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4/13/2003 SrGrvsaLot: Brainstorming - Medieval Fantasy
I'm a few days away from completing the rough draft for my latest project (a hybrid board game-rpg where the players take the roles of Gods), and am looking for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, Realmforger, ADGBoss, Jack Spencer Jr, samdowning, Mike Holmes, szilard, Chris, b_bankhead, s/LaSH.

4/15/2003 SrGrvsaLot: Godz playtest version is complete.
Godz is an rpg with strong board game elements, where the players create Gods and create a world from scratch. I'm looking for people who're willing to give the document…
In Connections
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, Kester Pelagius, Paul Czege.

4/17/2003 SrGrvsaLot: The Role of Names in Roleplaying Games
The Storypunk thread on the indie games forum got me to thinking, how much of a role does the title of an RPG play in creating the mood and theme…
In RPG Theory
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, Jack Spencer Jr, ThreeGee, Felix, M. J. Young, Heather Manley, talysman, Ron Edwards, John Kim, Thomas Tamblyn, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/18/2003 SrGrvsaLot: The Gift Introduction and a Mechanics Question
Using the ideas generated by Brainstorming - Midieval Fantasy I've started a new game, called The Gift. The introduction can be downloaded at http://www.mesastate.edu/~jfrazer/gift.pdf if anyone's interested. This post is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, lumpley, Mike Holmes, Jeph, szilard, Kester Pelagius.

4/20/2004 SrGrvsaLot: Rethinking Randomness
Randomness, in the form of die rolls, is an essential element of many games, but is it necessary? Can it be eliminated? Can a game be fun and exciting without…
In RPG Theory
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, Mark Johnson, talysman, M. J. Young, Ben Lehman, Domhnall, pete_darby, Jonathan Walton, simon_hibbs, orbsmatt, Noon, TonyLB, lumpley.

4/20/2004 SrGrvsaLot: Unworkable Concepts
Is there such a thing as a concept that absolutely cannot be made into a playable game? If so, has anyone run into such an animal? If these unworkable concepts…
In RPG Theory
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, quozl, Jack Aidley, Valamir, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, Shreyas Sampat, timfire, Gaerik, Gelasma, Mark Johnson, Cemendur, M. J. Young.

7/19/2004 SrGrvsaLot: 24-Hour RPG: The Last Days of Atlantis
Well, I finished the game, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I think it wound up being closer to a "campaign sourcebook" than an actual game, though.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: SrGrvsaLot, greedo1379, Andy Kitkowski, Andrew Martin.

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