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9/19/2003 Dan Sellars: Historical fencing
I'm sorry that this is a bit off topic so I'll try and keep it short. From looking around this forum it seems that a number of you (from different…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Dan Sellars, Irmo, Raymond Caleatry, Salamander, Camillus.

9/19/2003 Peregrine: Mythosystem
Hi, I've thrown together a little generic fantasy system during some Wayfarer Song burn-out downtime. It is nothing too special, but I thought I'd post a link to it and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Peregrine, David Chunn.

9/19/2003 Drastic: Exalted using HeroQuest
[a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~gardrastic/HQ_Exalted_conversion.html"]My current working conversion.[/a] I hope to bring some Actual Play reports in coming weeks.
In HeroQuest
Participants: Drastic, Mike Holmes, Skadedyr, scorpio rising, Blake Hutchins.

9/19/2003 Sir Thomas: Percentiles and Player-Defined Skills?
I was wondering if anyone here can give any guidance: I love percentiles, and I'm thinking of a system using Unknown Armies' "flip-flops" as narrativist tools, where the player has…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sir Thomas, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, mrteapot, AnyaTheBlue, gobi, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, SumDood.

9/19/2003 Ian O'Rourke: GNS and NWN
Okay, I've put this in Actual Play, because it was sort of kicked off by Actual Play issues. I will also say now, I apply NO value judegements in this…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Andrew Norris, Ron Edwards, Marco, TheShireReeve, contracycle.

9/19/2003 Palashee: Battlemasters 2003 Con Book For Sale
Hi there, We have a limited number of the Battlemasters 2003 Convention Book for sale. Articles in the Booklet include: Wetware – a Cyberpunk 2020 adventure Master of Battles –…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Palashee.

9/19/2003 MonkeyWrench: A quick semi off topic question
Does anyone know where I can find cheap R E Howard Conan stories? I've heard them mentioned on the boards before and if I remember correctly they are mentioned in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MonkeyWrench, Snikwas, kenjib.

9/18/2003 ZeOtter: Setting vs Mechanics
I have been reading post here on the Forge for a little while now. I noticed that 99% of the posts in this area of the forums talk about mechanics.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ZeOtter, Ben Morgan, contracycle, Windthin, Mike Holmes, quozl, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Marco, xechnao, Valamir, Ben Lehman, damion.

9/18/2003 Garbanzo: Ashen first draft. Comments on my race mechanics?
Forge: I've got a quick web site up which should get you a first draft of Ashen. For purposes of this thread, I'm looking for some feedback on the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Garbanzo, contracycle, taalyn, Mulciber, Shreyas Sampat.

9/18/2003 Irmo: A weird thought I just had....
I dunno if someone speculated on this before: So....the Fey age when they use magic. The Fey diminish in number, few are born, and many of those that are die.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Irmo, Brian Leybourne, Sneaky Git.

9/18/2003 Paul Czege: Lesen Sie Deutschen?
Andreas Melhorn reviews My Life with Master here. So, uh, does he like it? Paul
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege, Lxndr, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2003 Phillip: Idea for a new game (no working title yet)
This will be the first time I have posted an actual idea for a game here on the Forge. Here is a basic outline of what I have in mind:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Phillip, Mike Holmes, ZeOtter, pete_darby, Bill Logan.

9/18/2003 Ron Edwards: [Universalis] Not anime, although it quacks like it
Hello, We played Universalis at the fall quarter's first campus club meeting on Tuesday night. Attendance started slow, but I expect we'll see some bigger groups later. I was especially…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

9/18/2003 Marco: JAGS Have-Not Book 1 [Focus on Approach Chapter]
We are nearing completion of our post-apocalypse world book Have-Not (for the free JAGS system). Our first book (setting) is close to done--and we have a draft of it up--however,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Marco, deadpanbob.

9/18/2003 Brian T: New to the Forge
Hello all, I'm new here, just looking for now while I try to absorb everything. I have been working on my own game for some time and figured that had…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Brian T, Phillip, Mike Holmes.

9/18/2003 garapata: Your thoughts please
Okay, I have been gaming with a number of players for many years now. So far, the oldest player I have has been gaming under me for 9 years. In…
In Actual Play
Participants: garapata, Ron Edwards, Tim Alexander, Marco, Mike Holmes, Andrew Norris.

9/18/2003 Richard_Strey: Double Actions
Hi, I've tried to look this up in the forum, but to no avail. I remember Jake once saying that he allowed "double actions" in his fights. Pretty much like…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Richard_Strey, Brian Leybourne, GreatWolf, MonkeyWrench, Valamir, Salamander.

9/18/2003 Ron Edwards: [My Life with Master] Black ooze and babies
Hello, We started up our prep for My Life with Master last Sunday. Julie insisted, and it'll be a nice rest from Tunnels & Trolls for a while. I'd thought…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, Paul Czege.

9/18/2003 mortmere: Using the Devil's Picture Book as a dice substitute.
It's already been mentioned that the d4 is not something we all know or love. Instead of using a different dice ladder though I suggest using a standard deck of…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: mortmere.

9/18/2003 prophet118: The Riddle of the Dark Sun
ok guys, dont shoot me, i know i said id get them sooner, but i just finally got finished moving into my new house, and finally got to the point…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: prophet118, Brian Leybourne, MonkeyWrench.

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9/19/2003 Valamir: [Robots & Rapiers] Announcing Ramshead's new RPG
Ramshead Publishing invites you to review and playtest our next RPG, Robots and Rapiers. You can find the 130+ page pdf alpha version on the Universalis website. I expect…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Valamir, Marco, John Harper, gobi, Thierry Michel, Mike Holmes, Lxndr, Sylus Thane.

9/19/2003 xechnao: Most attractive setting for female players
What do you think is the female vs male participation percentage of the rpg gaming sessions of 4 to 8 persons of the various settings? What setting do you think…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xechnao, b_bankhead, Windthin, jdagna, Ron Edwards, CplFerro, AnyaTheBlue, RaconteurX, Christopher Kubasik, John Kim, Anthony I, Heather Manley, taalyn, Jonathan Walton, M. J. Young, damion, Valamir, jrs, Ben Lehman, Bankuei, Christopher Weeks.

9/19/2003 AnyaTheBlue: Groan...
I have been eagerly consuming my copy of BW piecemeal since I got it a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic stuff. But. But....but....but.... Fiber ball? Geez.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: AnyaTheBlue, abzu.

9/19/2003 Mike Holmes: Keyword Magic Conversions for Shadow World
I wanted to post the assumptions that I had in making magic Keywords for my Shadow World campaign. This should serve two goals. One, if anyone wants to resurrect that…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Der_Renegat, Brand_Robins.

9/19/2003 JSDiamond: Orbit is 99% mistake free! And now...
Not too serious, but here's the other 1% On page 118 the armor table is missing the center column that shows the armor ratings for each type of armor. I've…
In Orbit
Participants: JSDiamond.

9/19/2003 b_bankhead: Yes Virginia they are mostly for reading....
[quote="Ron Edwards"]I was confronted with it in [i]very[/i] committed, no-bones-about-it form recently, during a discussion at GAMA. [/quote] Although I don't agree with it as a creative goal, as a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: b_bankhead, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks.

9/19/2003 deadpanbob: Reward vs. Punishment....
All: Okay, here's a question I have: It seems much better to me for a game to reward players for play behavior appropriate to the game than to punish them…
In RPG Theory
Participants: deadpanbob, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Sparky, Silmenume, Christopher Weeks, jdagna, contracycle.

9/19/2003 Peter Nordstrand: Well of Souls 2
This is a continuation of this thread. Finally, we’ve set a date for playing this game. Originally I planned to start a new thread after the first session, which will…
In Actual Play
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Mike Holmes.

9/19/2003 MonkeyWrench: Excited about Universalis!
Sorry if this counts as cluttering the board, but I just ordered Universalis and I must say that I am pretty excited about it! -MonkeyWrench, a pretty excited gamer
In Universalis
Participants: MonkeyWrench, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Mulciber.

9/19/2003 coryblack_666: Initiative
Ok, perhapse a dumb question, just something i was having some trouble enterperting. On page 74 of TROS it says when two people attack at the same time. There is…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: coryblack_666, Brian Leybourne, Spartan.

9/20/2003 johnzo: PTA: Imperivm Confidential Pilot Episode
Last night was our first game of Imperivm Confidential, our hardboiled Roman murder mystery miniseries. I first posted about IC in http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7985 We're using Prime Time Adventures as our ruleset.…
In Actual Play
Participants: johnzo, Matt Wilson, Jeffrey Miller, rafial, John Harper, Alan.

9/20/2003 Scripty: HELP: How can I keep all these types of magic straight?
So, I'm working my way through my copy of HeroQuest. I've made it through the Narration chapter and I'm up to the HeroQuest chapter. Work has been a bear this…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Scripty, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, simon_hibbs, newsalor, Tim Ellis.

9/20/2003 rafial: Savage Gamism
While one faction of UGAX (Ultimate Gamer Assembly X) walks the beat in ancient Rome, the rest of us have decided to give Savage Worlds a test drive by playing…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Hafaza, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

9/21/2003 DaGreatJL: Reluctant Sorcerers
I ran my second session of Sorcerer yesterday, as well as the first game with play time. Both the original char gen and last night went really well; however, there…
In Adept Press
Participants: DaGreatJL, sirogit, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks, Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan, A.Neill.

9/21/2003 kanseg: Using TROS as a training aid for the study of Combative Art?
I was just wondering if anyone else has considered using TROS as an aid to their studies of Martial Arts (Eastern or Western - I'm not biased, guys!). If you…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kanseg, Camillus, Irmo, Jake Norwood, Spartan.

9/21/2003 elgorade: Cyberpunk setting?
For some reason, a mix of HQ and urban distopia came to mind. I don't really know wha though, since I've never run/played anything cyberpunkish before. Probably influence by reading…
In HeroQuest
Participants: elgorade, Scripty, Peter Nordstrand, contracycle.

9/21/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: All My Children (split from Savage Gamism)
I picked up the All My Children board game (AMC). Mostly because it was a TSR product and probably has some ebay value but mostly, unlike more current soap opera…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr.

9/21/2003 taalyn: Crux - cover image?
Hey everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick!) Crux is progressing along nicely, but I do have one thing that I just can't get through, and Im not having any luck with my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: taalyn.

9/22/2003 Eric J.: [Star Wars D6] Pyron's Woe's - Epilogue?
Well, I've done some stuff. I've had some fun. Guess what? I'm back here. I just want to say: Thank you Ron Edwards. Thank you Forge. I believe that I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eric J., Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Sinthrill, contracycle.

9/22/2003 The_Confessor: Seafaring, Swashbuckling, & Style
Greetings everyone, I just finished writing my second RPG Seafaring, Swashbuckling & Style: A Cinematic Role-Playing Game in the Age of Piracy. It was written loose and fast, and in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: The_Confessor, Jeph, Mike Holmes, mrteapot, Valamir, xiombarg, gobi, Lxndr, RaconteurX, contracycle, Simon W, sirogit.

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