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6/25/2003 Sylus Thane: Can RPG's be collectable?
Now I don't mean in the sense "I collect rpg's because I like them" but more in the sense of how Magic Cards are collectable. Other card games can be…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sylus Thane, ethan_greer, xiombarg, damion, Cadriel, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, Reprisal, Adrian Jay, efindel, Lxndr, Jason Aaron, Comte, Michael S. Miller.

6/25/2003 ethan_greer: Game Company: Why?
So, seems like most indie games are published by a game company. Why is this? When I publish Thugs and Thieves to PDF, why would I need a game company?…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Valamir, gobi.

6/25/2003 Lxndr: [Sorcerer] Chum in the Water
This is a "one-sheet" that I've been working on. I ask one simple question, seeking as many answers as possible: What Did I Do Wrong? Beneath the surface of the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Lxndr, Ron Edwards.

6/25/2003 flobby77: playtesters, or at least some feedback, wanted
We at Frughtlupes Creations have a new SF role-playing game called Center Space. It takes place on Earth after a 400 year alien invasion, the Earth having been geologicaly and…
In Connections
Participants: flobby77, Space Cowboy, permacultureguerilla, Hardpoint.

6/25/2003 Michael Hopcroft: The competition has entered my turf!
I'm sure Adam Jury, who is on the Forge, can supply us with the full press release, but it appears Guardians of order is going to be selling their out-of-print…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, C. Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, jdagna, Michael S. Miller, ADGBoss, xiombarg, rpghost, Hardpoint.

6/24/2003 Shreyas Sampat: Refreshing Rain: Mechanical question
So, guys, I have a problem. Badically, there is no (or very little) clear "My kung fu is better" phenomenon in Refreshing Rain, and I want to provide for such…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, taalyn.

6/24/2003 Matt Snyder: Free PDF on making PDFs!
Not two hours after ribbing Mike Mearls for his Seminar "activism" at Origins, I went and volunteered to help lead a seminar at Origins. I'll be with Chris Davis of…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Snyder, C. Edwards, samdowning, rpghost.

6/24/2003 rafial: A question of Faith
This is a followup from my game report in Actual Play. One of the players in the demo used the Priest, and in play we found that it was almost…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: rafial, taepoong.

6/24/2003 Jeph: Returning to the Pagoda: Whole bunch of new stuff!
Pagoda, a game of Wuxia martial arts, was originally discussed in this thread. It's been on the back burner for a while, but recently I've come back to it with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jeph, kregmosier, Thomas Tamblyn, Shreyas Sampat.

6/24/2003 Russell: Donjon Harry Potter
Just wanted to point out that a few of us are discussing this over at RPGnet: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1052451#post1052451. Thoughts?
In CRN Games
Participants: Russell, Mad-Eye Moody, jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Bailywolf.

6/24/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: InSpectres artwork sneek peek
You can see Manning Krull's artwork here (in the B&W section): http://www.jerkbox.com/manningkrull/illustration/ And Jon Morris' work here: http://wheoum.com/alien/InSpectres.html A big thank you to the guys for their outstanding work! -…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Rob MacDougall, Matt Snyder, Matt, Ben Morgan, Jürgen Mayer.

6/24/2003 rafial: Burning Wheel in Actual Play
I report on my first experience running BW in the Actual Play forum.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: rafial.

6/24/2003 Morfedel: Ars Magica, the TRoS way....
Just to let you know, I've finished a rough draft of a conversion of the Ars Magica magic system to The Riddle of Steel. The mechanics will be quite similar…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Eamon Voss, Robert K Beckett, Durgil, Paka, prophet118, tauman, Mainboard, grot, Marc Hameleers, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Darcy Burgess, lemmiwinks, Charles Smith, Malechi, jeff_vandenberg, Rausch.

6/24/2003 rafial: Burning Wheel: von Goten's Predicament
I took my first chance to spin The Wheel tonight, running the demo adventure available from the website (and kindly included in printed form with my copy of the game).…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Jack Spencer Jr, abzu, amnesiack.

6/24/2003 Drastic: InSpectres: the Case of the Missing Investors
Some actual play for InSpectres: Prep time consisted of a couple minutes printing out the pdf at the office the night before--after that, I didn't even think about it until…
In Actual Play
Participants: Drastic, Jared A. Sorensen, Dr. Velocity, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

6/24/2003 Ashton: New proficiency
So there's sword and shield, there's rapier (covering also rapier and cloak, rapier and dagger, rapier and arming glove, and probably rapier and bar wench and rapier and chicken as…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashton, tauman, Salamander.

6/24/2003 EternallyMortal: Playtesters Wanted
Eternally Mortal is seeking playtesters for a Sci-Fi/Fantasy table-top RPG. If you would like to have the opportunity to participate, please visit http://www.eternallymortal.com and create a membership account. If you…
In Connections
Participants: EternallyMortal, permacultureguerilla.

6/23/2003 Matt Gwinn: New Supplements availble now!
Errant Knight Games is proud to announce the release of two new supplements for Kayfabe: The Inside Wrestling Game. The Promoter’s Handbook expands the world of Kayfabe into teh business…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn.

6/23/2003 Simon W: 24Hour Games/Iron Game Chef
Just wondering whether anyone who got games together for the above competitions have done anything more on their games. I know vs Monsters has been available on RPG.mall for free…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Simon W, Jared A. Sorensen, ethan_greer, Matt, lumpley, Jeph, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Thomas Tamblyn, Zathreyel, talysman.

6/23/2003 xiombarg: fantasy heartbreakers: a theory
[url=http://www.rpgnews.com/article.php?sid=2509]Working at rpgnews.com[/url] has gotten me thinking about [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/articles/9/]Fantasy Heartbreakers[/url] again. Slap me down if this insight is trivial and/or someone already popped out with it and I missed the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, Valamir, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, WDFlores, Cadriel, Marco, John Kim, M. J. Young.

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6/25/2003 lemmiwinks: Geralt v. Stefan
Forgot to mention, this is main book's combat example in the combat section. In the opening encounter Geralt performs a duck and weave succesfully, which the Seneschal sais takes away…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: lemmiwinks, Overdrive, Spartan.

6/26/2003 Nev the Deranged: the Continuum
If this post is in the wrong place, feel free to move it to wherever is appropriate, with my apologies! Thanks! I've ressurrected the Continuum at the following addy: www.lostthoughts.org/thecontinuum…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Christopher Kubasik, Lxndr, efindel.

6/26/2003 Salamander: Hey Jake! Good Luck!!!
Just a thread to wish Jake good luck. He is playing for a very important prize this weekend! So how's a bout we cheer him on?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Salamander, Wolfen, Claymore, Spartan, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Nick Pagnucco, Morfedel, arxhon, kenjib, Eamon Voss.

6/26/2003 efindel: Ninja Burger!
This is a slightly edited repost of a post I made on the Indie-Netgaming Yahoo list. For those not familiar with it, Ninja Burger is a comedy RPG from the…
In Actual Play
Participants: efindel, Mad-Eye Moody, C. Edwards, Bob McNamee, GreatWolf, hyphz.

6/26/2003 taepoong: Stunning Blows!
Now this is cool! Stuning Blows Special Move Talk about your subduing techniques! This adds some great realism to brawling!
In Burning Wheel
Participants: taepoong.

6/26/2003 Matt Gwinn: PDF Download Accounts
Well, I started selling the PDFs of my Kayfabe supplements and the new expanded edition. The files ended up being pretty big, so I'm using an account system so buyers…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, ethan_greer, Clay, rpghost, Emmett, Mike Holmes, WDFlores.

6/27/2003 scobie: Casefile: ZODIAC forged anew
Hi gang After the kind comments of the Forge crew last time I have rewritten Casefile: ZODIAC to hopefully be more consistent and more fun. The pdf for the first…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: scobie, Shreyas Sampat, Spooky Fanboy, Little_Rat, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/27/2003 lemmiwinks: Shield bash?
As I passed over the combat section I failed to notice any manuevers regarding a shield bash or push. Are there any rules that I missed that regard this issue?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: lemmiwinks, Malechi, Salamander.

6/27/2003 Malechi: First TROS "Session" - Actual Play and Comments
Hey there guys, Just thought I'd reflect on my first session of TROS the other day. It was more of an introduction to the game for two of my prospective…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Malechi, Overdrive, Morfedel, prophet118.

6/27/2003 abzu: The Web of Great Spiders
Hello! Great Spiders, Chapter 2 of the Burning Wheel Monster Burning, has been released. The chapter is available for free for download here The chapter describes how to play a…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Claymore, taepoong, Lxndr.

6/27/2003 Zathreyel: Bruise: Sci-fi/ Fantasy in the Far Future (long post)
Heya guys, what’s going? Alright, so I was sitting around yesterday, working on a drawing for my pet project, something I mentioned here quite a while ago. It’s a game…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zathreyel, Ben Morgan.

6/27/2003 rafial: Burning Wheel: von Goten Redeux
I reran the BW demo adventure (von Goten's Predicament) for a different audience last night. Again, I had two players (James and Matt), this time they selected the Dwarf and…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Matt Wilson, abzu, drozdal.

6/27/2003 Jason Kottler: Drinking in The Riddle of Steel
Last night was a great session. For the first time, the PCs actually entered a tavern. One of the PCs was unhappy. She'd just killed someone, and for the first…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jason Kottler, Bankuei.

6/27/2003 Ron Edwards: At last, Puppetman
Hello, Finally, here's my followup to Alexander's questions in Mind Control Redux and Another "How would you ..." thread Everyone's input is appreciated. You've mentioned in the past (in that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Spooky Fanboy, Eric J-D, Lxndr.

6/27/2003 lemmiwinks: Stopping short?
It sais the defender's TN is 7 plus the number of dice the attacker spent using the maneuver. What's to stop the attacker from using 3+ dice raising the TN…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: lemmiwinks, DaGreatJL, Ben Lehman.

6/27/2003 DaGreatJL: Dormant Spells
First off, wonderful game, I love it. Now, I was wondering about the use of Dormant spells. First of all, how long to they take to 'release'? Is it the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: DaGreatJL, Mayhem1979.

6/27/2003 RobMuadib: TMW:COTEC - Trait/Ability Design System (longish)
Hi all Yes, I am still around, and still whittling away on The Million Worlds. Being that the game is based on the use of a design architecture by all…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: RobMuadib, cruciel, Mike Holmes, Dr. Velocity.

6/28/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Glorantha: I'm Confused...
... but not the way you think. Hi everyone. In preperation for the release of HeroQuest I've been digging into Glorantha background material -- both online and in Hero Wars…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Mark Galeotti, joshua neff, simon_hibbs, Alai, Bracken, Mike Holmes, AnyaTheBlue, Ron Edwards.

6/28/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Looking for an Origins report
I'm looking for people on the Forge who went to origins this weekend to report in when they get back and tell us: 1. How was the convention? 2. Did…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Paul Czege, rpghost, jdagna, Pramas.

6/28/2003 Michael Hopcroft: HeartQuest in Indie-Netgaming
Paganini is running HeartQuest on the indie-Netgaming chat forum and has run at least one session in the Sendai Academy shoujo campaign. I'm sure he could use more players, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Paganini, Bob McNamee, C. Edwards, James V. West.

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