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7/29/2003 iago: What's In Your Setting Creation Toolbox?
I'm working on creating a setting book (or, at least, pamphlet, depending on patience level) for Fate, and I've run what's been done so far by several people. One of…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: iago, gobi, Mark Johnson, Ben Lehman, M. J. Young, HMT, Mike Holmes.

7/29/2003 Jake Norwood: TFOB: Wish List
We're starting preliminary work on TFOB right now. Here's your chance to give a single post wish list of the things you do and don't want to see there, and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Matt Snyder, Valamir, kenjib, prophet118, Ashren Va'Hale, Ashton, Bankuei, Ben Lehman, MonkeyWrench, Irmo, Mokkurkalfe, Brassel, toli, Jasper the Mimbo, Salamander, Rattlehead, Durgil, Swordmagnet, Sneaky Git, Morfedel, Krammer, Shadeling, Amy1419, Brian Leybourne, Janne Halmetoja, wpbarr, deltadave, contracycle, LordSmerf, Caz.

7/29/2003 Valamir: Mini Combat Tourney at Gen Con
Warning: this post contains pointless bragging and celebratory dancing. A few of us decided to do a little TROS combat tourney during a lull in the booth at GenCon. We…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Jake Norwood.

7/29/2003 MarkAdri: Playing the Empire
With the iminent release of HeroQuest and the release of the first Imperial Lunar Handbook, is the Lunar Empire going to be the place to play. If it is where…
In HeroQuest
Participants: MarkAdri, simon_hibbs, MrWrong.

7/29/2003 SNJ_Namek: Thank you -tRoS Support Rocks!!
Just a -HUGE- Thanks to all those involved! The Downloadable Support Files, totally made learning RoS easy. It took me and my Friends only one hour to learn(the basics) the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: SNJ_Namek, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

7/29/2003 Jon H: Portfolio site updated
Hi there, I've just updated my folio site, and invite any interested publishers to take a look. In fact anyone is more than welcome to come and have a browse:…
In Connections
Participants: Jon H, Hardpoint, Jack Aidley.

7/29/2003 SNJ_Namek: Who got the last OBAM?
I ordered one on the 24th, and was wondering who got the last OBAM and when it was sold. :) And the estimated time for those of us that Didn't…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: SNJ_Namek, Jake Norwood.

7/29/2003 contracycle: new fora?
So we are getting a lot of raw game idea's pitched lately. No problem with that, its just difficult to fiugure out where they go. In RPG theory, as in…
In Site Discussion
Participants: contracycle, iago, Mike Holmes, greyorm, Mark Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, cruciel.

7/29/2003 Michael Hopcroft: How special interest can you get?
One of the things publishers do is go to local and regional conventions to promote their ideas. Well it just so happens that I found a con so specialized that…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Gwinn, Jared A. Sorensen, jdagna, lumpley, Jake Norwood, badsign_98.

7/29/2003 Andy Kitkowski: KYUSEISHA: Gunning for System Feedback
Hey all- If you know me well, which very few here do, you may have heard me mention this "Kyuseisha" project here and there (usually on the Adept Press forums).…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Dumirik, ethan_greer, Palaskar, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

7/29/2003 Tim C Koppang: "My Life With Master" demo at GenCon
I only personally demoed one game at the Forge booth at GenCon, and it was the very hush hush release: My Life With Master.* Kudos to Paul for flagging me…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim C Koppang, ejh, Ron Edwards.

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.

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.

7/28/2003 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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7/30/2003 Jason L Blair: What was cool?
I may have missed GenCon, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna miss out on the releases. I already contacted Czege re: MLwM and Jared re: InSpectres 2.5; what else…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Jason L Blair.

7/30/2003 Jason L Blair: 2004
Yeah, I know it's early but don't discount me for GC 2004. Key 20 will be there and would love to anchor a booth with whomever else is in the…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Jason L Blair.

7/30/2003 Shreyas Sampat: Exquisite: Highlander Kills Nobilis & Takes Its Stuff
Also brought to you by Tree's Heart Dynasty, The Shadow of Yesterday, and d20Diceless. This is the result of my Dice & Diceless thread, and a previous thread on Exquisite,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Ben Lehman, Spooky Fanboy, permacultureguerilla, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, MathiasJack.

7/30/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: mass combat
I was wondering what people might think of my current method of dealing with mass combat. First I decide the numerical values of each forces manpower and weapons. I do…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Ben Lehman.

7/30/2003 Ben Lehman: Questions about TFoB combat rules
Split from: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7354 refers to http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5194&highlight= Brian, what is the present state of Mass Combat rules, given our discussion in that thread? They still need a fair bit…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ben Lehman, Brian Leybourne.

7/30/2003 MonkeyWrench: Looking for a group
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but ......does anyone here play in Austin, TX, or at least within reasonable driving distance. I have a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MonkeyWrench, tralese.

7/30/2003 abzu: The Forge Out of the Box
Check out Ken Hite's column about GenCon: http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=71 scroll down to the 2nd paragraph after City of Goths! Congrats Vincent, Paul and Greg!! -L
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jeffrey Miller, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/30/2003 Comte: Metaplots a Rebuttal
I started this as a reply to this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7333 I got half waythough my point when I realized I would most likely get a moderater teling me ,very politly,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Comte, Lxndr, xiombarg, kalyptein, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, simon_hibbs.

7/30/2003 Jake Norwood: Gods of War or whatever
I'm working on a quirkly little game based on the Gods of War mechanics I came up with last year. It's almost done being written (I've been working on it…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Farmer, Mike Holmes, Morfedel, Shadeling.

7/30/2003 Jake Norwood: New Driftwood Project needs a hand
see this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7359
In Connections
Participants: Jake Norwood.

7/30/2003 M. J. Young: Behavior Versus Intention
I know we've discussed it before; and I know that Ron insists GNS has nothing to do with "intent"; and I know I'm on the record as disagreeing with that.…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young, Marco, Ian Charvill, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

7/30/2003 Tony Irwin: John Wick on Universalis
Every now and then I make a holy pilgrimage to John Wick's online diary, to offer a silent prayer of thanks for L5R and 7th Sea. "I got to play…
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Irwin, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

7/30/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Goodbye, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu...
Hey, everyone. Just wanted to let folks know that I'm closing up shop here on the Forge. It has been a fantastic run these last few years and I've learned…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, ethan_greer, xiombarg, ryan m rich, Matt.

7/30/2003 Dev: Active Exploits: a space western (or something)
(This is part a request for help from more experienced GMs, part a playtest report. I will update this thread as the sessions develop. I'm indeed a neophyte GM, so…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dev, Mike Holmes.

7/30/2003 Palaskar: "Expert" Players for better Simulation
I've been toying in my RPG, Signature, with the idea of having expert players take over GM responsibilities for certain facets of a given game. For example, I know a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Palaskar, Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes, James Holloway, Heather Manley, Ron Edwards, iago.

7/30/2003 ejh: My Life With Master: The Alienist.
First report on gaming over lunch with guys from work. The Master is a Brain and a Teacher/Feeder. He is a mad psychiatrist who uses bizarre equipment to suck initiative…
In Actual Play
Participants: ejh, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Brian Leybourne, iago.

7/30/2003 permacultureguerilla: The Fae and other realms. (Untitled yet).
--------The Fae---------- Some words are indeed like other faerie games, and I want to make certain it feels original. Some faerie myths I may not take, some are distantly related…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: permacultureguerilla, Mike Holmes.

7/30/2003 Michael S. Miller: Why I can't say "I had fun playing Trollbabe"
On Saturday at GenCon, Ron ran Trollbabe for Gordon & me. Thinking about it robbed me of precious sleep later that night, and occupied brainspace during the long drive back…
In Adept Press
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Gordon C. Landis, rafial, Alan, Ron Edwards, ejh.

7/30/2003 gobi: Democratic Mechanic?
(Pasted from Theory) One could in theory devise a system where the player and the referee each propose an outcome of an action, and everyone votes (perhaps as…
In RPG Theory
Participants: gobi, Ben Lehman, Hardpoint, Shreyas Sampat, iago, Mark Johnson, contracycle, simon_hibbs, Rob Donoghue.

7/30/2003 urbwar: So I ran CAH for my nephew today
After alot of waiting, my nephew and I sat down, finished his character, and played the Pilot episode for "Blaze of Glory". It took about 30 minutes to run, as…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: urbwar.

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