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7/28/2003 Michael Hopcroft: I've just got to know -- how was GenCon
GenCon is over at the time of this writing, and I wasn;t there. Probably just as well as I would have been miserable with all that standing on an injured…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, hardcoremoose, abzu, Jeffrey Miller, Gordon C. Landis, jdagna, Space Cowboy, Cynthia Celeste Miller, GMSkarka, Paul Czege, Valamir, Lxndr, Troy_Costisick, Mike Holmes, lumpley, Jonathan Walton, ethan_greer, Gold Rush Games.

7/27/2003 Irmo: *slaps himself silly*
And here I am, rummaging through my moving boxes.... Lo and behold! What is this? Didn't I leave that in one of those boxes still on the other side of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Irmo, Brian Leybourne.

7/27/2003 roleplyr4ever: PLAY TESTERS WANTED
Hello. I am in need of a few playtesters. www.geocities.com/grsgames/Index I am more interested in getting Faerie Fire up and running, but I would also like to see GRS developed.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: roleplyr4ever, Andrew Martin.

7/27/2003 Jonathan Walton: Ever-After: Back on the Front Burner
Been working on the playtest version of Argonauts, but Ever-After keeps jumping to my frontal lobes and demanding attention. If you want info on the project's development so far check…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, permacultureguerilla, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, MathiasJack.

7/27/2003 permacultureguerilla: Cheezy zine for you.
Anyone is welcome to make a zine from my cheezy role playing game: "It's funny damn it" as long as the content is left the way it is. Really, it's…
In Publishing
Participants: permacultureguerilla.

7/27/2003 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #4
The new issue of Random Order Comics and Games is now available. This issue features not one, but two complete RPGs: Mike Hall's Mean Streets '79. Buddy cop action movie…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini.

7/27/2003 Ocelot: Combat Rules Clarification
I just bought this game (Cartoon Action Hour) in paperback edition last week and I have been reading it a little at a time. So far, it seems really cool.…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Ocelot.

7/27/2003 Mad-Eye Moody: RPG Theory and Horror gaming
I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on the application of RPG Theory to horror gaming. I can't seem to find anything with the search function of the forum. I've…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Mad-Eye Moody, Jere, permacultureguerilla, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs.

7/26/2003 Caz: Berserk
Hey, sorry if this is a little of topic, but I just watched a japanese cartoon series called berserk. It seems tailor made for the riddle of steel feel, and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Caz.

7/26/2003 Ben Lehman: Non 3fold-based play analysis
Saw this thread, which prompted the whole thing: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7307 This is a short essay outlining a new method for discussing playstyles which is not directly derived from the Threefold model,…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ben Lehman, Caldis, Mike Holmes, Hunter Logan, Ron Edwards.

7/26/2003 greyorm: Criticisms of the Threefold
Larry D. Hols has just put up an article entitled "Criticism of the Threefold: Criticism of the RGFA Threefold and similar theories." It can be found here http://www.carrollsweb.com/crkdface/3foldcrit.html. Though mainly…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: greyorm, crkdface, Hunter Logan, Caldis, Marco, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Gordon C. Landis, Paganini.

7/26/2003 Eric Kimball: Custom T-shirts
I was wondering what people thought the best place to get limited run custom t-shirts made. I know cafepress.com does this, but all the hoops the make you jump through…
In Publishing
Participants: Eric Kimball, Clay.

7/26/2003 Caz: Holidays of Weyrth
Just to add a bit more flavour to some games, does anybody have any ideas for holidays on weyrth? By religion, event, or whatever. It's something to put in the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Caz, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Irmo.

7/26/2003 permacultureguerilla: Paganism and role playing
I'm following a discussion on the link here . . . http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7187&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 Which basically boils down to a discussion between Greyorm and Madelf. Madelf wants to get a fictional game…
In RPG Theory
Participants: permacultureguerilla, madelf, greyorm, John Kim.

7/26/2003 nuanarpoq: Hi, looking for some advice on scenario writing for the pool
hi guys i've been encouraged by the +/ve feedback on the pool and have got the guys i regularly game with interested in running a session. i've read through some…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: nuanarpoq, Russell Hoyle, Paganini, Bob McNamee, James V. West, Ron Edwards, Cassidy, Mike Holmes.

7/26/2003 Overdrive: We played The Pool!!
And My God What Great Time We Had! I started the game yesterday describing the setting ('darkish fantasy', no more) and the character concepts. The two PC's were a masterthief…
In Actual Play
Participants: Overdrive, Mad-Eye Moody, James V. West.

7/25/2003 coryblack_666: Combat
I STILL don't have the book, and i don't got the money to get it right now either. I was wondering about some combat stuff. When i played with some…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: coryblack_666, Brian Leybourne, Russell Hoyle.

7/25/2003 Derek Devlin: The Midnight Society needs your help!
The Midnight Society is a collection of pulp fiction enthusiasts who got together to write stories and draw pictures concerning our own cast of characters, twelve in all. We had…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Derek Devlin.

7/25/2003 permacultureguerilla: Funny, damn it
There. Hopefully I did this link right. This is a completed humour game. "It's Funny, Damn It!!!" I could certainly work with it more but somehow it felt complete right…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: permacultureguerilla, ejh, taalyn, Dr. Velocity.

7/25/2003 Dev: My own space setting: which fork do I take?
Hi! I'm very new here, but I'm trying to build a space setting, in particular for use with Active Exploits (but I feel like the system is rules-light enough that…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dev, Knarf, Shreyas Sampat, Caldis, Dirigible, Mike Holmes, iago, Troy_Costisick, samdowning, gobi.

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7/28/2003 abzu: Gencon Aftermath: Forged
So I'm home after a whirlwind weekend at Gencon -- my first, by the way -- and all the way home, the merry-go-round of my thoughts kept coming back to…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, drozdal, Gordon C. Landis, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Gwinn, Troy_Costisick, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

7/28/2003 prophet118: Converting D&D Paladins?!
ok... i know we have had some discussions on divine magic.. but thats not really my concern.. im in the process of trying to convert my D&D amalgamation over to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: prophet118, Brian Leybourne, Paka, Lxndr, Draigh, contracycle, Jake Norwood, Rattlehead, MonkeyWrench, Anthony I.

7/28/2003 Matt Gwinn: GENCON 2003 Pics & Video
I have some pics of Gencon on my web site. there are quite a few so be patient when waiting for them to load. There are also so videos (some…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Gwinn, kregmosier, Brian Leybourne, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, taepoong, drozdal, Matt Wilson, Jake Norwood, John Harper.

7/28/2003 ejh: Why I Didn't Buy TroS at GenCon
So it's Sunday, I'm at GenCon, and I've bought all the "first tier/gotta have" games I have on my list, and I'm ready to spend a few more bucks on…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ejh, grot, Stephen, kenjib, 6inTruder, Draigh, Morfedel, mrgrimm, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, Caz, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, Wolfen, Valamir, xiombarg, Jared A. Sorensen, toli.

7/28/2003 ethan_greer: RPG publishing in 'zine format
So I'm thinking about how I'm going to publish my game, and I think I want to go the 'zine route. I'm thinking I'll go to Kinkos, CopyMax, or some…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer, Andy Kitkowski, Clay, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, groovybuddha, Matt Gwinn, madelf.

7/28/2003 LoreTG: Lore Gaming is seeking Gametesters
Lore Gaming (www.loregaming.com) is seeking game testers for our upcoming title Lore: Uprising. We are currently searching for gamers in the area of Hampton Roads, Va. If you are interested,…
In Connections
Participants: LoreTG.

7/28/2003 LoreTG: Lore Gaming seeking playtestes for Lore: Uprising
Lore Gaming (www.loregaming.com) is seeking game testers for our upcoming title Lore: Uprising. We are currently searching for gamers in the area of Hampton Roads, Va. If you are interested,…
In Connections
Participants: LoreTG.

7/28/2003 greyorm: Raven goes to GenCon...
Like Matt, I just put up my pics from GenCon...01. Yes, I finally got around to it, two years after the fact. You can find this historical, pictoral archive of…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm.

7/28/2003 ejh: My Life With Master at GenCon
In this blog entry I discuss the pickup game of My Life With Master I played with a few friends, the evening after I bought it and demoed it. In…
In Actual Play
Participants: ejh, nate, Paul Czege.

7/28/2003 Bogie_71: Starting an online E-Fed?
So I bought this game last year at GenCon, picked up the expanded version this year at GenCon, and I haven't gotten a chance to play it, yet. So, while…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Bogie_71, Matt Gwinn.

7/28/2003 Dev: ChronoStat: a stopwatch based game mechanic
This started out with the realization that one could use a chronometer as a d100 randomizer; then I had more thoughts (inspired by bits of action movies and Wushu)... So…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dev, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

7/28/2003 coryblack_666: The Combat Simulator
This thing is kinda fun, im wondering what it is missing from the actual game beside's terrain roles.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: coryblack_666, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, grot, Caz, prophet118, Ben Lehman.

7/28/2003 ethan_greer: RPG Vanity Press (split from RPG publishing in 'zine format)
Over in this thread I'm talking about my imminent forray into RPG publishing. This here thread is to talk about that sales thing. In composing my reply to Andy who…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer, Matt Snyder, HinterWelt, Hardpoint.

7/28/2003 Chris_Chambers: New Guy
Hey, I am one of the guys that was down at GenCon. I was wondering, because sometimes especially with little sleep, I am very bad with names. If I could…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Chris_Chambers, Mike Holmes.

7/28/2003 xiombarg: Kirt's Standard Rant #1: Metaplots
[url=http://www.rpgnews.com/article.php?sid=2583]Recent events[/url] have [url=http://www.livejournal.com/users/xiombarg/319163.html]gotten me thinking[/url]... I've voiced this before, and it's perhaps more relevant to "traditional" RPG publishers who are overly-reliant on the three-tier system, but I think it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, Lxndr, jdagna, John Kim, Hardpoint, pete_darby, kamikaze, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Bogie_71, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, contracycle, M. J. Young, talysman, AnyaTheBlue, eyebeams, Green, Gordon C. Landis, James Holloway, Kurosawa.

7/28/2003 Jake Norwood: New and Current Driftwood projects
Gen Con and OBAM have really opened my eyes to some great possibilities. Before OBAM we were waiting for the Distribution chain to get their act together. OBAM, which ignored…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, Matt Snyder, Lxndr, ethan_greer, Durgil, Shadeling, kenjib.

7/28/2003 mrgrimm: Gen Con.
Since I couldn't go, Derned Real Life interceded into my fantasy one, Bummer! How was Gen Con for the people who did go? This question is for anyone who went,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: mrgrimm, Jake Norwood, grot, Bogie_71, abzu, tralese, Brian Leybourne, spunky, Charles Smith, Wolfen, Salamander.

7/28/2003 MonkeyWrench: Just a quick question
I'm new here to the boards (though I've been lurking for a week or so) and I'm fairly new to TROS. I'd just like to know how many other people…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MonkeyWrench, mrgrimm, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale, Ben Lehman, Brian Leybourne, Sneaky Git.

7/28/2003 Hardpoint: Realms of Wonder from Action Studios
I'm mainly looking for feedback on the game information provided on the site. I am still working on the game, but the info on the site gives you a taste…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Hardpoint, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, John Harper, Ben Lehman, Matt, Trevis Martin, Valamir, Daeglan, Jeffrey Miller, Shazear.

7/29/2003 iago: Fate - Miskatonic Mayhem - Flashbacks in Gaming
I'm running a Fate game called Miskatonic Mayhem, basically a Buffy game set in Arkham at Miskatonic University, where the Mythos and the Buffyverse have been on a collision course…
In Actual Play
Participants: iago, Mike Holmes, joshua neff.

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