one of the benefits of attending a game convention is the chance to play games one otherwise does not have the opportunity to play. toward that end i spent a good part of the first day of gen con trying out a few of the socalled indie rpgs. at the forgeipr booth i benefited from a demonstration of thou art but a warrior by the designer anna kreider. this game is actually an alternative setting for...
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so were getting ready for houses of the blooded and weve made characters which is cool. for those unfamiliar with the game hotb uses aspects a mechanic borrowed from spirit of the century which in turn was based on fate which itself is based on fudge. confused yet fudge fate spirit of the century houses of the blooded a full 50 of those games are available for free at the links ive provided so ...
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on this episode which is my longest yet fred hicks and i kick off the longawaited series on mechanics with a discussion about points of tension relating both to dont rest your heads exhaustion mechanic and mythenders mortality mechanic. fred starts with a wacky assertion that conflict is underutilized in rpgs and goes from there. afterwards ryan brings up three things the nowinpreorder dont l...
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the good once you get the system it makes sensea versatile setting that doesnt force you to play in the authors world provides ideas for story and traditional gaming styles the bad not for novice roleplayers not enough setting to run the game from the book art could be better the verdict try it book specs title dont rest your head author fred hicks publisher evil hat productions pages 82 price 20 ...
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on this episode ryan talks with clint krause of knrpg productions about his early game roanoke for the designing from other games series. clint released this game some time ago derived from the wushu system. they talk about issues clint had to deal with which given how light the base system is meant more dealing with establishing tone genre conventions that systemic hacking. they also talk bri...
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after the beach sabbatical that was have master will plan 1 ryan goes back to his series of designers talking about their experiences working with other games. this week he talks with john wick about his nowinpreorder game houses of the blooded. along with talking about where various parts of the game were inspired john drops a bit of insight into some other games and shares some stories where h...
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the game manufacturers associations trade show gts was an awesome good time and as always packed full of good information. several seminars were captured and will soon be made available online. it was great to see everyone and we will certainly be looking for you at the next show. we had the opportunity to play several games at the gama trade show. we would like to thank rich waldbiess from...
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colonial gothic is a new supernatural horror rpg set during the american revolution from rogue games. its available in hard and pdf copies from several places including indie revolution.......
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have master will plan 1 with ryan macklin part 1 034 a few weeks ago at the second nerdly beach party i recorded a conversation with ryan macklin of the master plan podcast that weve both decided to release. 210 this show is part of the gaming broadcast network. 216 theres a bit of silliness at the beginning including ryan naming me mastermind of the year for 2007 but eventually we get...
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...eator david petersen. the details isbn13 9781932386882 29.95 240page hardcover 8 x 8. all asp titles are available worldwide at finer comic book shops bookstores amazon.com indie press revolution www.indiepressrevolution.com and electronically at drivethrucomics.com. about archaia studios press mark smylie founded archaia studios press asp in 2002 as a new home for his epic fantasy comic book artesia...
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the oregonian reports on a concentration of indie roleplaying games at the gamestorm convention in vancouver. the article highlights locally developed games beast hunters and panty explosion likening the growth in indie rpgs to the portland music art and film scenes. indie rpgs are typically creatorowned or smallpress games and often focus more on the development of complex characters and narrativ...
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...w.storygames.comforumscomments.phpdiscussionid5941page1item 61 sg names project httpwww.lulu.comcontent404111 the dreaming comics and games httpthedreamingcomics.com indie press revolution httpwww.indiepressrevolution.comxcarthome.php dont rest your head httpwww.evilhat.comhomepage id101 faerys tale httpfireflygames.com prime time adventures httpwww.dogeareddesigns.comgames.html shooting the m...
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this podcast is part of the goblin broadcast network atgbncom.com ryan macklin has a podcast called the master plan. and he usually complains if a podcast is longer than hiscommute. check out the new forum about gms and players working together to make gaming awesome there is no screen. and there is no spooneither silkens influences arehere theory from thecloset the bears grove30 check out indie p...
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ive been buying alot of games recently which is great especially since ive actually started playing tabletop again.a im really wondering why it took me so long to get back into it.a my most recent purchase included cold city astate dont rest your head and piledrivers and powerbombs.a i purchased everything from ipr and i was quite impressed with the shipping time from the time i clicked to the tim...
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from the world of electronic games today there is news of controversy over the nintendo ds game imagination is the only escape. apparently the game is set during world war ii and places players in the role of a french jewish child who uses his imagination to escape the horrors of the holocaust surrounding him. the new york times suggests that nintendo will refuse to distribute the game in the unit...
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following up on a december free preview edition evil hat productions has just released spirit of the season a holidaythemed supplement for the spirit of the century and truth justice roleplaying games. this expanded version adds new rules for mystic spellcraft companions and minions as well as holidaythemed villains heroes and plot ideas. some of the unique characters include nick saint judah ham...
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following up on the the last show ryan finishes up his interview with daniel solis. they talk about something daniel has said in the past a cover is a promise. daniel discusses what that means what some of the covers he has done seeks to promise to the browser and his method for designing those covers and communicating those promises. afterwards ryan mentions a few rpgs that might be timely to ...
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with mark kinney chris heim and carol. black industries shutting down in september. gaming fiction as a future show topic the catan dice game. cockroaches and the wii. carol talks about dont rest your head with a dresden aside early on. mark talks about eti estimated time to invasion. the final thoughts segment. marks used bookstore findings. carols closing in on finishing the big changeli...
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... hair. we also talk quite a lot about the story games forum as i often do. httpwww.storygames.comforums we get into the subject of games that bring up heavy subjects and we talk about carry httpwww.indiepressrevolution.comxcartproduct.phpproductid16181cat0page1and grey ranks httpwww.bullypulpitgames.comgamesindex.phpgamegrey ranksalso deaths door httpwww.blankshieldpress.comdeath.htmland steal away...
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...ke something is coming soon httpwww.littlefears.com dont rest your head httpwww.evilhat.comhomepage id101 prime time adventures httpwww.dogeareddesigns.comgames.html carry a game about war httpwww.indiepressrevolution.comxcartproduct.phpproductid16181cat0page1 gurps httpwww.sjgames.comgurpswhich i still love to pieces. some of the podcasts i mentioned and a few i forgot. the voice of the revo...
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postgencon grab bag 033 this episode is much later than id like but im finally back from my postgencon hiatus. 114 this show is part of the gaming broadcast network. 121 first up on my review pile is 40 years of gencon an oral history of north americas biggest gaming convention. 412 i was bowled over by hobby games the 100 best a collection of essays by one hundred game designers a...
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interview with kenneth hite at gencon 2007 037 i sat down with frequent guest kenneth hite at gencon to talk about what we saw at the show that excited us. 126 this show is a member of the goblin broadcast network. 133 ken and i werent able to do this at gencon last year as he was at ropecon in finland. hes glad to be back. 334 both of us were tremendously impressed by jason mornin...
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origins 2007 round table with chris hanrahan fred hicks and kenneth hite 038 before talking about origins i briefly discuss the ennies. this show along with the sons of kryos the godzilla gaming podcast yog radio and fear the boot has been nominated for best podcast. 401 the sons of kryos say hi. 414 chris hanrahan of 2d6 feet in a random direction and i corner fred hicks and kenneth h...
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