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12/31/2010 masqueradeball: Chanbara Part 2, Characters
Over in this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php?topic=30807.0 I started talking about a session/scenario framework for a chanbara game that's currently nameless. When Ron pointed out the documentation requirements, I realized I hadn't…
In Game Development
Participants: masqueradeball, Dan Maruschak, Noon.

12/31/2010 jb.teller4: Universalis with kids?
So this actual play post got me thinking about using Universalis with kids. I have five kids, though only three are old enough to want to play (9 yo boy,…
In Universalis
Participants: jb.teller4.

12/30/2010 The Hound: RPGtonight online Living Game playtests round 2 - seeking LOTS of GMs, players
RPGtonight (a virtual tabletop site www.rpgtonight.com) is looking for many more GMs and a many, many more players for the second round of playtesting for a unique online tabletop style…
In Game Development
Participants: The Hound, Ron Edwards.

12/30/2010 wburdick: [Death of the Vele] playtesters wanted
I’m ready to play test a new collaborative role playing game, called “Death of the Vele,” which draws from Blood Red Sands, Spirit of the Century, and Lady Blackbird.  It’s…
In Game Development
Participants: wburdick, Ron Edwards.

12/29/2010 dindenver: [Legends of Lanasia] Destiny Points
So,   This is the most significant non-conflict mechanic in my new fantasy game Legends of Lanasia.   Destiny Points are designed to be the players' reward for good play.…
In Game Development
Participants: dindenver, Chris_Chinn, Dan Maruschak, masqueradeball.

12/28/2010 Eliarhiman6: [DiTV] NPC healing a PC
Hi! Today in the Italian DitV forum someone asked about a wounded Dog (fallout > 16) healed by a NPC. I quoted the rule at page 65 of the DitV…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

12/28/2010 masqueradeball: Working Through It
In ruminating on how to make Chanbara fiction work in an RPG I came up with the idea that the GM would determine some aspect of the character that would…
In Game Development
Participants: masqueradeball, Ron Edwards, Ar Kayon, Noon, dindenver.

12/27/2010 Alexis: [Mud Dragon] "I am Ancient Belly, Ruined of Parades!"
So yesterday night I got Ben and his roommate Jonathan R. to play Mud Dragon with me. Ben ran it, and Jon and I played mud dragons. Character creation was…
In Game Development
Participants: Alexis, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, DWeird.

12/27/2010 Sir Fungus: [Cube: The Descent]: a tabletop pseudo-roguelike
Hello! I've been working on a game with a friend of mine for quite some time now, and we've recently been able to release a skeletal rulebook on our site.…
In Game Development
Participants: Sir Fungus, Noon, Ar Kayon, Dr. Velocity, Chris_Chinn, Cubed Excalibur.

12/26/2010 Eldir: [In a Wicked Age] Setting-Independent Tarot Oracle
As the title says, I made an IAWA tarot oracle (tarocle?) that does not have a specific setting. You can make up or decide on a setting after the cards…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eldir.

12/25/2010 enderbean: [Polaris] But only if it wasn't my fault
Earlier this month I went to visit my Grandmother in law for her 80th birthday. My wife and I were there for a week or so, and so was my…
In Actual Play
Participants: enderbean, Ron Edwards, Noon, Frank Tarcikowski, Gregor Hutton, Abkajud, Bret Gillan, Ben Lehman, Web_Weaver.

12/25/2010 Ar Kayon: Indoctrinating Kids to Devil Worship
So I bought the Red Box thinking it was the old school game.  Turned out to be a trick by those 4th edition fuckfaces.  Alright, whatever - I was only…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ar Kayon, pkalata, Chris_Chinn, Noon, Teataine, Ron Edwards, masqueradeball.

12/24/2010 chronoplasm: [AD&D] First Time DM'ing it
When two members of the regular D&D3.5 game I play didn't show up, my DM decided to call the game off. I suggested playing a game of first edition AD&D…
In Actual Play
Participants: chronoplasm, Noon, Cliff H.

12/24/2010 BunniRabbi: Have you developed Nobilis?
Well I hope this is the right place for this... A friend of mine is looking to do a system-redux of Nobilis, and I'm on the hunt for information.  Have…
In Game Development
Participants: BunniRabbi, Ron Edwards.

12/24/2010 BunniRabbi: Wiki game problem
I've been working on this wargame in the form of a wiki, specifically to allow development by others as much or as little as they want.  It's great for fast…
In Game Development
Participants: BunniRabbi, Chris_Chinn.

12/23/2010 Ron Edwards: Concurrent contest - totally compatible
Hi, It turns out that Emily Care Boss' Solitaire RPG Challenge will be running concurrently with this round of the Ronnies. She and I agree that there's no earthly reason…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Frank Tarcikowski.

12/23/2010 Marshall Burns: [MADcorp/Misadventures in Nowhere] Time machine time
So, A) Ron and Paul are totally awesome for making early designs available, and B) my only early design  Misadventures from Nowhere is directly relevant to my current primary design…
In Game Development
Participants: Marshall Burns.

12/23/2010 frapast1981: [SS] I need some help with Keys
Hi my name is Rocco and I have recently bought SS. I'm also waiting for my copy of Near to come to Italy. I have started a game with my…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: frapast1981, Eero Tuovinen.

12/22/2010 Ron Edwards: [Pumpkin Bomb] Help me, Joe
I planned to play some Pumpkin Bomb at the last gaming-group meetup, but found myself confounded by some points in the rules. Here are my questions! Minor clarifications Is the…
In Game Development
Participants: Ron Edwards, Dantai.

12/22/2010 Ben Lehman: [On the Ecology and Behavior of the Mud Dragon] Breezy, but dangerous
So I wrote a game five years ago called "On the Ecology and Behavior of the Mud Dragon." It's been played, like, twice I think, once by me which didn't…
In Game Development
Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards.

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1/1/2011 Ron Edwards: Ronnies 2011, Round One begins!
To submit: send an email to ron@adept-press.com, with your PDF attached; also, submit the same PDF to the 24-hour Game site. Use two (and only two) of the following terms…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, baxil.

1/2/2011 sproket: Goldchest 0.4
Hi all, Goldchest 0.4 is available for download. There are few significant improvements in this release. * The game is now provided with a Java based installer so you don't…
In Game Development
Participants: sproket, Ron Edwards.

1/2/2011 dindenver: [Legends of Lanasia] Talents
Action Type Replacement Instead of rolling using one of the listed Aspects, you will roll using the Talent. These Talents should be specialized versions of existing skills (fencing for instance).…
In Game Development
Participants: dindenver.

1/3/2011 scramble: [The Lords in the Shadow] A Vampire-Hack for Otherkind
I recently read Pretender by Kirt Dankmyer (published in the No Press RPG Anthology). For all of you who are not familiar with this game, Pretender is an urban fantasy…
In Game Development
Participants: scramble, dindenver, enderbean, Paladin, lumpley, Vulpinoid.

1/4/2011 Troy_Costisick: Round One - (almost) over that fast
Wow, that was fast.  Ron, were you expecting the entries to come in so quickly?
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

1/4/2011 Eliarhiman6: Trollbabe GM prep: public, private or neither?
Hi! I am posting this in a different thread because I think it merit a separate discussion. I was asked recently if the map the GM create in preparation of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

1/5/2011 magra: to hard for D&D players??
im new to this forum but i want to start with a question thats been hitting my brains out for over 2 years.... ive been a regular D&D GM for…
In Actual Play
Participants: magra, Cliff H, Chris_Chinn, Noon, Caldis.

1/5/2011 Cliff H: [Keen Edge of History] First Time Play
Keen Edge of History is the game I created for this round of The Ronnies, and wouldn't you know that two days after I submit it a combination of work…
In Game Development
Participants: Cliff H, Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, RichD, Altaem, Ghostlight Games.

1/5/2011 Ron Edwards: Ronnies 2011, Round One results
Hi everyone, I'd chosen to use this set of four terms for the first round in part because they seemed straightforward. However, fortunately, they turned out to be also extremely…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, whduryea, FetusCommander, DocSavage, davidberg, Bret Gillan, davide.losito.

1/4/2011 Emily Care: Games are posted
Will the games be posted, or linked to at the 24 hours RPG site? I'm very curious to see them all.
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Emily Care, Ron Edwards, misterecho, whduryea.

1/5/2011 twztdwndpipe: War Gaming Miniature Creation Questions
Has anyone built a war game? if so, could they explain the creation of their miniatures. Did you buy? Did you Build? If you Built what sizes? How does your…
In Game Development
Participants: twztdwndpipe.

1/6/2011 Bret Gillan: [S/lay W/Me] Singly or In a Group
For the Monster and how it kills you, does Singly or In a Group refer to it being a group of monsters, or to the monster killing groups of people…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bret Gillan, Ron Edwards.

1/6/2011 billyzero: MLWM Download Question
I bought the digital version of the game from the http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html website using paypal.  I received a paypal receipt.  I then created an account with the Forge Bookshelf  website but…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: billyzero, Paul Czege.

1/6/2011 Ron Edwards: [Keen Edge of History] Ronnies feedback
Clifford Horowitz’s Keen Edge of History: ah, the “play the weapons” game! An excellent, fun premise; much-promised from RPG designers but rarely seen, and it fits the terms immediately. I…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards.

1/6/2011 Ron Edwards: [Cold Soldier] Ronnies feedback
Bret Gillan’s Cold Soldier. Just …wow. Many years ago, an internationally-renowned martial artist was asked, in an interview, what technique he might possibly not have mastered yet. He paused for…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bret Gillan, jburneko, whduryea, Goblin.

1/7/2011 btrc: Mars 2100 (from crowdsourced RPG request)
Here's an early draft of the game I was using the personality questionnaire for: http://www.btrc.net/pub/Mars_2100_22a.pdf (this opens in Acrobat just fine, but Preview (Mac OS) does not like it for…
In Game Development
Participants: btrc, contracycle.

1/7/2011 Ron Edwards: [Sword of the Skull] Ronnies feedback
Willow Palecek’s Sword of the Skull Imagine a big music keyboard with some kind of responsive mechanism built into it, so that in some cases, what you key in produces…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Willow.

1/7/2011 Ron Edwards: [Diary of a Skull Soldier] Ronnies feedback
The premise of Callan Sweet’s Diary of a Skull Soldier and its use of terms are brilliant. This is the Gene Wolfe RPG, including politics right there and right on…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Noon.

1/7/2011 epweissengruber: [Freemarket] X-Altar Puts on a Big Show
I am opening up a thread for a 1-shot extension of a short Freemarket run I conducted back in August. On the agenda: - drawing attention to the memory upgrade…
In Actual Play
Participants: epweissengruber, Jared A. Sorensen.

1/7/2011 epweissengruber: [DFRPG] Occult Toronto
Opening up a thread about the Dresden Files game I am running and am setting in Toronto. Heavy on the supernatural, but with low-powered PCs.  Promises to be a challenge…
In Actual Play
Participants: epweissengruber, pkalata, Paiku, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, jburneko, Roger, Porterhaus.

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