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12/4/2003 MachMoth: Two, two games in one!!!
In my early days of RPG, I quickly became trained in the art of never letting the party split. It was believed, at the time, that attempting to juggle multiple…
In RPG Theory
Participants: MachMoth, Noon, gobi, C. Edwards, Trevis Martin, jdagna, contracycle, Paganini, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Ben Morgan, LordSmerf.

12/4/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: Pc cP's
Whats the max cp you have developed for a pc? Max I built a pc up to is 23 so far, my goal is to reach thehuman max for him.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Draigh, Jake Norwood, Salamander, Krammer, Ingenious.

12/3/2003 Der_Renegat: Ratings and Masteries
I´ve created this new topic because it somehow connects all the other threads, like „HeroScale2“, „HQ for Cyberpunk and strength ratings of cyborgs“ and especially „HQandLOTR“. Assumption one: a rating…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, soru, RaconteurX, Scripty, simon_hibbs, Spooky Fanboy, Paul Watson, Calithena, Mike Holmes.

12/3/2003 kalyptein: DnDQuest
With all the threads about porting the HQ system to other games, here's just what you need...another one! I've been DMing a long running game (3 years now). It started…
In HeroQuest
Participants: kalyptein, hix, soru, Scripty, Calithena, Der_Renegat.

12/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Artists for Daedalus project needed
In the Winter 2004 Daedalus magazine, I will be releasing a Sorcerer setting called "Inside." It's a cyberpunk, inside-the-matrix, hacking sort of thing, and I'm looking for a bit of…
In Connections
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

12/3/2003 lictor: Fiction for Pulp game wanted.
I am working on a Pulp themed RPG and am in need of multiple fiction shorts and flavor text in the realm of 200-600 words. If this is a genre…
In Connections
Participants: lictor, bowlingm.

12/3/2003 smokewolf: Seeking reviewer/players for The Swing
Hello everybody, I am seeking people interested in playing or reviewing I game I just published through RPGNOW.com. It's at: www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2256 It's called The Swing. The first book it the…
In Connections
Participants: smokewolf, Valamir, ross_winn.

12/3/2003 anonymouse: mechanic: Trouble!
I know Orkworld has this as some foundation of its in-game society and probably mechanics as well, but since that apparently had some super-1337 printrun never to see the light…
In RPG Theory
Participants: anonymouse, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, Noon.

12/3/2003 Tomas HVM: The essential conflict
I've enjoyed reading the start of "Silmenume"s thread on simulationism immensely. Thanks to "Silmenume" for his writings. One of his points promped me to comment, and I have chosen to…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Tomas HVM, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag.

12/3/2003 Paka: Universalis as a Pre-RPG Setting Maker (Sort of)
This is a spin-off of Andy's thread which is a spin-off of Ralph's thread on RPG.net. I didn't want to hi-jack Andy's thread with my tale of woe. I was…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka.

12/3/2003 Russell Hoyle: The Literature
I am a bibliophile. There I have confessed! Its a sickness, really! I am sure I own more books than I could ever read. The reason for my confession? Yesterday…
In Adept Press
Participants: Russell Hoyle, Ron Edwards, joshua neff.

12/3/2003 xiombarg: [Unsung] Death of a Team Member (Session 5)
You might want to freshen up with the previous thread. This session had very few Gifts -- but features the return of an old character, and the death of another…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, stingray20166.

12/3/2003 pigames: To those who support indie games...
I just wanted to thank everyone who not only supported Active Exploits' first incarnation and its settings, but also all other indie RPGs. If it weren't for all those open…
In Publishing
Participants: pigames.

12/3/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Universalis Challenge: Make it into another RPG's "Pre
Hey, all! This post is prompted by Ralph's Rant and follow up thread at RPGNet. Basically, my challenge (a "question", really) is this, in two parts: 1) Say you're playing…
In Universalis
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, Grimbot, Bob McNamee, Valamir, GreatWolf.

12/3/2003 Emily Care: lexicon entry
Hello, I hadn't come across this entry to the RPG Lexicon before. Makes it all seem strangely codified and real to be posted this way. http://harmonies.tzone.org/RPGLex/index.cgi/Threefold Amusingly enough, there is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Emily Care, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

12/2/2003 feanor: IRC with mIRC - step by step ( TRoS IRC )
Hi ! Some users of this forum may have troubles to join TRoS channel in IRC. Have no fear Feanor is here with step by step guide. http://koti.mbnet.fi/majatalo/stuff/Mirc/ See you…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: feanor, Durgil, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Ingenious, Ithron.

12/2/2003 Krammer: character idea
So I have been thinking of making a character, but im not sure if it would work, so I would like some feedback on it. The character was just a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Krammer, 6inTruder, Valamir, Rico, Ingenious, Brian Leybourne.

12/2/2003 sirogit: Game Mechanic: Creepy magic
The basic idea is, a player states what his character is doing to activate a magical effect(Which can be anything, even simply activating the effect at will.), and it's effect/if…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Jonathan Walton, gobi.

12/2/2003 xiombarg: Supplements and the Tragedy of the Commons
In this thread, we have the following statement from Raven:Ryan, having tied his own dick around d20 and D&D with his stubbornly defended pre-3rd Edition predicitions, as usual can't afford…
In Publishing
Participants: xiombarg, contracycle.

12/2/2003 Dregg: [Bad Muthas] Car chase mechanics & 3D
Hello, I'm fairly new to the list and wanted to say hello before I toss out my thoughts and question. I am currently working on a Blaxploitaion/70 Action RPG, and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dregg, contracycle, Mike Holmes, gobi, abzu, Malechi.

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12/4/2003 Draigh: Stupid Question
Is the same HeroQuest that Milton Bradley put out? Or did that become WarhammerQuest?
In HeroQuest
Participants: Draigh, pete_darby.

12/4/2003 Matt Wilson: [Primetime Adventures] Share the Love!
I just posted the latest draft of rules for Primetime Adventures for free public consumption. The pdf is nothing pretty, but I felt like sharing. You can get it here:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Wilson, Alan.

12/4/2003 bigsimon: A different take on initiative...?
I'm not sure if anyone has tried something like this before. It doesn't completely get rid of "turn based" combat, but changes it a little. ------------------------- Action Pool Initiative is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: bigsimon, HMT, s3kt0r, Mike Holmes.

12/4/2003 Paul Czege: Why a new Half Meme Press?
Mostly so there's a single point of access for all my game designs. So check out my redesigned site, and look for:An awesome new Half Meme Press logo, designed…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege, Jonathan Walton, xiombarg.

12/4/2003 DaGreatJL: Anybody going to Dundracon?
Hey, I know it's a little early, but I was wondering if any other Forgites were planning on going to Dundracon in February. I'd like to get a chance to…
In Conventions
Participants: DaGreatJL, Michael Hopcroft, Dregg, James Holloway, PeterAdkison, Ulmo, tldenmark.

12/4/2003 AdAstraGames: Con Support
What I see happening here is a replication of the Tragedy of the Commons. My perspective? I was running the booth directly across from the Forge at GenCon Indy this…
In Conventions
Participants: AdAstraGames, Christopher Weeks, Valamir, Emily Care, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, abzu, Troy_Costisick.

12/4/2003 Krammer: stats for weapons
The stats for these weapons may have been posted somewhere before, but I cant find them. My first question is on the stats for a Katana. What would they be?…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Krammer, Jake Norwood, Ingenious, Ben Lehman, Rico.

12/4/2003 Krammer: Gotta love the Hef
Recently, someone in my gaming group made a character that was a Hef.... He argued that hem could use it because it was part Gol, which are partially civilized. The…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Krammer, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Ingenious, Rico, toli, Ben, Paganini, Mike Holmes.

12/4/2003 lictor: Action Tales! System Mechanic
Hello All, I have working on a Pulp themed game 'Action Tales', and due to creative issues have moved from using an open licence System to an in house system…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: lictor, Jeph, Matt Wilson, MachMoth, Mike Holmes, kenjib.

12/4/2003 Ingenious: Nautical stuff.
Okay, lacking in any area of knowledge about nautical stuff if Wyerth, I need some insight into the ships of this realm. How fast do they go, how much cargo…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ingenious, Brian Leybourne, kenjib, contracycle, Paka, Mike Holmes.

12/4/2003 Ben Lehman: Chorus d20
Hi all-- This is a post about a 1-shot game I ran recently for two of my gaming friends from Providence (both part of Brown's Gaming group, but neither --…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ben Lehman, Russell Hoyle.

12/5/2003 Green: X-mas: a game of mischief, mayhem, and holiday cheer
I gave myself a Yuletide project this year, and that is to design a game based around Christmas. Although I've been working on it off and on since spring, since…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green, Nathan, Andrew Martin, James V. West, Doctor Xero.

12/5/2003 s3kt0r: Superhuman vs. Regular Human Combat Mechanics
I'm in the process of developing a RPG and am getting in a bit of a stick with the combat mechanics. I need a system that allows for superhumanly fast…
In RPG Theory
Participants: s3kt0r, Noon, Andrew Martin, M. J. Young, John Kim, HMT, Marhault, Funksaw, Mike Holmes, Nawara, failrate, happyelf.

12/5/2003 xiombarg: Theory for the Average Gamer
White Wolf recently released the Vampire Player's Guide for Vampire Revised (aka Vampire 3rd Edition). The book is 90% system-free, consisting of mainly essays about how one should play Vampire.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, John Kim, LordSmerf, eyebeams.

12/5/2003 Krammer: The Other Side Of Weyrth
Some time ago (about 9 months), some friends and I decided to design another part of weyrth, just for fun. I was wondering if anybody else has attempted anything similar.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Krammer, Ingenious, Caz, Jake Norwood, contracycle, Brian Leybourne.

12/5/2003 ZazielsRephaim: Recap Part II or (I hope my memory is good)
Where did I leave off, (and this time I will try to include more details on uses of SA's and such)? So they took the detailed shipping info to the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZazielsRephaim.

12/5/2003 Paka: A Different Aging Effect
In a Fae game, aging becomes a big deal, chipping away at their immortality. It is a cup out of the pool of eternity. Its a big honkin' deal, man.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Paka, Jasper the Mimbo, Jake Norwood, Krammer, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Vanguard, Ingenious, Ian.Plumb, kenjib, Ben Lehman, Caz, Mike Holmes, Stephen.

12/5/2003 GreatWolf: [Legends of Alyria] The Bag Strikes Back
The Bag Strikes Again I spent the last week in Erie, visiting family, and one of the planned events was to do some roleplaying. Originally we had intended to pursue…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Jason L Blair.

12/5/2003 GreatWolf: Alyria Actual Play Post!
Hello, everyone! I've just posted an Alyria Actual Play report up in the Actual Play forum. The thread is here. I thought that you would be interested. Seth Ben-Ezra Great…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

12/5/2003 xiombarg: Social Contract Fodder
As we all know, problems with the social contract of the game are often part-and-parcel with overall social problems. Which is why I found this essay particularly interesting: http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, C. Edwards, jdagna, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik.

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