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10/3/2003 lumpley: Adventures in Improvised System
My guy fucks corpses. It's okay, I mean he's the son of Lucere, one of the three old men of Tremere, and Lucere raised him to be the Antichrist, which…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Valamir, Jonathan Walton, Paul Czege, Tim Alexander, Meguey, cruciel, bluegargantua, LordSmerf, Ben Lehman.

10/3/2003 JamesDJIII: Blood, Magic and Sandals
Last night was the second of a long term Fantasy Hero game. Here are my observations that I think are relevant to folks in this forum. Our group: diverse set…
In Actual Play
Participants: JamesDJIII, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Marco, RaconteurX, John Kim.

10/3/2003 sirogit: My/JL's game("The Abyss Chronicles"?)
(Note, I was sort've waiting for JL to do this, as he's more talented at not confusing the hell out of people. So I'd invite him to post about the…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

10/3/2003 Dan Sellars: Stances
Yet another question. Are stances only for when characters are facing off to each other in a dueling situation? Or, for example, if my character Eric is walking down a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Dan Sellars, Overdrive, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Salamander, Jasper, Ashren Va'Hale, Richard_Strey, Jake Norwood.

10/3/2003 Dan Sellars: Raising Proficiencies
I've got a little question on proficiencies my group was discussing last night. When I create my character I put 7 into Longsword. So I then get Dagger at 3…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Dan Sellars, Brian Leybourne, Lxndr, Richard_Strey, deltadave, Ashren Va'Hale, Salamander.

10/3/2003 Jay Turner: Bullpen: Not Just Another Supers RPG
I'd love some feedback on Bullpen, a comic-book RPG I've been working on. The premise of the game is a little experimental: Instead of playing a superhero in a comic…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jay Turner, Jack Spencer Jr, Phillip, LordSmerf, gobi, hermes, Mike Holmes, Doc Blue, apeiron.

10/3/2003 gameskald: Game Idea: The Land of Nod
Ok, here is an idea that came to me the other night after waking up from a trully bizarre dream. What about an rpg where the whole of the story…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: gameskald, Dumirik, gobi, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Dave Panchyk, Ron Edwards.

10/3/2003 deadpanbob: Focus: Step On Up Topic: Skills
All: Once again, my search-kwon-do has failed me here at the Forge. I swear I don't have this much problem at other sites... In any case, I'm hoping that someone…
In RPG Theory
Participants: deadpanbob, M. J. Young, contracycle, pete_darby, Clinton R. Nixon, kalyptein, LordSmerf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks, Walt Freitag, failrate, simon_hibbs, gobi, Ziggy, Noon.

10/2/2003 Phillip: mage- a game of magic and attitude
Please check out my latest game, mage It basically uses a system of stones to represent manna of different colors that mages can spend to do magic. Each magical feat…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Phillip, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, Wolfen, simon_hibbs, John Kim, failrate, Spooky Fanboy.

10/2/2003 LordSmerf: The Ever-Elusive "Perfect" Damage System
No, i don't have it. Yes, i want it badly. Therefore i propose the following: This thread's express purpose is the discussion of damage systems. Anything from tracking character damage,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: LordSmerf, Mike Holmes, Heather Manley, Jeph, gobi, Jack Spencer Jr, RaconteurX, M. J. Young, SumDood, Jack Aidley.

10/2/2003 inthisstyle: Struggling with a Group
I've read a lot of tales of woe regarding various individuals' gaming groups on this list, and thought I might share my own. I am GM for a pretty large…
In Actual Play
Participants: inthisstyle, Eric J., Ian Charvill, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, garapata, dragon_of_colour.

10/2/2003 Tim Alexander: DD prep, and the power of the narrator.
Hey Folks, Over here I have the opening session of my group's new Dust Devils game. We're pretty excited about it. One of the major questions that came out of…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Tim Alexander, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

10/2/2003 Mike Holmes: Boosts and Permenance
From this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=8180 An adventure centering around dealing with Bob killing Joe's family will give a sizable boost to "Hate Bob" for duration of that adventure; if the player's…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, newsalor, simon_hibbs, dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Ian Charvill, Scripty, Ian Cooper, contracycle, Michael Bowman.

10/2/2003 Ron Edwards: "Realism" and "GM" threads in RPG Theory
Hello, I call everyone's attention to these threads: Realism in RPGs and There is only players in RPG. We have a community issue to discuss which hasn't come up for…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Drifter Bob, Marco, xiombarg, Merova.

10/2/2003 Tim Alexander: [Dust Devils] Malt & Tease
Hey Folks, So last night we played our opening session of Dust Devils. We sat down last week and talked about setting and made up some characters. The players decided…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Alexander, Ron Edwards.

10/2/2003 StahlMeister: Combat/Magic Questions
Hi Friends! Here are some questions I have. Please don't feel angry if they were handled in another thread. Did not found it. 1.) Three players of my groud attacked…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: StahlMeister, Spartan, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, MonkeyWrench, Brian Leybourne.

10/2/2003 Tomas HVM: Empowerment and elements
Please consider this post a possible framework to develop ideas from, not a provocation for those not aggreeing in the goal of it all. I think these ideas are best…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tomas HVM, Tony Irwin, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Ben Lehman.

10/2/2003 SumDood: Blast and Burn Damage Tracking
My system divides possible hit locations into many body parts, all listed on the character sheet with different armor and damage resistance values. One of the major difficulties I've had…
In RPG Theory
Participants: SumDood, Mike Holmes, Valamir, M. J. Young, Christopher Weeks, LordSmerf, contracycle, bcook1971.

10/2/2003 Paka: Re-discovering a Forgotten Sport - Intro Campaign Setting
The Sorcerer Kings, Wizards and Witches have ruled the world for as long as anyone can remember, casting mighty magicks that take months and years off of their lives. They…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Paka, Brian Leybourne, Irmo.

10/2/2003 Valamir: Bucanneers & Bokar
Now that S&B is finally out I'm looking forward to continued voodoo pirate goodness in B&B. I gather the free pdf adventure planned for September got pushed back; any firmer…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: Valamir, GMSkarka, quinchris, TSL.

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10/3/2003 Sylus Thane: Frontier Revamped and Revisited
Well I've been steadily plugging away on Frontier which can be found here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lost_Horizon_Games/ in the files section. Sorry it's a yahoo group but it has to do till I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sylus Thane, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Jack Aidley.

10/3/2003 Paul Czege: profiling, fall 2003
Hey, Over six months have passed since Profiling, spring 2003...so my clock says lets have a new one. To recap, the questions are:What are the last three role-playing games…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Jason E. Roberts, Ian Charvill, jburneko, Matt Snyder, Tim Alexander, Matt Wilson, AnyaTheBlue, ethan_greer, anonymouse, rafial, C. Edwards, inthisstyle, Jeph, hanschristianandersen, Christopher Weeks, Drastic, Peter Nordstrand, kalyptein, Clinton R. Nixon, Alan, Gordon C. Landis, Jeffrey Miller, ScottM, Chris Passeno, Fabrice G., Brian Leybourne, Matt Gwinn, Trevis Martin, Anthony I, johnzo, RaconteurX, Jonathan Walton, gobi, Dave Panchyk, Bob McNamee, Hafaza, Rich Forest, Sylus Thane, joshua neff, Tomas HVM, David Chunn, AnttiK, Halzebier, pete_darby, Ola J., John Harper, herrmess, AgentFresh, Cemendur, Simon W, Jasper, taalyn, John Kim, Ben Lehman, gentrification, Michael S. Miller, Jack Aidley, A.Neill, xiombarg, Ian Cooper, Paul's Girl, lumpley, elgorade, bluegargantua, drozdal, Dave Versace, iago, MongoosePaul, erithromycin, GB Steve, jeffd, Silent Tamatama, GreatWolf, Theron, jrients, Enoch, Kaare Berg, ADGBoss, DNAphil, Zathreyel, Pyske, adamsmith, Scripty, Heather Manley, Borogove, rasputin, Emily Care, hix, LordSmerf, Rod Anderson, Jake Norwood, leomknight, arxhon.

10/3/2003 Mokkurkalfe: I've got OBAM! And some questions...
First of all, splendid work. My horseriding player's are gonna love this. Still, I have a few questions. Why the armour-limiting on the berserker gift? It seems suspicously D&D-ish. Doesn't…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Richard_Strey, contracycle, Pantera, Mike Holmes.

10/3/2003 Ubercon: Ubercon II - 2 weeks to go!
With just 2 weeks left until Ubercon II, we cordially invite you to an action-packed weekend of gaming and fun at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel,Secaucus, NJ. The convention runs…
In Connections
Participants: Ubercon, Ron Edwards.

10/3/2003 GB Steve: SteveCon V - hi octaNe
I'm organising SteveCon V in London on, or about October 28th. Since SteveCon III, I've decided that I'll feature an indie game as my game of the Con to run.…
In Conventions
Participants: GB Steve, Ron Edwards.

10/4/2003 Sonja: I convert between game systems for you!
I am available to design and develop conversion formulas and guidelines for your RPG. For example, you want to convert D&D monsters to your new system. Or you want to…
In Connections
Participants: Sonja.

10/4/2003 Sonja: New Game Idea!
Believe! <Sonja> in this game, your character is one with the universe, an avatar. <Sonja> Anything you think or believe becomes true. <Sonja> so if your character says "i believe…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sonja, Jasper, Jeph, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, LordSmerf.

10/4/2003 kenjib: Question about the Flower of Battle
I finished Stephen Pressfield's Gates of Fire a couple of weeks ago and the vivid battles in the book really blew me away. I was just wondering if anyone with…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Brian Leybourne, -Akora-, Ville.

10/4/2003 Sonja: Magic systems? (spell points, specific spells vs spheres)
I am researching options for magic in a medieval fantasy RPG. I know I don't like the memorization system in D&D. It doesn't make sense. I like the idea of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sonja, HMT, Brian Leybourne, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, gobi, John Kim, Bob McNamee, bigsimon, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes, SumDood, Cemendur, Windthin, Thanaeon, Umberhulk.

10/4/2003 VisionaryEntertainment: Just popping in to introduce myself...
Greetings all, My name is Chip Dobbs and I am the President and owner of Visionary Entertainment Studio Inc, makers of the Everlasting Role Playing Game. I purchased the company…
In Publishing
Participants: VisionaryEntertainment, Andrew Martin, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

10/4/2003 Tywin Lannister: Question about falling damage
Another day, another thing I need clarified...concerning falling damage, that is. The way I interpret the rules on p. 96, you do not take into account Toughness and Armor Values…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Tywin Lannister, Richard_Strey, Ashren Va'Hale, Wolfen, contracycle, Thagorod Alynsson, Salamander, Mike Holmes.

10/5/2003 anonymouse: a lonely Donjon bookshelf: what should sit next to it?
Okay, so Clinton extended the offer in the main Donjon book and at least a couple of other places that anyone wanting to write a supplement for Donjon would be…
In CRN Games
Participants: anonymouse, Trevis Martin.

10/5/2003 Lxndr: [Fastlane] Adventures in Ezra
We played Fastlane today in my in-person gaming group. Used american dice instead of the wheel (the motorcycle is not an easy thing to carry a roulette wheel on). I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lxndr, Wolfen.

10/5/2003 gobi: [ bleed_ ] A 24-hour game
The Adults in Wonderland thread got me thinking about the Maxx and a game idea I once had for an rpg about people's outbacks bleeding into reality. I started writing…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: gobi, Little_Rat, JimmyB, garapata.

10/5/2003 taalyn: Milehicon
Anyone here going? Um..I dunno what else to say. That's what I want to know. Aidan
In Conventions
Participants: taalyn, Ron Edwards, abzu, jcfiala.

10/5/2003 johnzo: PTA: Imperivm Confidential Episode II
Last Thursday was the second episode of Imperivm Confidential, the Prime Time Adventures playtest that I'm GMing (or "Producing," in PTA terms.) The players have been clamouring for a Forge…
In Actual Play
Participants: johnzo, Jeffrey Miller, Matt Wilson, Alan, John Harper.

10/5/2003 garapata: [Cradle] Playtested..
Okay, I got three players to try Cradle. We had a Gundam Wing Zero toy (with WEAPON ACCESSORIES, LIGHT UP EYES, and SOUNDEFFECTS) a Victorian Matron doll (with CLAY PIES,…
In Actual Play
Participants: garapata.

10/5/2003 epweissengruber: Torontonian HeroQuesters?
I was wondering if any Glorantha fans in the GTA (that's Greater Toronto Area) would like to get together to celebrate, enjoy and kibbitz about the newly arived Hero Quest.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: epweissengruber, RaconteurX.

10/5/2003 Sir Mathodius Black: Areas Armor Protects
Since it isnt in the rulebook and i havnt found any posts on it, is there any place i can find exactly what parts of the body each piece of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Caz, Brian Leybourne, Crusader, Salamander.

10/5/2003 Palaskar: Should I bother registering my RPG for copyright?
Both my parents strongly suggest I register my RPG in the US under form TX for $30. Since they're ponying up the money, I don't mind. Now I know that…
In Publishing
Participants: Palaskar, Brian Leybourne, Chris Passeno, Ron Edwards, Valamir, jrs, jdagna, Space Cowboy, aghori.

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