Previous Topics

No previous topics.

Subsequent Topics

11/26/2003 Bob Goat: Unamed Game: Looking for a little advice
Hi, I have been working on an RPG for the past couple of years and have recently come to a point where I think I may need to scrap my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, matthijs, Mike Holmes, greyorm, Harlequin, Loki, contracycle, Lxndr, Dumirik, Jake Norwood.

12/11/2003 Bob Goat: Game Master Sections
What kind of information is good to place in a Game Master Chapter/Section of a core rule book? In our game right now we have rules that apply only to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bob Goat, anonymouse, MachMoth, Andrew Martin, M. J. Young, Jack Aidley, ADGBoss, Marhault, Noon.

1/27/2004 Bob Goat: [Consipiracy of Shadows]: Timelines or Essay
I have been talking with my editor and we can't seem to come to an agreement on which form we should use to present the world history for the game.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat.

1/27/2004 Bob Goat: Corporate Designation
I was wondering what seems to be the best route for company creation. What is the most common form of corporation? Might it be better to simply work as a…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, jdagna.

1/29/2004 Bob Goat: Initiative Question
Hi. I'm trying to convince my regular gaming group to use TROS four our Midnight campaign. There is some interest, but the question has come up from our GM about…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Goat, Trevis Martin, November Kilo, Alan, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Valamir.

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.

2/20/2004 Bob Goat: Press Releases
Hi, I finally got my game to my editor today and have finally started to givve serious thought to other aspects of publishing. I was wondering, as far as press…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, Andrew Morris, Paul Czege.

3/5/2004 Bob Goat: [Consipiracy of Shadows] Introduction Help
We are in the editing stage of our game and I was looking to get some outside opinions/comments on our Introduction. I think that it is a terribly important part…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

3/9/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Introduction Part Deux
After getting the good advice earlier I went back to the drawing board and deconstructed by own game to get to its core premise. It is a bit shorter, which…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat.

3/9/2004 Bob Goat: Recommendations for First Timer
I convinced my normal group of gamers to start playing once a week on a weeknight outside of our two never ending (my kingdom for a conclusion) campaigns. This has…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Goat, Salamander, Edge, Malechi.

3/10/2004 Bob Goat: SKU Number?
Please forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a SKU number and where does it come from? Is this a part of the ISBN? I am assuming that these are…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, jrs, jdagna.

4/14/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Looking for Playtesters
Hello all, We just finished our 1st go round of edits for the game I wrote, Conspiracy of Shadows and are looking for playtesters and second opinions. It is a…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat, Peter Nordstrand, TonyLB, Ville Takanen, Maelstrom, Neylana.

5/11/2004 Bob Goat: Ad Exchanges
I noticed in several products I have purchase after discovering them through the forge that in the back they have ads for other games (which has often led me to…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat, greyorm, daMoose_Neo.

6/17/2004 Bob Goat: Off Screen Action
Hi, The game group I play with on Thursdays (at least most Thursdays) are on the verge of experimenting with off screen action. However we really are stuck on how…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Andrew Norris, Grex, TonyLB, Andrew Morris, Alan.

6/23/2004 Bob Goat: Copyright Question
When I send in my work for copyright protection, which form do I send it in with? I noticed that Form TX is for published and unpublished nondramatic literary works…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, greyorm, ethan_greer, Lxndr, Peter Hollinghurst, Valamir, Ravien, Erick Wujcik, MarktheAnimator.

7/2/2004 Bob Goat: Lulu.com Proof
Hi, I just received my proof copy from Lulu.com and I am very pleased with how it turned out. The book is 120 pages perfect bound and I was a…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Andy Kitkowski, Dumirik, Ravien, Clay, philreed.

7/4/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows]
Hi, I'm working on the supplement for teh game that we just released Conspiracy of Shadows and one of the things I want to do is a social "combat"…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, Jinx, Lathan, btrc.

7/12/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Looking for Playtest Reviews
Hi, I'm trying to get as many reviews of my game as possible and I think that playtest reviews are usually the most informative. If anyone is interested I can…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat.

8/3/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Experiment Seems a Success
Hi, I decided a few months ago to try a new approach to running a game and so far it has been successful. In the past my regular groups games…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, John Harper.

8/9/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Dog Day Afternoon
Hi, So Thursday last night we ran through Episode 003, Dog Day Afternoon, of Season One of Conspiracy of Shadows. You can read about the Episodes and the Pilot that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat.

more subsequent topics >>