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9/12/2003 ethan_greer: SimplePhrase Press Forum Policy
Hello, and welcome to the SimplePhrase Press discussion forum! This forum is graciously hosted by the Forge. As such, participants are asked to adhere to the standards and policies of…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer.

9/12/2003 talysman: another take on "the character doesn't exist"
I've been catching up on the various threads about this whole issue of "do the characters (and presumably, game world) have any kind of existence aside from what the players…
In RPG Theory
Participants: talysman, pete_darby, Marco, Gordon C. Landis, John Kim, Cemendur, Valamir, Hunter Logan, M. J. Young, Alan, Eric J-D, contracycle, simon_hibbs, Christopher Weeks, AgentFresh, Walt Freitag, cruciel, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

9/12/2003 scobie: GunKnight - Any Rumblings???
Hi I've just been watching Gundam Seed and I've gotten enthused for the whole giant robot genre again. I remember an intriguing little concept called 'GunKnight' which came up in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: scobie, raga.

9/12/2003 Bellman: Typo?
From page 11 of MLWM: Needs are understood to be what the Master would have from the Townspeople. And Needs are something that necessarily threaten the Townspeople in some way...even…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Bellman, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes.

9/12/2003 Michael Hopcroft: D20 vs. OGL -- markteing Advantage?
As someone who seels mainly over the net, and given recent controversies over the changes in the D20 STL, I am pondering the realtive marketing power of the D20 logo.…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, xechnao, HinterWelt, madelf, pnweerar, Anthony I, Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Adam, MongoosePaul, ejh, Mike Holmes, Pramas.

9/12/2003 M. J. Young: Man Against Himself: Personality Mechanics
There have been several threads about personality mechanics recently, but I suddenly had a thought about these that might be worth addressing. I think it was Personality Mechanics that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Trevis Martin, Mike Holmes, Dauntless, John Kim.

9/11/2003 MachMoth: Time Paradoxes, just a paradigm?
Well, I decided to go ahead and start work on my Generations Project. I figure my idea is different enough from Pendragon to make it worth my effort. The working…
In RPG Theory
Participants: MachMoth, jdagna, M. J. Young.

9/11/2003 Ron Edwards: HeroQuest forum policies - read here first
Hello, Welcome to the Hero Quest forum at the Forge. Hero Quest's publication is arguably one of the most significant events in RPG history, and this forum offers a unique…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/11/2003 The_Confessor: The Day of Rest: Role-Playing at the Birth of Reality
Hey all, I've got another idea for a game. Right now it's in very early stages, and I'm not sure what I can actually do with it, so I'm tossing…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: The_Confessor, Shreyas Sampat, garapata.

9/11/2003 Pilgrim: Setting - are there other asteroids/planetoids like Atlantis
I can't remember if I asked this one and have lost that part of my notes. Are there other cities/planetoids/asteroids/minor bodies in the 9 Worlds setting? The reason I ask,…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim, Matt Snyder, Draqo, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius.

9/11/2003 Matt Snyder: What whould you ask Greg Stafford?
I'm gearing up for my interview with Greg Stafford as part of the HeroQuest cover story in Daedalus, a new ezine I'm launching in October. The interview will inquire about…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Matt Snyder, dunlaing, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Syam Lantri, Brand_Robins, RaconteurX, Ian Cooper, AnyaTheBlue, Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, simon_hibbs.

9/11/2003 Overdrive: Thanks for the quick authorization
Today at work I discovered that MLWM had been reviewed at rpg.net, so I read the review. Not 5 minutes from that I decided to get it. (not that I…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Overdrive, Paul Czege.

9/11/2003 xechnao: Internet Piracy on Documents
Could this be a problem for a rpg maker? If so I wanted to present here an idea that stroke my head about the matter and ask about it. I…
In Publishing
Participants: xechnao, Ron Edwards, ejh, Dave Panchyk.

9/11/2003 Bloodstryke: Easter Eggs
So, who has found all of the Easter eggs in Brian's wonderful Character Generator? I've found all of them I think, but I want to be sure. To anyone who…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bloodstryke, Richard_Strey, prophet118, Brian Leybourne, Salamander.

9/11/2003 Bloodstryke: Social Combat Redeux
Upon reading this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5276 I decided that I just have to ask? Why wasn't this continued? I think it would have made a great mini-supplement. Imagine, social interaction as…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bloodstryke, Lxndr, Aaron, Swordmagnet, Dan Sellars, Drew Stevens.

9/11/2003 Jeffrey Straszheim: Dealing with wonky character concepts
Hey folks, This is in reference to Ron's comments here, specifically in regards to character creation. One thing that interests me is his comment that he did not challenge Frank's…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, erithromycin, Ron Edwards.

9/11/2003 xiombarg: Unsung SWAT: KABOOM (aka session 2)
You might want to freshen up with the original thread. We added a new player, Dana, who was playing Alicia Tyloni, a sniper with rumored connections to the Mob... One…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, Lxndr, Dana_mun, Mike Holmes, suffusionofyellow.

9/11/2003 Matt Snyder: 9W: Setting & rules "Pilgrimmage"
I’ve consolidated Pilgrim’s excellent questions here into one thread to which I can offer answers as I have time to answer them. -Matt RULES Banking Tricks Can Tricks be banked…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Pilgrim.

9/11/2003 Pilgrim: Setting - Style
What style are you shooting for - have the Eternals changed since their days on Earth? From the examples of the book, Zeus seems to have become more sophisticated (secret…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim.

9/11/2003 Pilgrim: Source material and references
Recommended reading for fiction and reference? This can make life much easier and convenient for GMs and players.
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim, Matt Snyder.

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9/12/2003 Jeffrey Straszheim: When Sorcery Goes Poof
Following the general "nothing never happens" policy, when a player fails a sorcery roll, the ritual shouldn't just fizzle out. A failed contact gets the wrong demon; a failed summon…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Mikko Lehtinen, Mike Holmes.

9/12/2003 AnttiK: [Anticide Illustrations] A Small Update
The not-so-famous home of a good quality RPG illustrator. ;) Anticide Illustrations I've put up some new example illustrations into my online portfolio, so come on by, take a look,…
In Connections
Participants: AnttiK, Sylus Thane.

9/12/2003 Jason E. Roberts: [HotNW] Story Seed
Destiny, a rising pop star with tons of play on the fledgling MTV network, has been abducted. Her disappearance has apparently confounded local authorities and the FBI has been brought…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: Jason E. Roberts, GMSkarka.

9/12/2003 jburneko: The Asylum: A First Pass Sorcerer One Sheet
Hello All, My Sorcerer ideas are a dime a dozen and I generally don't post them here unless I think I might actually get a chance to develop them. Well…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, sirogit, Ben Morgan, Christopher Kubasik, Lxndr, Nev the Deranged.

9/12/2003 Syam Lantri: A Glorantha Campaign Setting Handbook?
Hi folks, I am a newbie in the world of Glorantha, and the lot of information delivered is very (too?) important. Fortunately, I'm not alone to think that way, and…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Syam Lantri, Mike Holmes, pete_darby, Ron Edwards, Nick Brooke.

9/12/2003 Lxndr: [MLwM] For Those Of Us D4-Deprived
I own maybe three d4s, less than any other single die except the weird ones (d5, d7, etc). My fellow gamers, I believe, own even less (I'm kind of a…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Michael S. Miller, Bob McNamee, mortmere, RdGkA, Paul Czege, Adam Dray.

9/12/2003 anonymouse: Piece: Ablative Luck.
Was watching Once Upon a Time in Mexico... Got to thinking that a game could have some kind of "luck armor". Heroes get a boatload, mooks probably only have a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: anonymouse, gobi, ethan_greer, mrteapot.

9/12/2003 Pilgrim: Character Creation Issues
Matt, I've been trying to tinker together a character and nothing is really coming together for me. I also found that in the Playtesters Unite thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7557, others were/are having…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim.

9/12/2003 GMSkarka: [HotNW] Suggest Section Titles!
OK folks, I'll need your input on this one. My plan is this: Rather than pepper the book with unlicensed lyric quotes ala early White Wolf, my plan is to…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: GMSkarka, peteramthor, TSL, Gordon C. Landis, mythusmage, VAXJedi, J. Duncan, Stephen, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, quozl, Valamir, godfather punk, AnyaTheBlue.

9/13/2003 Ron Edwards: Thank you for volunteering
Over in Internet piracy on documents, Dave Panchyk wrote, it's time to create some "Wisdom of the Forge" threads/stickies/articles/sutras, that encapsulate the "best practices" (in corporate parlance) of experienced Forge…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/13/2003 ULO: Toughness question
What if instead of toughness acting like armor it reduced the shock and pain of a wound but left the bleeding and damaging effects? Sorry if its already been talked…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ULO, Ashren Va'Hale, MonkeyWrench, Brian Leybourne, Pvt Kastro, Durgil, Jaeger, Rico, Spartan, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, toli, Dan Sellars, Mike Holmes, Ville.

9/13/2003 realms_creator: Web hosting
Can someone but me in contact with a good hosting company?
In Publishing
Participants: realms_creator, Lxndr, Dave Panchyk, Matt.

9/13/2003 Anthony I: Just finished a game of Paladin
Like the title says, I just ran my first game of Paladin tonight. Everyone had a great time playing. A couple of provisos first though- I used almost all of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Anthony I.

9/13/2003 realms_creator: Realms of Adventuring play testers
We are in the process of putting final touch on our players guide to the Realms. We are looking for play testers in the South Eastern area. The Realms is…
In Connections
Participants: realms_creator.

9/13/2003 johnzo: PTA: Imperivm Confidential
Salve! Thursday at UGX, we made characters for Imperivm Confidential--a purposefully anachronistic, noir-flavoured Imperial Rome miniseries run with the Prime Time Adventures ruleset. The characters are senior watchmen (or vigiles)…
In Actual Play
Participants: johnzo, Matt Wilson, Valamir.

9/13/2003 Soome: Hey guys, new guy on the boards needing help on his RPG
I'm not sure if this is the right board to be posting this on but here goes. Hey all, I'm Soome and I stumbled across this site one day when…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Soome, Dave Panchyk, M. J. Young.

9/13/2003 Ronin: The pool sucks and so does it's creator
The pool is not an olympic sized water hole to frolic about and have fun in, it at best is a cess Pool waiting for the unitiated to venture into…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Ronin, Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, James V. West.

9/13/2003 deidzoeb: Footcreme - found text conflict resolution mechanic
[b][url=http://evilbobdayjob.tripod.com/ftcrm/index.html]footcreme[/url][/b] No, it's not a make-over game, although it could be. FTCRM = Found Text Conflict Resolution Mechanic = ([b]footcreme[/b]) The strategies and variations page is still under construction, but…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: deidzoeb.

9/14/2003 Raymond Caleatry: Wheel of time Magic System conversion (This is long)
Finally i have finished typing up the first draft of the magic system, just so you guys can question it to pieces. Please rip it to shreds, the more problems…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Raymond Caleatry, Sneaky Git.

9/14/2003 Michael Hopcroft: TV Teen titans Writeups
I ned some help writing up the TV version of the Teen Titans. I'm going to be using them as PCs in a game I'm running at genCon SoCal if…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Norbert, urbwar.

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