Designing your own RPG

[eric kiser]

I have been working on designing my own RPG. Nothing for production or sale. It is just a challenge I have given myself. The idea being that I would create a game that made sense to me and it would stand on its own without relying on someone else's product.

If anyone could recommend a site where others engage in such activity I would greatly appreciate it. It would be nice to have others to bounce my ideas off of and maybe I could learn something in the process.

Thanks,
Eric

[AdAstraGames]

http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php

The essays on this are worth reading. The sneering tone and backhanded paternalism need to be filtered for, but the insights are good once you slog through Olympic level navel gazing.

[eric kiser]

Thanks AdAstraGames.

I have read there was a rather elitist attitude on the Forge forums and that had put me off from joining. I suppose this is as good a time as any to find out for myself.

[yellowdingo]

brilliant gameologists was a forum that did a bit even if they were antisocial to the point of downright insulting terrorists.

I'm doing a bit of RPG development myself.

My Engine is pretty simple.

[eric kiser]

Thanks YellowDingo. If your willing to share I would be very interested in seeing your game engine. Keeping things simple is a design goal of mine.

[yellowdingo]

eric kiser wrote:

Thanks YellowDingo. If your willing to share I would be very interested in seeing your game engine. Keeping things simple is a design goal of mine.

Link to my Blog with the RPG Engine I'm developing

[eric kiser]

Much appreciated YellowDingo. I have read your posts for years and never realized you had a blog.

[EileenProphetofIstus]

eric kiser wrote:

I have been working on designing my own RPG. Nothing for production or sale. It is just a challenge I have given myself. The idea being that I would create a game that made sense to me and it would stand on its own without relying on someone else's product.

If anyone could recommend a site where others engage in such activity I would greatly appreciate it. It would be nice to have others to bounce my ideas off of and maybe I could learn something in the process.

Thanks,
Eric

Eric, if it should interest you, I started designing my own RPG about 2 1/2 years ago or so, based off of my favorite comic book, the Legion of Super-Heroes. I've more or less finished the combat rules, intiative and other basics. Now I've moved it to PBP to try the rules out, learn things that don't work, find out what to change etc. Though retaining players seems to be a challenge, I've already begun making changes based off of the PBP experience. I'd love to correspond with you about your system, since we seem to be pretty much doing the same type of project.

[eric kiser]

Hi EileenProphetofIstus,
That sounds great. Feel free to contact me at eric[AT]kiser[DOT]com.

[eric kiser]

Also, send me the URL's for the PBP so I can check it out. Just in case no one has mentioned it, retaining players is a common problem for folks running a PBP.

[Cosmos Master]

eric kiser wrote:

Also, send me the URL's for the PBP so I can check it out. Just in case no one has mentioned it, retaining players is a common problem for folks running a PBP.

PBP Game.

The rules are merely an introduction to the basic concepts of the game. I send out full rule chapters to those who are interested in the PBP game.

Rule Introductions.

[e-mail]

[yellowdingo]

Here is the latest update of my in the works Roleplay Engine with an example of Combat between a Dragon and a Wizard.

[Starglim]

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