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2/24/2004 Degamer: The Riddle of Westeros
I am preparing to run a game of TROS under the setting of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire setting. (One of THE best fantasy serries ever…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Degamer, Edge.

2/24/2004 Eero Tuovinen: Pointers on starting a short game
I'm starting one or more games of My Life with Master next month, possibly with different GMs, for review purposes. I've not played the game before, so I thought to…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Michael S. Miller.

2/24/2004 jburneko: [The Pool] Eden Falls - Find a Villain
I've been wanting to post about my religious-flavored "superhero" game for some time now. The game is now in it's sixth or seventh session and is going incredibly well. When…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Andrew Norris.

2/23/2004 cthulahoops: [Sorcerer] Modern Gothic
Hi, Well, I've given sorcerer another go, and we had a great session. I did up a handout to distribute to the players before the game, it's at http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~cthulhu/gothic_intro.pdf In…
In Actual Play
Participants: cthulahoops, Andrew Norris, Ron Edwards, jburneko.

2/23/2004 ksarith: Major Methods of Mechanics
When I went looking to choose the attributes, I forgot to start at the very basic level of a system. I am just BS'ing my way through this fraction of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ksarith, M. J. Young.

2/23/2004 bergh: My own campaign world map
Hi I have made this map for my campaign. http://www.fflr.dk/tabletop/midgard.jpg This is a large file and its better to save it to the disk and becouse then its more easy…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, toli, kenjib.

2/23/2004 Bankuei: The Blood Monsoon
Hi folks, I'm prepping for a Kralori game, and here's the background: The Blood Monsoon A Kralori Campaign Scenario for HeroQuest Even in a land of perfection, there are outlaws.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Bankuei, joshua neff, Peter Nordstrand, RaconteurX, Brand_Robins, Valamir, Josh Barnett, Ron Edwards.

2/23/2004 Matt Gwinn: Special Gencon Request
Gencon this year is going to be a little different for me and my fiance; We will technically be on our honeymoon (Getting married on the 14th). I'd really like…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Dav, Bob McNamee.

2/23/2004 Zak Arntson: [S & Sword] New Conan comic from Dark Horse
Just picked up Issue 0 of the new Conan comics from Dark Horse. Looks promising, with great art (Conan wears armor into war, even) and Kurt Busiek writing (I know…
In Adept Press
Participants: Zak Arntson.

2/23/2004 smc: Description-based Attribute system
I rambled on about the system I am working on in another thread, and I've been making some pretty big adjustments as I continue to play-test. The system currently uses…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: smc, Valamir, HMT, Mark Johnson.

2/23/2004 Asrogoth: Streamlining the Creative Process
As I've spent much time browsing and reading through the various threads and posts on The Forge, I've come to notice that there seems to be a lack of coherency…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Asrogoth, M. J. Young, Paul Czege, Bankuei, Ole, timfire, gobi, Michael S. Miller, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Henri, Ron Edwards, clehrich.

2/23/2004 Morfedel: Leather Armor for the Lower Body?
We were making characters saturday, when we notice something; there is leather armor in the books for the torso and arms, but what about the legs? and leather boots/gloves solid…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Andrew Mure, Malechi, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, toli, Edge, kenjib.

2/23/2004 Morfedel: New TROS review at RPG.NET
just an FYI. Seems like a reasonable review, all told. http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10119.phtml
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Malechi, Wolfen, arxhon, Caz, Jake Norwood, Deacon Blues.

2/23/2004 Nuadha: How many skills do you prefer?
I've a question for everyone here. How exhaustive of a skill list do you prefer in a game? From games with no skill lists (like Amber) to games with skills…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Nuadha, Ron Edwards, Valamir, John Kim, orbsmatt, coxcomb, Scourge108, clehrich, M. J. Young, RDU Neil, contracycle.

2/23/2004 Morfedel: Large Groups and Spiritual Attributes
I'm curious. I run my games with the plot created around the characters. The Spiritual attributes in TROS makes this much more interesting. However, I was thinking... it seems like…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Andrew Mure, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, kenjib, Overdrive.

2/23/2004 timfire: Essential Topics to Read?
Alright, I'm trying to brush up on my theory. I've already read all the esssays in the articles section and I've looked at all the topics that Ron references in…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: timfire, Ron Edwards, John Kim, cruciel, ScottM.

2/23/2004 Malechi: Characters not on the map...
Alrighty then, whats the story? I need help connecting my player characters to the current game we've started. We're playing Midnight converted to TROS. Ok, I decided to run the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Malechi, Jack Aidley, Ron Edwards, Valamir, jdagna, Andrew Norris, Bankuei, John Kim.

2/23/2004 Ben Lehman: [Zero at the Bone] The worst thing
My major problem with the game is the opposite of Jesse's -- I've known some people who have done some very awful things, and thus one person is in the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards.

2/23/2004 Kilor Di: [Terrae Novae] Bestiary
http://www.geocities.com/greginkelaar/projects.html and then click on Terrae Novae. Just to get some opinions on what I have so far. I haven't created too many monsters because TN is a war-based game.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kilor Di, Argetlamh.

2/23/2004 kwill: [Inside] looking for the white rabbit
I recently got hold of Clinton's Inside supplement, what with all the praise it garnered, and brushed up on Sword in preparing to start a campaign as a cyberpunk adaptation…
In Adept Press
Participants: kwill, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon, tetsujin28, Drew Stevens.

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2/24/2004 scobie: Casefile: ZODIAC online publishing options
Ok, I have had some feedback on the latest draft of my ZODIAC weird 70s spy game in the design forum and now I am looking at my publishing options.…
In Publishing
Participants: scobie, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Clay, Matt Snyder, abzu.

2/24/2004 abzu: indie game finances
So i just finished doing Burning Wheel's taxes. The end result? I lost a lot less money this year than I did last year. Hurrah! It's a good thing, but…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jack Aidley, Valamir, Paul Czege, inthisstyle, Lxndr, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, jdagna, daMoose_Neo.

2/24/2004 Malechi: [OT] PC Death... not that kind though
argh.. i hate it when that happens.. My PC died in the wee hours of this morning, taking with it a goodly amount of Katanapunk!, Midnight to TROS Conversion stuff…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Malechi, Wolfen.

2/24/2004 nsruf: Newbie question on combat
Hi all! I finally picked up TROS last weekend, after lurking here for a while to see what the game is all about. And it seems to be a much…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: nsruf, Salamander, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, John Harper, Brian Leybourne, Edge.

2/24/2004 Ben Lehman: Ceremonies
Okay, the Ceremonies, at present, need work. A *lot* of work. I think that the change of ceremony to Trait from Conflict is a good one, but there are some…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ben Lehman, bluegargantua, lumpley.

2/24/2004 Ben Lehman: Scene Entrance
So, say that Bob is over there, in some other scene across town, and he is suddenly doing something really cool that totally applies to my character and I want…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ben Lehman, lumpley.

2/24/2004 Negilent: [Burning Wheel] Preparations for winter
[b]It works. [/b] Though I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into accepting the idea, I now bow my head and stand corrected. [u]Using player motivation works.[/u] How does…
In Actual Play
Participants: Negilent, abzu.

2/24/2004 daagon: Appendices mistake?
In the appendices download (and thus, i assume, in the core book which I'm waiting to be delivered) page 245 and 246 both have the same "Bludgeoning Damage Location Table:…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: daagon, Jake Norwood.

2/24/2004 Matt Wilson: [unipool] Horizon, a lethargic horror episode
Sunday we played another game of Horizon, the Firefly spinoff. For these sorts of heavy player input games I've been creating loose frameworks of people and a kickoff that includes…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Wilson, John Harper, anonymouse.

2/24/2004 bergh: "naked Dwarf" syndrome and a posible fix
first i wanna say that having a toughness about 6 is not working very good, we tryed to play yesterday, (mock combat), and the T7 character was simply to good,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Caz, toli, sirogit, Ingenious, Overdrive, Andrew Mure, Wolfen, Jaif, Brian Leybourne, bearer, lokdu, Edge, Tash, Dain, Turin, ZenDog, Tom, aaronharmon, bottleneck, Aelios, Starshadow, James Buchanan, Fleinhoy, Sir Mathodius Black.

2/24/2004 Nigel Evans: Autocracy U-turn. Probably.
First real post here - I'm not sure this is the place for it but here goes. The situation: I'm running a game called Pathways. It's a homegrown in both…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Nigel Evans, Mark Johnson, clehrich, coxcomb, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, montag, Noon.

2/24/2004 Dr. Awkward: RPGs driving an interest in history?
Is anyone aware of any studies, surveys, or articles that address how RPGs can increase an interest in history among players? I've been contacted by someone who is doing some…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Dr. Awkward, Valamir, M. J. Young, Scourge108, Mike Holmes.

2/24/2004 Kilor Di: [Terrae Novae] Beta 1.0
http://www.geocities.com/greginkelaar/projects.html and then click on Terrae Novae. If you'd like to playtest this game, then please contact me at ginkelaar@hotmail.com, or just PM me. The first playtest for this game…
In Connections
Participants: Kilor Di, bcook1971, Mike Holmes.

2/24/2004 Doctor Xero: my first indie game submission: Mageling
I'm trying to fashion a game that successfully reflects a setting which is a cross between the Magical Adolescent subgenre and the Supernatural Family subgenre (see my inspirations section 1.3…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Doctor Xero, timfire, Loki, Minx, Spooky Fanboy, Aman the Rejected.

2/24/2004 Lisa Padol: When R-Maps Go...Complicated
Okay, so, I've read Sorcerer and the three supplements, and I've started stealing the cool bits as I can. I've had a lot of success with creative interpretations of fumbles…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards.

2/24/2004 Lisa Padol: Players Plotting against PCs
Beth runs a campaign based on the works of James H. Schmidt (which I've never read). My PC, Marius Lecks, is an empath. Stephen's PC, Ell Thorndike, is a Screamer.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol.

2/24/2004 coxcomb: Selling Prices
I have been thinking about selling prices lately, particularly because I will be formulating my own later this year. Abzu's topic about indie game finances brought this to my attention…
In Publishing
Participants: coxcomb, abzu, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

2/25/2004 EricAlexander: Black Fire, you can never have too many buckles
I just read this game in the articles section, and it sounds like a pretty good time. A couple of questions for the author: How long did you intend for…
In Adept Press
Participants: EricAlexander, Ron Edwards, jburneko, motherlessgoose, montag, angelfromanotherpin.

2/25/2004 joshua neff: Moon Revolutions: The Celestial Game
This coming Saturday will see the first session of my groups new HeroQuest run. (I abandoned the previous run out of my frustrations with my own GMing. I decided that…
In HeroQuest
Participants: joshua neff, doubtofbuddha, Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, Nick Brooke, buserian, Peter Nordstrand.

2/25/2004 Aelios: Sorcery: E=Mc^2 and other questions
Maybe this should be three posts; but I'm tired right now so please forgive me. Q1: I've seen…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Aelios, sirogit, Rick, Wolfen, Morfedel, Jake Norwood.

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