The soopaseekrit stage of this forum was fun and helpful, so thanks to everyone who participated. Now this is the lumpley games forum, exposed to view and scrutiny!

Please don't resurrect the old playtest threads. Please do start new threads!

Because of Dogs in the Vineyard, we'll hopefully get some LDS roleplayers in here. Out of respect to them, let's adopt a convention: if somebody puts a [G] in a subject line, please don't swear in that thread. Cool?

Let's be unlike the Forge at large and say that our personal religions are on-topic in this forum. Preaching is not, in a big way, so don't do it, but if you want to talk about your religious experiences, you may. Be prepared for me - or anybody - to bring roleplaying into religion threads. We'll see how that goes and we can change it if we need to.

Let's be like the Forge at large in all the other important ways: communicate well, consider your words, attack ideas if you want but never attack the people who hold 'em, all the good stuff.

If you actually play any of my games, post in the Actual Play forum instead of here, unless for some reason you want the attention of a narrower audience.

Welcome!

-Vincent

Man, I'm so psyched. Maybe my copy's in my mailbox today! I'd better go look.

Congratulations!

Now let's get the First Edition rolled out.

Still awaiting my copy of Dogs...its been a long while since you took my money and I've yet to see a book or get a notice that has been shipped...I mean what's up with [font=Verdana]that?[/font]

Hi Spy.

As far as I know, I'm up to date on fulfillment, except whatever orders came in this weekend. A big batch - maybe 20 books - is in the mail right now; if you ordered yours within the last two weeks it'll be one of them.

If it's been longer than 2-4 weeks, I'm sorry! It might be one of three or four problems, including that I'm an irresponsible slouch, and I'll be able to narrow it down if you tell me who you are.

-Vincent

lumpley wrote:
Hi Spy.

As far as I know, I'm up to date on fulfillment, except whatever orders came in this weekend. A big batch - maybe 20 books - is in the mail right now; if you ordered yours within the last two weeks it'll be one of them.

If it's been longer than 2-4 weeks, I'm sorry! It might be one of three or four problems, including that I'm an irresponsible slouch, and I'll be able to narrow it down if you tell me who you are.

-Vincent

Ken Pick, a Catholic friend of mine, did a post apocalpse LDS setting with some furries (though not dominated by them, so I'm not sure it counts as a furry FRPG, especially since there wasn't any sex in it) similar to DIV.

He ended up with a lot of interesting cultural background information provided by LDS gamers, but filtered through Ken's eyes.  It was interesting.

Got the "discuss" but "not preach" tone just right.

I confess, Vincent (if I may call you Vincent), that one of the things that astonished me the most in DITV is the extremely respectful tone with which religion was dealt with as a subject. It is unusual in RPGs, and even moreso in the French RPG environment in which I publish. I live in Quebec (Canada), where showing any kind of religious affiliation in public is almost considered a mental disease. The open heart and honesty of DITV appealed to me a great lot, as the fact that only a conscience judges. I hope one day to use it as a tool teach my faith to my children and bring them to think about issues and responsible choices, when they are older. I will be delighted to read how LDS players experience their faith through LDS, not having the chance to have fellow players with my sensibilities as they do.

Being a believer myself, although not a LDS, I found very refreshing that tone and I am delighted that religious players like the LDS can find confort in a RPG without re-writing it, while having it remain open enough for anyone. Your account of DITV's origins on your blog impressed me a lot, and made me understand a lot too. Thanks a lot for it. Your game is the one that impressed me the most of the last years, and I've seen a lot. :)

Thank you!

-Vincent

How about Witches in the Ramtop, for those Pratchett fans?

I've really enjoyed Dogs in the Vineyard ever since someone pointed it out to me and have had some fun using it to make parts of an old setting of mine work better.

Just wanted to drop by and say thanks.

Steve
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