I have to agree with Evan. There were a lot of really petty comments after the initial post--I don't know if people are bored or what--and then Pantheon is...
I apologize if my post earlier sounded snarky, by the way. I was trying to give some helpful advice to a start-up. I don't think it was really an issue that...
Looking For The Future? Hidden Truths is a new Science Fiction role-playing campaign that we'll be starting up Sunday July 12th from 1 to 6 and Running each...
and *THAT* was my point as well. It seems appropriate for discussion about a new gaming company and world to happen in a gamers discussion list (doesn't it?)...
Sorry if someone has posted this before, but I've been too busy to read most. I and some friends have been look for an old school Mind's Eye Theatre Game. I'm...
Greetings. I know some of you are aware that the newest version of HackMaster debuted last week (well, actually the first copy was hand delivered to a guy who...
The first game of Dominion has been played, and everyone rejoiced in their shared victory. WHERE: In the home of your benevolent Dictator, Vivian Abraham. We...
Day one: A lovely lovely game of Encore was sung by all. First include two songs from Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and one by Strongbad, with the...
My name is Rich Meltz. I have played RPG's all my life and now I specialize in Character design, both female and male. All characters and carefully created...
Even though you're just advertising on the list and aren't asking for advice I'm gonna give some anyhow - don't use Papyrus as the font on your site. I don't...
Hi All – The month of July is upon us, and this means last chance to get extra CP for the Blood Games 2009. If you pre-register in July, you can use 2 bonus...
I would like to thank the people of Picnicon for a great weekend. Thanks, of course, to Dan and Viv for hosting and to Tyler for breakfast on Saturday. Thanks...
Hi folks, I live in Cambridge and am looking for a D&D group to join for a weekly campaign. Mainly played Planescape but am interested in just about any other...
Have you considered HackMaster? A lot of the classic TSR modules wound up converted (some brilliantly, like Keep on the Borderlands, and Tomb of the Lizard...
Now is the time for all Game Masters to come to the aid of our Carnage. Although our guarantee slot deadline is over, we are still looking for games and will...
Hello all! Carnage is full service gaming convention held at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee VT, from Nov 6-8th of 2009. We are in full swing of getting...
Howdy, Older group (33, 36, 36, 39, 54) looking for a new player. Our last had to drop out for personal reasons, and we're finding ourselves short. Some about...
A basic question: Is the genre of "Alternate Reality Gaming/Games", in-bounds or out-of-bounds in terms of discussable topics here? (Allow a minor indulgence...
... I'm not a moderator, but it seems to me that it's a game, and it's in the same family tree as LARPs of various descriptions, so I don't see why it would be...
Are we essentially talking about LARPs set in alternate reality/histories? David On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Christopher Amherst < ... [Non-text portions...
not really, if only because ARGs aren't so much roleplaying games as they are games that are meant to be so immersive as to not appear as a game as you play...
... No. Alternate Reality Games or Gaming may appear in some ways as a LARP set in an alternate reality or history. They are, however, a separate genre of...
... I'm not looking for an open discussion of the game in specific. However, game play / design is game play /design. A number of principles do cross styles...
... My concern is that ARGs style of play bleeds over into electronic media. Given some reactions I got at Intercon J, some people got their knickers in a...
I myself am interested. I've never heard of it myself, so would be interested in seeing a disussion here. Vivian is the final arbitator here, so unless she has...
... I hope nobody minds if I go into a bit more detail about what an ARG is. An Alternate Reality Game is basically a full-immersion game. When you ...