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Forum: Role Playing Games

The Forum for Long Running Games with set player rosters. Also a good place for Chess games or Mafia.

  1. Any interest in a turn based strategy style forum game?

    A long time ago, there was a small community over on the Apolyton forums that ran a series of role-playing games not unlike what we do here. The difference, though, is that in those games the players took the position not of heroes but of the...

    Started by Appleciders‎, 30 Mar 2011 02:09 PM
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  2. Assassins in the Palace -- Let's Play!

    Please see the general explanation for the game here. Rules are as follows: 1) Do not discuss the game (unless in very general terms) outside of this thread. 2) Do not divulge your role or the contents of my PM to anyone. 3) Votes should...

    Started by Myrnalene‎, 12 Sep 2009 10:48 AM
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  3. Assassins in the Palace starting in 20 minutes (Game Over)

    If you like mafia-type games, we're trying to start up a short version called Assassins in the Palace. 10:15 Eastern Daylight Time (it's currently 9:55). Come to the DoMeBo_Speakeasy Channel on IRC. If you don't know what that means, holler. ...

    Started by Julie‎, 19 Mar 2009 08:55 PM
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  4. Assassins in the Palace--Sign up!

    If there is any interest, I'm thinking of running a quick / easy Mafia game that we played in chat with Vox. Works like this: Roles: King 3 or 4 Guards Assassin The object is pretty simple - if you are the King you want to stay alive, if...

    Started by Myrnalene‎, 10 Sep 2009 08:53 AM
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  5. Blackout - an IF adventure!

    I've come up with an idea for an IF - that's interactive fiction - text based game/novel thing, and I'm looking for people to help with a test-of-concept game. This is a crude prototype, with awful writing and untested concepts, and it's probably...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 22 Mar 2009 09:59 PM
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  6. Born of the Deep Setup Thread

    "The Event", as it came to be known in certain circles, occurred between December 17th and 18th, 1902. Beginning at 22:12 GMT on the 17th, an unprecedented amount of interference began on the transatlantic telegraph lines. This continued until 07:24...

    Started by Zuul‎, 12 Mar 2010 11:48 AM
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  7. Born of the Deep: Game Thread

    Each member of the party was recruited with no knowledge of who else might be involved. They were given instructions and the means to travel to a small town on the southernmost coast of Spain, Tarifa. There they were to meet on the yacht of a...

    Started by Zuul‎, 15 Mar 2010 11:08 AM
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  8. Dale in the Fourth Age (campaign background, system discussion, Session Zero)

    Dale in FA 60 The city of Dale has been rebuilt twice within the last 200 years. After the conquest of the Lonely Mountain in TA 2770 by the Dragon, and the subsequent depredations of the monster which made the shores of the Long Lake too...

    Started by Malacandra‎, 07 May 2021 12:52 PM
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  9. Dale in the Fourth Age: Session One, "DEWy-eyed novices"

    Dramatis Personae: Arewe, Woman of Rohan: Ranger 1 (appleciders) Bruno Honeysett, Man of the Beornings: Fighter 1 (What Exit?) Elihu "Eli" Proudfoot, Male Hobbit of the Shire: Rogue (Scout) 1(Elendil's Heir) Gade Cooper, woodsman of Rhovanion:...

    Started by Malacandra‎, 16 May 2021 03:11 PM
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  10. Dale in the Fourth Age: Session Two, "Home Town, Gonna Wander Down Your Back Streets"

    With something to celebrate - and several further lines of enquiry to pursue - our heroes have been engaging in a good old tradition known as a "pub crawl", and after an ale or two in a few of the better taverns in town (and giving Bruno a good...

    Started by Malacandra‎, 19 Nov 2021 03:53 PM
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  11. Day 6--Aurora reigns in the East

    The birds had gone silent for days, but this morning they are cheeping and twittering in their trees. The Townspeople awake refreshed and alive. All of them are alive. But not everyone in Pleasanton is happy about this news. Day 6 will end...

    Started by Julie‎, 01 Jul 2009 10:50 AM
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  12. Day 7--Out of an orange-colored sky

    For the second morning in a row, everyone wakes up alive. No one knows quite how this is possible, but it has happened. They have gathered at the square and when it is certain that everyone is there, a sudden "Son of a BITCH!" breaks through...

    Started by Julie‎, 08 Jul 2009 03:17 PM
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  13. Day 8--Morning Has Broken, Not Quite Like the First Morning

    The townsfolk of Pleasanton had become a little complacent, with some of them assuming all the danger was over. The Sheriff didn't let down his guard, but he couldn't be everywhere. In his attempts to protect the other citizens, he left himself...

    Started by Julie‎, 12 Jul 2009 02:01 PM
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  14. Domebo Diplomacy Game One

    All right, gentlemen. Everyone's confirmed, countries are assigned, and I got tired of messing around with photoshop, and just downloaded a mapper which, while not very pretty, at least is very clear, and gives useful abbreviations so hopefully no...

    Started by Boozahol Squid, P.I.‎, 14 Mar 2009 02:21 PM
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  15. Domebo Mafia: Welcome to Alphatown

    Welcome to Alphatown, a sleepy village in nowhere land, where the sun shines, crops grow, sheep roam unmolested and life was peaceful and happy. Until now, as a group of Werewolves have moved in to the area hiding themselves amongst honest folk...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 05 Mar 2009 03:30 PM
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  16. Don't Panic : Forbidden Hospital

    For unspoiled discussion/conjecture of the Hospital Panic! game. Living players: Go away Bastards killed me. I think this is my first Night 1 death. I stand behind my suspicions of Dart, Julie, and Jali.

    Started by Rabid Renaissance‎, 07 May 2009 04:35 PM
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  17. Dr. T'Var plays some chess

    See post 438 here: http://www.mellophant.com/forums/showthread.php?10960-Star-Trek-RPG-Setup-thread/page9 It was a lazy afternoon aboard the USS Yorktown, a week away from her next port of call. Dr. T'Var, the ship's Vulcan assistant chief...

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 11 Oct 2011 10:07 PM
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  18. Forgotten Futures Setup Thread

    I'm looking to start a game which will be set in Victorian England (at least to start) and utilize elements of steampunk and magic. The game system itself will be based on third edition D&D, but I'll be simplifying it and managing the game mechanics...

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 13 Feb 2011 07:29 PM
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  19. Forgotten Futures: The Cassowary and the Continental Zombies

    Roster Captain Neill MacAndrew - Malacandra Franklin Boyd - Elendil's Heir Lore O'Cuinn - RabbitMage Ian Spencer - What Exit? Dr. Raoul Lefevre - Zuul Klara Augusta Weber - Orual James Wilfred Smythe - Ramses Lucius Nathaniel Barnaby -...

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 21 Feb 2011 11:29 PM
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  20. glee's roleplaying adventure

    (A long expected party) Freeport is unique! Formerly it was the country estate of a wealthy family (the Tar-Minyaturs). Each relative had their own Manor House, set in its own walled grounds. However the family’s fortunes decayed and...

    Started by glee‎, 28 Mar 2009 03:52 PM
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  21. glee's roleplaying test

    The map where we will be roleplaying. https://btcloud.bt.com/web/app/share/invite/DlvReTjYB5

    Started by glee‎, 22 Nov 2021 07:30 AM
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  22. Hospital Panic! Forbidden Thread

    Hospital Panic!: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=767 If you're playing in the game, get out, cheater! Everyone else, send me a PM if you want to know who the mafia are. Rabid Renaissance has told me that the general understanding is that these...

    Started by Vox Imperatoris‎, 07 May 2009 04:33 PM
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  23. Hospital Panic! Signups

    Signups for Hospital Panic!: 1. Julie 2. Rabid Renaissance 3. CatInASuit 4. Darth Sensitive 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

    Started by Vox Imperatoris‎, 26 Apr 2009 01:20 AM
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  24. Hospital Panic! [Mafia Variant]

    After all of the previous staff was fired in an unfortunate event involving a certain "death ray" locked in the basement, you, the new ER staff at DoMeBo General Hospital, arrive for your nightly shifts to find all the doctors dead! Furthermore, no...

    Started by Vox Imperatoris‎, 10 Mar 2009 10:44 PM
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  25. How about a roleplaying game?

    Perhaps instead of going with an existing system, we could decide on a genre and setting, then come up with simple character sheets and rules so that people who don't have experience with roleplaying games already would have a low barrier to entry....

    Started by Ensign Edison‎, 01 Mar 2009 12:08 AM
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  26. IRL RPG

    Yeah so it's a new one. So the rules is, you say something you said IRL, and all you need to know is .... OK, I having a problem saying L=W and I=R R=V so, that makes sense so a model M is the triple <W, R, V>, like the usual. Yeah, so...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 01 Sep 2014 11:58 PM
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  27. Kriegspiel control thread - T'Var and Onsott keep out!

    A new KriegSpiel game - White to Move

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 May 2012 05:15 AM
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  28. Kriegspiel control thread - T'Var and Vaudreuil keep out!

    It is White to move in the initial position.

    Started by Malacandra‎, 04 Dec 2011 04:51 PM
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  29. Kriegspiel II thread for Dr T'Var - Malacandra keep out!

    Hi, Just wanted to put up a board of Black's moves for confirmation. Also, any thoughts and plans you wish to share?

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 23 May 2012 02:56 AM
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  30. Kriegspiel thread for Dr T'Var - Elendil's Heir keep out!

    Opened by Malacandra to help WES.

    Started by Malacandra‎, 05 Dec 2011 04:01 PM
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  31. Kriegspiel thread of Lt. Vaudreuil - WES keep out!

    First move: White pawn, C2 to C4. I make no claims to being a good, let alone a great, chess player.

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 04 Dec 2011 10:57 PM
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  32. Mafia PM group

    Hey, So it seems that there was a glitch where the Mafia Players PM group was accidentally removed. I had What Exit? reconstruct it as best as he could, but there is a possibility that some people who had signed up are no longer in the group. ...

    Started by NAF1138‎, 16 Jul 2009 04:41 PM
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  33. Mafia Signups on Giraffe

    If anyone is interested, there are signups in process on Giraffe Boards for Alien Taste v2.0 (originally run on the Idlemafia board). Pop in over here to join in!

    Started by Kat‎, 13 Aug 2009 07:49 PM
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  34. Middle Earth D&D Game: FA63 Setup Thread.

    Character Races would come from Humans, Dúnedain, Woses (Drúadan, Pukel Men), Beornings, Noldorians, Sindarin or Silvan Elves, Khazad and other Dwarves and of course the Hobbits. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 26 Mar 2009 01:47 PM
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  35. Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: First Adventure - Skirmishes in Angmar

    First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go in the setup thread: Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 14 Apr 2009 06:49 PM
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  36. Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: Second Adventure - Goblin Guerrillas.

    First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go in the setup thread: Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 02 Jun 2009 10:34 AM
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  37. Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Eighth Adventure – Adventure in Raj and bringing Peace to the South.

    First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread Middle Earth Role playing Game FA 63 & 64 Player Timeline Project. ...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 25 Oct 2010 03:39 PM
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  38. Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Ninth Adventure – Against the Cultists

    First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread Middle Earth Role playing Game FA 63 & 64 Player Timeline...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 17 Mar 2011 11:32 AM
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  39. Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Seventh Adventure – The Ruins of Old Hatha

    First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread First Adventure Thread Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, the Second...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 21 Feb 2010 04:11 PM
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  40. Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Sixth Adventure - Harrying Harad by Sea.

    First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63) First Adventure Thread Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game,...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 19 Oct 2009 08:00 AM
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  41. Middle Earth FA65 D&D Game: Tenth Adventure – On to the Quest

    Middle Earth FA65 D&D Game: Tenth Adventure – On to the Quest First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread ...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 08 Feb 2012 06:38 PM
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  42. Middle Earth Role playing Game FA 63 & 64 Player Timeline Project.

    3020-21 Third Age May 1 3020 - Samwise Gamgee marries Rosie Cotton and together they move to Bag End on Bagshot Row 3021 - Éomer marries Imrahil's daughter, Lothíriel of Dol Amroth September 22, 3021 - Bilbo marks his...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 15 Sep 2010 03:52 PM
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  43. Middle-Earth roleplaying (Fourth Age, roughly contemporaneous with Jim's)

    Howdy. I was emailing Elendil's Heir, as I do every once in a while, and he suggested I might like to run a RPG thread over here in the same vein as the one What Exit? used to run (as any fule kno, I can't run one over at the Dope even if I wanted...

    Started by Malacandra‎, 27 Apr 2021 11:58 AM
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  44. mini mafia

    New newb friendly mini-game starting on idlemafia signup here http://psychopathgame.proboards.com/...ead=943&page=1 by typing /in Oh and spread the word.... this is for mostly newer players.... well I dunno if that was the intention... but...

    Started by paulwhoisaghost‎, 20 May 2009 06:57 PM
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  45. Necessary Evil Mission Two: Investigation in Southpoint!

    Welcome back to Necessary Evil! When we last saw our heroes, they had narrowly escaped from the forces of the V'Sori, swiping Mindjack out from under the K'Tharen's vile proboscises. After two days at liberty, each hero's resistance CommLink...

    Started by Appleciders‎, 17 Jan 2013 12:25 AM
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  46. Necessary Evil RPG Plotting

    I would like to give my own shot at running a campaign, perhaps. I discussed this setting briefly with Zuul and went "Man, that'd be pretty good." The premise of the setting is as follows: You are on an iconic super-hero world, filled with...

    Started by Ramses‎, 27 Feb 2011 07:49 AM
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  47. Necessary Evil: Mission 1

    Sometime in the last two days, the aliens slapped you in irons. Nullifiers, to be precise. You were wreaking havoc in Star City when the aliens performed one of their random sweeps. Some of you were spotted by dumb luck, others were ratted out by...

    Started by Ramses‎, 12 Mar 2011 07:36 AM
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  48. Necessary Evil: Mission 2

    A tale of Alien Invaders and Super Villains battling for World Supremacy - and the Aliens are winning. Setup Thread: Necessary Evil RPG Plotting Missions: Mission 1: Jailbreak Cast of Villains: Lovelace - Appleciders - Human Hacker and...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Sep 2011 07:57 AM
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  49. New mafia game on idlemafia.com

    This is the best mafia-site online (IMO) and a new game is comming up. It's going to be so cool and if you want to try to play mafia - you should check it out: http://www.idlemafia.com/index.cgi?boar ... thread=964

    Started by Total Ulla‎, 19 Jun 2009 03:24 PM
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  50. NEW MMORPG: Wouild you like to join The Mellophant Clan [MF] and play?

    There is a new MMORPG out now and in public beta called "World of Tanks" It's really fun and not nearly as complex as World of Warcraft or Guildwars. Seeing if anyone would like to join a clan called The Mellophant clan (clan marker would be as...

    Started by PixieBob‎, 30 Mar 2011 02:52 PM
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