jeffrey Miller, Nathan, abzu.

5/23/2003 Lugaru: Starbucks rpg supplies... I $*&# you not!
You guy's wont believe this but dude... ok... I was doing my training today regarding the code we use to mark beverages and how to call them out and ring…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Lugaru, Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege.

5/23/2003 Jake Norwood: Feng Shui
So we got to play Robin Law's Feng Shui last night. I've been interested in the game for a while because of the fanbase it's got, but haven't had a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jake Norwood, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, Bankuei, Piers Brown, Mike Holmes, Bryant, Dave Panchyk, cruciel, Valamir.

5/23/2003 rafial: A Tale of Three Trollbabes [session 2]
We had our second session of what we are hoping may be a four or five session Trollbabe campaign. Unfortunately, due to player illness we were one babe short, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Alan, Bankuei.

5/23/2003 Michael Hopcroft: I missed my anniversary
This may sound strange, but I completely passed over the fact thateight days ago was my first anniversary on the Forge. I wouldnt say it's been a perfect or stable…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

5/22/2003 Brian Leybourne: Taveruun
The whole thread on Stahl got me thinking more about my favourite country - Taveruun. Moreso than almost any other country in Weyrth, Taveruun is stragetic. It is both the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Nick Pagnucco, Gary_Bingham, A.J., Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Morfedel, demiurgeastaroth, Thorsten.

5/22/2003 Jasper the Mimbo: Still more game questions
1) I read on one of the threads here that starting characters get a number of extra skills based on their MA beyond their starting skill packages. I can't find…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Morfedel.

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5/25/2003 Jaeger: What Character are you Playing?????
What charactor are you currently playing? I'll start, my PC: made with insight , extra A,A,B, priorities. Alejandro de la Spada, He's a cross between Don Diego de la Vega…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaeger, Mayhem1979, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, [FHE]dave.

5/25/2003 Michael Hopcroft: HeartQuest Diceless Mailing List
Now you can prepare for the release of HeartQuest Diceless by joining The Official HeartQuest Diceless Mailing List from yahoogroups. While you;'re there check out the HeartQuest Mailing List,…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

5/25/2003 ethan_greer: Iron Game Chef: Sim - A followup
I was thinking about putting this somewhere else, but in the end I decided since it's about our little game design contest it should go here in the game design…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, lumpley, Jared A. Sorensen, Walt Freitag.

5/25/2003 Scripty: Questions about Kubasik's Story Entertainments
Hi everyone. I had a question regarding the Castle Falkenstein-Lite rules set forth in Christopher Kubasik's "Story Entertainments" as described in his "Interactive Toolkit" articles found here: http://www.rpg.net/oracle/essays/itoolkit4.html Personally, I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Scripty, clehrich, Christopher Kubasik.

5/25/2003 ashampine: multiple opponent question
I just picked up the rule book and am grinding through it. I don't understand how the multiple opponent rules work. I get the dice splitting mechanic (although -- if…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ashampine, Salamander, Wolfen.

5/25/2003 M. J. Young: Looking for Christians in the Game Industry (is this you?)
Someone pointed out to me that my earlier thread, Search for Game Designers who are Christian, was in a forum he did not frequent (Site Discussion), and thus he…
In Connections
Participants: M. J. Young, Sylus Thane, Wolfen.

5/26/2003 rafial: A Tale of Three Trollbabes [session 3]
Our Trollbabe campaign has proceeded to its third session, which I'm happy to report was, at least in my eyes, much more satisfying than our second. The campaign is now…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, John Harper, Valamir.

5/26/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Holdiay Weekends and RPGNow
How do holiday weekends usually affect the posting of new products to RPGNow? I've been told the prouct I uploaded yesterday morning would be posted this afternoon, but this was…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

5/26/2003 gobi: Whimsy cards (bonus: obligatory introduction thread)
Howdy everyone, this forum was recommended by a few people as a good sounding board for odd bits of game design. I'm a graphic designer from new york, currently living…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: gobi, Jack Spencer Jr, taalyn, Rob Donoghue, RaconteurX, pete_darby.

5/26/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Term debate: "Instance of Play"
One of the core concepts is instance of play since it is over and instance of play that GNS behaviors are observable. The problem is that it have a connotation…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, C. Edwards, Alan, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

5/26/2003 Anthony I: TROS in Las Vegas
If there are any folks from Las Vegas that frequent this forum, I'll be starting a TROS game here in Vegas in the second week in June. The game will…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Anthony I, Salamander.

5/26/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Handing Out Hero Points
Howdy, The criterions for handing out Hero Points in Hero Wars/HeroQuest are remarkably overlooked. Yes, the game does suggest minimum and maximum awards, but that's it. This is somewhat odd,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes, dunlaing, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards.

5/26/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Heartquest Diceless Released
If you've ever wanted to play your favorite anime or manga portraying girls with super or magical powers in it, now you can. HeartQuest Diceless lets you do just that!…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

5/26/2003 Matt Gwinn: Promoter's Handbook Cover
I put together a potential cover for the Promoter's Handbook. I'm interested in hearing what people think of it. You can look at it HERE ,Matt
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Gene Pool, Paul Czege.

5/26/2003 Thorbrin: D&D Collection For Sale 14 years worth!
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this, I just figured that vets that vistit this message board would like the chance to bid on my collection. It can…
In Connections
Participants: Thorbrin, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/27/2003 rafial: Shared narrative vs. Exploration of Character in Trollbabe
I'd like to discuss an issue which I believe has been an undercurrent of tension in the Trollbabe campaign I am currently running. The issue is the possible negative impact…
In Adept Press
Participants: rafial, Jeffrey Straszheim, Bob McNamee, Alan, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon, Rob MacDougall, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, John Harper.

5/27/2003 Stuart DJ Purdie: Hybrids - looking for an understanding of
I've been thinking about what a hybrid is lately, particularly after Decision Merging: An Appoach to Hybridization. What it mostly inspired in me is confusion over what a hybrid…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, clehrich, MK Snyder, Wormwood, Mike Holmes, cruciel, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, Valamir.

5/27/2003 Daz: Seeking Developers
Alright, I'm looking for people to help me design a game, we've got the basics of mechanics completed, I've got a small team devoted to it as is and am…
In Connections
Participants: Daz, Sylus Thane, Hayslin.

5/27/2003 catenwolde: Donjon ... Still Lovin' It
My brother came up for a four-day visit over the holiday weekend, and we finally got a chance to get back to Donjon after a hiatus since January (and before…
In CRN Games
Participants: catenwolde, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/27/2003 brainwipe: Rule Expansion Books
My free science fiction roleplaying game, Icar has a very simple mechanic system. It has been noted by some of my regular players that although this works well for us,…
In Publishing
Participants: brainwipe, Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Valamir, samdowning.

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