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2/19/2004 amel: Schismatic Puddle
Hi, this is my first post. I am a long time lurker. A while back I had the first opportunity to try some of the techniques discussed here on the…
In Adept Press
Participants: amel, Ron Edwards.

2/19/2004 Steve Samson: How important is page size?
Since I decided to get serious about publishing an RPG of my own I have been toting around my original Warcraft manual as an inspiration. I love the size (8.5x7),…
In Publishing
Participants: Steve Samson, Ron Edwards, Trevis Martin, abzu, Technocrat13, madelf, Christopher Weeks, Alex Johnson, Nathan P., KeithBVaughn, jdagna.

2/19/2004 Edge: Weyrth Specific Supplements??
Hey Just a quick question. I know there is TFOB coming out and the Japan sourcebook, but are there any Weyrth specific supplements planned or is anyone looking at doing…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Edge, Tywin Lannister.

2/19/2004 Steve Samson: Ron, where's my prize? :)
I didn't know where to post this, but since it is in response to one of Ron's essays ("GNS and Other Matters of Roleplaying Theory"), I figured the RPG Theory…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Steve Samson, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag.

2/19/2004 6inTruder: [Trollbabe] Hardcopy?
Any word on this? It's about a year now from the last post I could find on the subject and I wanted to know if there were any further developements.
In Adept Press
Participants: 6inTruder, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Fabrice G., Matt Snyder, stingray20166.

2/19/2004 RaconteurX: Penguicon 2.0
Surf over to the Penguicon homepage for details on this quirky little celebration of geekdom. Seems that it would be a marvelous place to showcase indie games. I plan to…
In Conventions
Participants: RaconteurX.

2/18/2004 cruciel: Jason's Unified Theory of Exploration
I've split this out of zplay - liberating Sim and embarrassing Exploration! This is my take on the lumpley principle, IIEE, search and handling, points of contact (vanilla/pervy), and Fidelity…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: cruciel, M. J. Young, clehrich, Ron Edwards, pete_darby.

2/18/2004 Jasper: [Principia Novae] First playtest draft
[size=24px]PRINCIPIA NOVAE[/size] [b]Survival and Legacy at the End of Civilization[/b] [b]A Role Playing Game of the Iron Age[/b] [i]by Jasper McChesney [/i] A [url=http://people.umass.edu/jasperm/primeval]Primeval Press[/url] Game [size=20px]Introduction[/size] It's the end…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jasper, John Harper.

2/18/2004 coxcomb: [GenCon 2004] Demo advice
Hi All, It looks like good chances of my having a product to sell at GenCon this year, and I am thinking about going in on the Forge booth ($100…
In Conventions
Participants: coxcomb, Michael S. Miller, Valamir, AdAstraGames, jdagna.

2/18/2004 Bob Goat: [GenCon 2004] $100, $200, and exhibitor badges
Hi, Maybe I'm just slow, but I am trying to clarify this booth/badge deal. I want to buy in to the booth and sell my game, but I'm not sure…
In Conventions
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards.

2/18/2004 daagon: What about Chinese!?
Don't get me wrong cos I love Japanese history and all about samurais and all that... but what about chinese weaponry? I understand that a Japan sourcebook will be coming…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: daagon, kenjib, Malechi, Jake Norwood, Edge, Bankuei, Brian Leybourne, Ben Lehman, Jonathan Walton, Wolfen, MrGeneHa, Kaelin, clehrich.

2/18/2004 Paul Czege: pitching to comic store owners
So...advancing from Bill Corrie's great advice on pitching and selling to local game stores, I've been thinking seriously about trying the same thing at a local indie-friendly comic store…
In Publishing
Participants: Paul Czege, Mark Johnson, Clay, daMoose_Neo, ejh, James V. West.

2/18/2004 Sean: Fun with Trollbabe
OK, so last night my wife and I cooked a delicious roast, some potatoes, and a big salad, opened a bottle of red wine, and sat down to play Trollbabe.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Sean, Ron Edwards, joshua neff.

2/18/2004 [MKF]Kapten: A thought about bow damage
I have considered switching out a lot of damage from the bows to armor piercing instead of damage. The reason is that when I looked at the longbow I saw…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: [MKF]Kapten, Poleaxe, Hereward The Wake, deltadave, Drifter Bob, Bob Richter.

2/18/2004 artofmagic: Lines of Experience
the only brilliant idea Marvel Universe RPG has is lines-of-experience. from every session you get 1 - 3 lines of experience, and when you collect 10 relating to an action,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: artofmagic, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

2/18/2004 artofmagic: Amber and Fate (split from Fate RPG)
I loved Amber so much that when ever I make a fantasy game, I want to use Amber powers there. 6 powers and you covered everything. But the problem here…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: artofmagic, Ron Edwards, iago, Rob Donoghue.

2/18/2004 bergh: half-swording and doppelhander question
Q: Why are there fixed ATN & DTN for halfswording? , somehow a longsword and a Doppelhander, is now equal in hitting, but the doppelhander just gives more damage. weird......…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Jake Norwood, Muggins.

2/18/2004 bergh: Realism in TROS
Hi Thanks for a great game. I think the combat is highly realistic, and fun, i hate D&D bashing and hitpoints. This is what i see all to often in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, ZazielsRephaim, Muggins, Brian Leybourne, [MKF]Kapten, Salamander, Poleaxe, Jake Norwood, Crusader, Ben Lehman, Ingenious.

2/18/2004 Sylus Thane: Frontier, working on final draft
Well I've lost the need for a annoying yahoo group and set up my own forum for Frontier that you can find here http://frontiergames.proboards27.com/index.cgi I'm looking for people to go…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sylus Thane.

2/18/2004 WRPIgeek: Art Contest
There's an art contest going on over at RPG.net that some of you might be interested in. Here's the link: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102843 --Colin
In Connections
Participants: WRPIgeek.

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2/19/2004 bergh: MasterScreen and TROS
Hi everyone, i can see that TROS homepage has ALOT downloaded for this masterScreen thingy! but the page: http://www.citizengames.com/ is closed, and i can see that this where the masterscreen…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Wolfen.

2/19/2004 bergh: Dwarfs, Dwarves and small people!
HEHE, i don't acutally know if this is the right place to write this, but i need info from different systems/RPG world. More precise on Dwarfs! I need the Maximum…
In RPG Theory
Participants: bergh, Bankuei, Doctor Xero, Ron Edwards, anonymouse, Thuringwaethiel, Simon W, M. J. Young, coxcomb, talysman, Christopher Weeks, Ian Charvill, Gelasma, Trevis Martin, ejh, contracycle, Scourge108, timfire.

2/19/2004 johnmarron: Why 39?
This is something that bugs me every time I read through the TRoS book. What was the design rationale behind the numbers of attribute points gained at each priority level…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: johnmarron, Mokkurkalfe, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Jake Norwood, Ingenious.

1/29/2004 brainwipe: [Icar] Scavenger setting II (split)
Back after a bit of a break... Like many RPG groups, we broke up for 4 weeks over Christmas. During this time, there was little contact between the players. When…
In Actual Play
Participants: brainwipe, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

2/19/2004 Jonathan Walton: "Beyond Role & Play" Book
Hey all, So the huge Nordic roleplaying convention, called "Nodal Point" in various Scandinavian languages, decided to publish a book on RPG theory for this year's convention in Helsinki, Finland.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jonathan Walton, John Kim, Clinton R. Nixon, Rob Donoghue, Ron Edwards, Lxndr, Christopher Weeks, Itse, matthijs, Ole, Tomas HVM, Eero Tuovinen, MikesLeftHand.

2/19/2004 bluegargantua: Skipping Steps
Quick question: Could you go from Pride to Sin to Murder? We've got Bro Ben thinking he deserves a second wife and sleeping with Sis Abigail. Bro Fred, Sis Abigail's…
In lumpley games
Participants: bluegargantua, lumpley, Jake Norwood.

2/19/2004 Technocrat13: Magazine & Catalog
Ok, so in the past few weeks I've been hammering a set of mechanics for a 'new' game for my friends and I. Now, I really have no intention of…
In Publishing
Participants: Technocrat13.

2/19/2004 Doctor Xero: indie game design styles
I've been reading (and sometimes participating in) a number of the Forge threads, and the great majority of postings have been interesting and insightful (even when occasionally "snarky"). I've noticed…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Doctor Xero, Loki, Valamir, Jasper, Gordon C. Landis, quozl, orbsmatt, timfire, Shreyas Sampat.

2/19/2004 ascendance: Homebrew - Morale Mechanic [Long]
I'm working on an adaptation of the Storyteller system for something that can be best described as gritty anime cyberpunk. Thus far, I've allowed for user defined abilities and a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ascendance.

2/19/2004 orbsmatt: Defining Skills
I'm looking for some ideas for the RPG that I'm creating. Skills seem to be what defines a character and makes him unique. However, I've been having a hard time…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: orbsmatt, Valamir, Loki, Darcy Burgess, Andrew Martin.

2/19/2004 Zathreyel: (Criminal Element) back on the streets...
Heya everyone! i know it's been a while since this game was even mentioned here, or much of anywhere, but i've finally gotten to a place in my development of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zathreyel, Loki.

2/20/2004 Skadedyr: Let Me Tell You About My HeroQuest Character
So I just sat down with the gamemaster this evening and made a character for a campaign slated to start sunday 29th. The gamemaster has regretably made the purchase of…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Skadedyr, Mike Holmes, Mac Logo, epweissengruber, buserian.

2/20/2004 orbsmatt: Uses for Charisma
Ok, I have another question that needs addressing in my RPG. I've been finding it very hard to use Charisma (or any other stats related to it if you want…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: orbsmatt, Shreyas Sampat, Scourge108, AnyaTheBlue, Itse, Nathan P..

2/20/2004 ksarith: MidSouth Con
MidSouth Con is approaching... last week in March... In Memphis... I was Curious if anyone has the details of this convention other than these minor details. Ksarith
In Conventions
Participants: ksarith, Jake Norwood.

2/20/2004 Zathreyel: [GenCon 2004] Questions
heya everyone! i'm planning on being at GC:Indy this year and would love to get involved with the ubertable that you guys have boiling up here. I'm hoping to have…
In Conventions
Participants: Zathreyel, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, Matt Snyder, coxcomb, Jake Norwood, Trevis Martin, Matt Gwinn, daMoose_Neo, Lxndr, Tav_Behemoth, Valamir, Nev the Deranged, Wolfen, Mike Holmes.

2/20/2004 Tomas HVM: "Guiding"; game guiding techniques (GGT)
[quote="Ron Edwards (in the "GM-less techniques" thread)"] I suggest that "GM-less" is an abominable and misleading term. [/quote] This is quite wrong, in my view. The users of a game…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tomas HVM, talysman.

2/20/2004 coxcomb: My dusty donjon: adventures in player-driven RPGs
Tonight I played my first-ever session of Dust Devils. We had a good time, but I'm not sure we quite got it. I should mention that this game comes after…
In Actual Play
Participants: coxcomb, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Zak Arntson.

2/20/2004 coxcomb: Has anyone tried RepKover?
RepCover is a binding for softcover books that enables the book to open and lay flat. It's kind of a halfway point between Perfect binding and case binding. Has anyone…
In Publishing
Participants: coxcomb, Valamir.

2/20/2004 talysman: limitations on creative agenda
here's an idea I've had floating around in my head for a couple weeks. recent discussions in the thread about Mike's Standard Rant #7 prompted me to post about this…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: talysman, Ron Edwards, james_west, Andrew Norris, Emily Care, cruciel, xiombarg.

2/20/2004 Malechi: Supplements...TTC
Hey there guys, With the recent thread on Mini-supplements I became curious again about the state of the official supplements. After going over some (very) old threads I found discussion…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Malechi, Edge, Brian Leybourne, Lithos, Jake Norwood.

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