Raked Over The Coals

[LandonSuffered]

Man...I just recommended your game Donjon to a young (age 13) friend of mine, based entirely on what he wanted to play (a stripped-down, narrative D&D) and on the fabulous reviews I've read on-line for it. He purchased it from rpgnow and I promptly got a call from his mother regarding the Kill Puppies For Satan ad that printed up with the pdf.  Needless to say, she was not pleased.

I know some games carry Mature warning labels, and after reviewing the Donjon pdf, I certainly wouldn't stick it in the same category as Sorcerer, for example. But the foul language in the reviews and exerpts of the ad were a fairly nasty surprise.  The concerned parent thought the page might have been some sort of virus embedded in the file! 

Anyway...some type of warning might have been nice....

[oliof]

Hi Jonathan,
for future recommendations, have the kids check out the free, text-only version at Clinton's site

[Clinton R. Nixon]

Jonathan,

I'm not going to get into an argument about the appropriateness of the ad or what my responsibilities to an audience are vs. your responsibilities as a mentor to a specific person, but I am regretful that you had this bad experience.

[Hans]

Harald (and Clinton as moderator, I guess), that link to the text-only version seems to be broken.

[Moreno R.]

Now the creative commons version of Clinton's games are in this wiky page.

The direct link to the Donjon page is here

[LandonSuffered]

Clinton --

No need for arguments. I just wanted you to be aware of the incident.  I am totally cognizant of my responsibility (and in this case, my error) in recommending a game I had not yet purchased/perused.  Fortunately, the parent was doing her job as a parent, checking out her kid's internet download.