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37687
Does nethack count as an RPG?...
theblackpixel
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Apr 3, 2005
9:15 pm
37688
... I'm afraid this list covers mostly pencil-and-paper rpgs, not computer ones. So, no. Kiz -- http://www.kizandjenn.com http://www.kizandjenn.com/art/gallery...
fsronce
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Apr 3, 2005
11:24 pm
37689
... I would suppose rules design for rogue-like games would be marginally on topic. Anything about programming or strategies for specific games, however, is...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
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Apr 4, 2005
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37690
Hello all, sorry it has taken me so long to write an introduction about myself. I am Mydnight Sylver and live in MO. I am a single 30 year old female who is...
Midnight Silver
watchinghawk66
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Apr 6, 2005
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37691
... Welcome, but be warned, this group is primarily for paper&pencil games, not computer games. While you might get somedecent generic game-design advice,...
Lizard
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Apr 6, 2005
3:22 am
37692
... You do know that this group is for designing what are sometimes called "pen-and-paper" or "face-to-face" RPGs, not computer games, right?...
Jeff Heikkinen
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Apr 6, 2005
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37693
Hallo, I can't find the URL for your dice results analysis program on my disc or in the link section of rpg-create. Would you please send it to me? I've some...
Larry D. Hols
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Apr 7, 2005
5:25 pm
37694
... The program is at my homepage http://www.diku.dk/~torbenm , more precisely in the file http://www.diku.dk/~torbenm/Dice.zip . You are welcome to put a link...
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
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Apr 8, 2005
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37695
... I had to look 'atavism' up in the dictionary - not a common occurrence for me. 1. The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several ...
David Harper
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Apr 8, 2005
5:46 pm
37696
... Well, the Ironclaw setting is an "anthro" one, so all of the PC races are humanoid animals, mostly mammals. ...
Frank Sronce
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Apr 8, 2005
6:46 pm
37697
This is very intriquing: I had played IronClaw as a Player, but had never purchased (nor by extension thoroughly read) the RuleBook...... I believe I may need...
Toma Diener
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Apr 9, 2005
10:23 am
37698
Hi I am new, and just wanted to say Hi. I have played D&D and many White Wolf. I also play EQ2 if that makes a difference... not sure. I really like the White...
wouldnt you like to k...
staar_song
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Apr 10, 2005
4:37 pm
37699
Umm...time for an FAQ? Relating to this, how much overlap is there between this mailing list and forums like indie-rpg?...
Brian Hook
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Apr 10, 2005
4:41 pm
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... As Brian said, it is really time we made an FAQ. In the mean time, browse through the archive and look for articles/threads with interesting names....
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
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Apr 11, 2005
7:58 am
37701
... It's a really good idea to familiarize yourself with games already 'in genre" for the game you wish to write--this way you have some clue about how games...
sidhain
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Apr 11, 2005
12:07 pm
37702
... You begin by defining the axes of differentiation. ... -- Peter Knutsen sagatafl.org...
Peter Knutsen (lists)
peter_knutsen
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Apr 11, 2005
12:55 pm
37703
Agreed. I think we need a FAQ specfically for these type of questions as "where do I begin" seems to be the most common question that newbies ask. However, at...
JAPartridge
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Apr 11, 2005
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37704
I seem to remember I tried to formulate a kind of easy recipe for rpg's based on the way I planned and constructed my own. However, if so, it is gone from my...
Peter Elster
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Apr 11, 2005
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37705
One of the common refrains I've seen is that people want to make their own RPGs, but I can't recall why any of the newbies WANT to. It's just "I'm excited,...
Brian Hook
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Apr 11, 2005
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37706
... My urge is always to send them to the 24 Hour RPG site--go write an RPG in 24 hours! Once they've done that many people will now know where to start, or...
sidhain
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Apr 11, 2005
1:42 pm
37707
"What is your motivation" is usually the first response in these cases. I've seen some pretty good replies in this list that address the "what is your...
JAPartridge
talus_perdix
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Apr 11, 2005
2:04 pm
37708
Ben Lehman's Lessons for Designers: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=14183 Roy's "Structured Game Design" (one way to design): ...
Selene Tan
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Apr 11, 2005
2:06 pm
37709
Kind of a trial by fire, eh? Who could know what kind of mad-scientiest mutations might be created by such an approach. =) ~Talus...
JAPartridge
talus_perdix
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Apr 11, 2005
2:07 pm
37710
This seems to be mostly a forge-related site. IME, forge people are most concerned with defining player interaction agendas. Would it be possible for this...
JAPartridge
talus_perdix
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Apr 11, 2005
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37711
From: "JAPartridge" <japartridge@...> ... Hah. (That's about all I have to say in response, other than questioning WHICH of the 4/5 sites given your...
Ravenscrye Grey Daegm...
greyorm
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Apr 11, 2005
4:38 pm
37712
I was refering to the wiki. I am a bit leery of this list and the forge list playing in the same sandbox without an agenda conflict. ;-) On Apr 11, 2005 11:38...
JAPartridge
talus_perdix
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Apr 11, 2005
4:50 pm
37713
... I plan to do a one-evening RPG design workshop this fall, and I've thought about what constitutes an RPG. What I've come up with is this shortlist: 1....
"Klaus Æ. Mogens...
klaudius2
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Apr 11, 2005
8:12 pm
37714
From: "JAPartridge" <japartridge@...> ... Heh. Nice pun. But, seriously, you do realize how many regular members of this list also participate regularly...
Ravenscrye Grey Daegm...
greyorm
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Apr 11, 2005
9:47 pm
37715
Sure. But I also wanted to include those who don't. I've got nothing against the forge, and I find I generally agree with their conclusions. But not everyone...
JAPartridge
talus_perdix
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Apr 11, 2005
10:06 pm
37716
... We do OK. That is, a lot of Forge members are former members of this list, or (like me, Raven, Travis, John Kim, for example) are concurrent readers. BTW...
Nathan E. Banks <Paga...
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Apr 12, 2005
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