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8/7/2003 Space Cowboy: Increasing bargaining power- collective bargaining
Hey all, I wanted to float an idea that occurred to me today: How feasible is it for small game companies to get together to make common/similar purchases, increasing bargaining…
In Publishing
Participants: Space Cowboy, Mike Holmes, HinterWelt, iago, gobi, Simon W, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2003 Clay: After School: Ready for playtest
After more than a year of dithering about with system, and trying to figure out what my game was about, I finally have a playable product that's ready to go.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clay, Andrew Martin, ghostwolf, Walt Freitag, pete_darby, Little_Rat.

8/6/2003 Paul Czege: yes, but I never inhaled
So...we played Nicotine Girls on Monday night. It was a return to gaming for us, after four months of movie nights and me being too busy working on My…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Paul's Girl.

8/6/2003 GB Steve: Going International - The Forge at Dragonmeet?
Will there be a Forge presence at Dragonmeet? Some of us UK fanzine editors, the boys and girls from Critical Miss, KMANT, the Black Seal, Demonground and Aus fanzine editors…
In Publishing
Participants: GB Steve, Matt, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs.

8/6/2003 Dev: Publishing a setting for multiple systems
So many great systems out there! You kids are amazing! The space setting I was working on ("SpacerPunk": gotta better name?) would work great for any one of them, and…
In Publishing
Participants: Dev, iago, btrc, simon_hibbs.

8/6/2003 Thor Olavsrud: An Exalted Ghost Story
Following a truly excellent session on Sunday, I've started thinking about a question that I'll put forward here: How much do our expectations, as GMs, guide our players' decision-making, even…
In Actual Play
Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/6/2003 AnyaTheBlue: Questions! Always with the questions...
I finally had an opportunity to try out Riddle of Steel last night. My brother and I each generated a character and we duked it out. Fantastic. We're both hooked.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: AnyaTheBlue, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, tralese, Anthony I, Morfedel, Draigh, Shadeling, Salamander, prophet118.

8/6/2003 lonewolf23: Sonic the Hedghog
Hi, I'm new here, just got the lowdown on CAH, and I can't help but wonder if CAH would be perfect for a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG, based on a…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: lonewolf23, Derek Devlin.

8/6/2003 Matt Snyder: If you love your game, set it free....
I posted the free PDF playtest of Nine Worlds to all and sundry yesterday. I was of two minds about this. I had much success releasing Dust Devils as a…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Snyder, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, Clay, Michael Hopcroft, Lxndr, Matt, heironymous, Bankuei, ejh, contracycle, Clinton R. Nixon, Brian Leybourne.

8/6/2003 Nathan: Interactive Fiction (Choose Your Own Adventure)
Greets all, I love the old text adventure games. They are so fun, but I also grew up on the old Choose Your Own Adventure Schlock. I remember the first…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

8/6/2003 Tim Alexander: Non-linear Sorcerer (split)
So Dav, I sort of missed the first go 'round with this thread, but I have to say I'm fascinated. I want to see if I've got you right, when…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Alexander, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2003 GB Steve: Starchildren is the SteveCon III Game of the Con
SteveD introduced me to the charms of this game so we (actually I) decided to name it Game of the Con for SteveCon III. SteveCon III is the third in…
In XIG Games
Participants: GB Steve.

8/6/2003 hyphz: Request for Play of Whispering Vault
Just before I go nuts on RPGNow, does anyone have any opinions of this game? The two complaints I've heard elsewhere were that a) the dice system makes PCs fail…
In Actual Play
Participants: hyphz, Ron Edwards, Philippe Tromeur.

8/6/2003 Morfedel: Jake Go Bye-Bye?
Since Jake said not to reply to his announcement up there concerning his trip, and said to start a new thread, here it is.... Jake! I am confused. You are…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, arxhon, Jake Norwood, Irmo, toli, Draigh, Spartan, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Salamander.

8/6/2003 Jake Norwood: Jake's Gone Away for a While...
I am officially re-locating. This will be a very long process, as in the meantime I will be living in Europe (Albania, specifically) with my wife and her family. I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Mike Holmes, Rattlehead.

8/6/2003 Jaeger: Opinions wanted...
Tell me what you think of my new combat maneuver for the Longsword proficiency. I've just started learning Italian Longsword out here (and even though I suck) I though I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaeger, Draigh, Richard_Strey, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Mayhem1979, Mike Holmes.

8/5/2003 abzu: You Hotseller, You!
Congrats on your climbing position on RPGmall's hotseller list, guys! http://www.rpgmall.com/ -L
In Universalis
Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes.

8/5/2003 Matt Gwinn: Purgatory: An RPG About Regret
Hey everyone, I finally got off my ass and started work on a new RPG. It was originally titled "4th Edition" and was about D&D style character that sought redemption…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, iago, kamikaze, jdrakeh.

8/5/2003 C. Edwards: Paladin: Kingdom Come
So, I bought the Paladin PDF the other day after some discussion in the Indie Netgaming irc channel of what systems might be good for “dark” role-playing. The PDF was…
In Actual Play
Participants: C. Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, RobMuadib, Lxndr, Paganini.

8/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Su-pa- Shin-Pureitesuto!
Hey all- This is Actual Play, usually reserved for tellings of sessions of a particular RPG or other. I'm in the middle of playtesting a game (Kyuseisha), and I figure…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jeph, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

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8/7/2003 btrc: Card game ptest (GenCon Forge-ies take note)
I mentioned to a few people at the booth that I was working on a quite rude little card game, and there was a bit of interest... Well, it is…
In Connections
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Clay, Dave Panchyk, gobi, lumpley, Valamir, Dev.

8/7/2003 Richard_Strey: Weapon Images
Hi. I've scanned the forum and so far, there does not seem to be a focused thread that could be used as a ressource for showing your players what those…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Richard_Strey, Irmo, Swordmagnet.

8/7/2003 ethan_greer: Thugs and Thieves: Playtest version
Well, I've been making noises about it, and now it's time to put my money where my mouth is. First off, I've turned my personal web site into the web…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes.

8/7/2003 AgentFresh: Etiquette quesiton specific to Indie Game Design Forums
I'm not sure if I should post this HERE or in the section about Site Issues. I'm posting it here because it concerns this seciton and I don't know if…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: AgentFresh, taalyn, Ron Edwards.

8/7/2003 Dev: Blurring attributes and skills
Most RPGs do have a relatively standard attribute / skill dichotomy. I was recently tooling with my system of choice when I realized that it was very easy mechanically to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Dev, Andrew Martin, gobi, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, HMT, Mike Holmes, Valamir, iago, Windthin, M. J. Young.

8/7/2003 Mokkurkalfe: Help me inspire my players!
Currently I'm running a campaign which has a pretty relaxed style. Many ingame jokes, and it would probably pass as an action comedy. However, the final session is approaching. Afterwards,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Draigh, tralese, Wolfen, Jaeger, Spartan, Ashren Va'Hale, toli, Salamander.

8/7/2003 Morfedel: Palladium Fantasy Conversions?
I am getting back together with a few friends whom we used to RP together uintil 3 years ago; I used to GM a game and would alternate with another…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, toli.

8/7/2003 Durgil: Blood Loss
I am considering the possibility of creating a house rule to cover the natural clotting of blood loss on less severe wounds. I was thinking that anytime a character makes…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Durgil, Spartan, Mike Holmes.

8/7/2003 Ron Edwards: "Playing my character" Part 2
In the "Playing my character" thread, John wrote, I would be curious about Ron's example of the journalist he played in Terry Gant's Call of Cthulhu game. How would you…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, John Kim, Walt Freitag, cruciel.

8/7/2003 Lxndr: Sorcerer Play-by-Post
I'm running a play-by-post Sorcerer game right now called "Razing Arizona" and thought others might be interested in peeking at it. If anyone wants to have posting access to the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Trevis Martin, Tim Alexander.

8/7/2003 ghostwolf: [Ruined Lands] First draft, RFC
Hi folks, thanks for the attention. I'm looking for comments on this system/setting that has been bugging me for weeks. Concept- Players are members of a community that lived underground…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ghostwolf, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

8/7/2003 jburneko: My Life With Master Rules Question
Hello, Okay, so I bought My Life With Master and I LOVE it! But something struck me a bit odd. It seems that stats only ever go up. I don't…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Jeffrey Straszheim.

8/7/2003 Jeffrey Miller: Love, Fear, and Reason settings
As noted in the text, these three items, when dialed in 'correctly' cna adjust the probable length of the game. Having only experienced 2-3 demos of MLWM at GenCon, and…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Jeffrey Miller, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Alan.

8/7/2003 FruitSmack!: Suspense in RPGs
Hey all, One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is suspense in role-playing. In most games I’ve ran/played in, suspense is a hard, if not impossible thing to accomplish. Usually,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: FruitSmack!, Troy_Costisick, jdagna, Valamir, Alan, contracycle, Ian Charvill, simon_hibbs, Jonathan Walton.

8/7/2003 Paka: Mythic Gates - Campaign Concept and Alternate SA Uses
[b]The Mythic Gates [/b] [i]The Riddle of Steel [/i] Your mother is a Dragon. She gained her Draconic status from her years as a hero. The way she fought, hoarded,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Paka.

8/7/2003 Nathan: The E*A*K Information You Crave
Greets all, I've been posting comments and updates in the Mystic Ages Online forum, but I figure this is the better place for some of it. Feel free to respond…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Spooky Fanboy.

8/7/2003 John Harper: New Indie RPG Desktop: MLwM
I finally got around to doing a desktop image for My Life with Master, and I think it turned out rather well if I do say so myself. You can…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: John Harper, Jason L Blair, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, iago.

8/8/2003 M. J. Young: In-game Courtroom Drama
Back somewhere in the incredibly long and multiply derailed Sharks With Lasers On Their Heads thread, I commented that I thought it possible to do courtroom drama if you…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Smithy, pete_darby.

8/8/2003 Devilrat: E.A.K. I want my copy!
How do I purchase a copy? I cant seem to find the link to purchase the PDF!
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Devilrat, Nathan, Jason L Blair.

8/8/2003 iago: Going outside the village
So, I'm a sucker for taking games and seeing how far I can stretch them in terms of altering the setting, or subverting the paradigm (like, with Paladin, making the…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: iago, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, jburneko, Lxndr, John Harper, lumpley, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Bryant, Bob McNamee, b_bankhead, Paul Czege.

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