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3/25/2003 anonymouse: [Donjon] using Attributes for lack of Ability
Is this good with the rules-as-written? Obviously if it works for me, no problem, but I'm trying to stick to the rules for awhile before branching off and tweaking things…
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Participants: anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/24/2003 Wulf: Donjon problems
Having just submitted a mostly glowing review of Donjon, I have to now admit our weekly game has hit a severe problem. Worse, having recently stated on another thread that…
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Participants: Wulf, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

3/23/2003 anonymouse: [Donjon] Abundant dice got you down?
Use a Palm! Or a souped-up calculator. Or something along those lines. I've been playing Donjon for a few weeks now; most of that has been online, over IRC (hopefully…
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Participants: anonymouse, jdagna.

3/21/2003 Rob Donoghue: Paladin Setting
So, it looks like I'm not going to get a chance to run this before I move, so I might as well do somethign with it. As such: The Badlands…
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Participants: Rob Donoghue, Bob McNamee, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, jdagna, anonymouse.

3/19/2003 iago: Paladin Demographic
I'm working on a game that shares some ideas and themes with Paladin, and it's occurred to me that my "target market" is probably similar to Paladin's. So here's the…
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Participants: iago, Sidhain.

3/18/2003 heldenhammer: Just got and read Donjon...
... based on cruising the anvilwerks site and reading some reviews on rpg.net. It looks like a cool game. I'm a sucker for nifty game mechanics. My current task is…
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Participants: heldenhammer, Colin the Riot, dunlaing.

3/14/2003 anonymouse: [Donjon] Permanent possessions at character creation?
I'm sure I read somewhere in the book that you don't start with any; one friend says you start with one weapon -or- armor, plus a miscellanous, and another says…
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Participants: anonymouse, Ben Morgan, Chris Kucsera, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/11/2003 Zak Arntson: Donjon Pak B1 - Monster Stat Calculation
I've got a question on how you determined your monster stats. As an example, the Dragon Wizard. It's an 11th level creature, so it should get 15 + (5/level) points…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon, jdagna, Bob McNamee, John Harper, TAROT, Matt Wilson.

3/6/2003 dunlaing: Broadening Abilities
I've seen a lot of posts about magic being over-powered, but I didn't find it to be so in my own game. I did find it to be quite versatile,…
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Participants: dunlaing, anonymouse, jdagna, Wulf, Mike Holmes.

3/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Donjon Last-Minute questions!
Last-Minute because our first one-shot session is tomorrow. I've got a great group of folks, so I'm not expecting any balance, conflict, keeping on track, etc issues. I'm going to…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon, anonymouse, TAROT, dunlaing, RamblingMan.

3/4/2003 jdagna: Paladin for Moral Relativists
Iago's recent posts gave me an idea that might make Paladin better suited for moral relativists. What if you get rid of the concept of orders and give each Paladin…
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Participants: jdagna, iago, Ron Edwards, b_bankhead, Rob Donoghue.

3/4/2003 iago: Paladin at Three Feet Tall
Outside of adapting some of my favorite genres (Amber, Buffy, and other letters further down the alphabet), I've really been enjoying the writing exercise that Paladin proposes in terms of…
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Participants: iago, Jason L Blair, Jonathan Walton.

3/4/2003 iago: Abstracted Paladin Orders
I was pleased to come to this forum today and find that an idea that had been banging around in my head had already been discussed ("A Paladin on the…
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Participants: iago.

3/4/2003 anonymouse: Paladin: new edition/rewrite?
Clinton, I've seen you mention the fact that you're working on a rewrite/new edition of Paladin in a few threads. Is there an official status to this, or it's just…
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Participants: anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin.

2/27/2003 sben: Bulk d20 source?
If and when I ever run Donjon (probably only as a one-shot in the near future, as I'm starting a campaign* for a different game), I'm gonna want lots of…
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Participants: sben, dunlaing, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

2/27/2003 dunlaing: First Donjon Game
I ran a game of Donjon last night for my Wednesday night group, which is taking a break from Amber. Amber was the Town for this adventure, although it was…
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Participants: dunlaing, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/25/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: [Shadow of Yesterday] Brother, can you help with magic?
I'm about 85% done with the actual rules of The Shadow of Yesterday, and am quite happy. However, I'm not very happy with my sub-system for magic, and wanted to…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, John Harper, anonymouse, talysman, Le Joueur, Spooky Fanboy.

2/24/2003 dunlaing: There (to the Donjon) and Back
I read the rules for There and Back at http://www.anvilwerks.com/docs/thereandback and thought "these sound cool and would be a very good solution for my Friday night group if I could…
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Participants: dunlaing, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes.

2/24/2003 dunlaing: Early Donjon Thoughts and Questions
I recently bought Donjon and think it's very cool. I'm just waiting to actually run it and have lots of fun with it. I did have a couple of questions…
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Participants: dunlaing, Zak Arntson, Wulf, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Bankuei.

2/22/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: The Shadow of Yesterday design log
For the last month, I've been working on a new game entitled The Shadow of Yesterday. I detailed a bit about the setting in this earlier post, but wanted to…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy, Matt Wilson, Blake Hutchins, Jared A. Sorensen, heldenhammer, szilard, DaGreatJL, ethan_greer, Valamir, Ben Lehman, John Harper, Drifter Bob, rafial.

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3/25/2003 heldenhammer: Donjon Weapons & Armor question
OK, a weapon's Weight Score is equal to it's Mundane Damage Rating, as per page 19 (screen version). A Sharp Weapon (listed on table 3-2 on the following page) adds…
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Participants: heldenhammer, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Shawn Conard.

3/26/2003 Trevis Martin: Paladin - Only one weapon?
Hey Clinton I've just recently purchased and read Paladin and I have a question. There is a point early in the rules that you mention its important the the Paladin…
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Participants: Trevis Martin, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan, Bob McNamee, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards.

3/26/2003 Chris Kucsera: Dunjon Magic Item Question
In the treasure section, one of the example items is a wand that shoots flame. It is listed as burn with flame 5 (total worth 10). I'm not clear on…
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Participants: Chris Kucsera, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/27/2003 ethan_greer: Shadow of Yesterday: A question
So in this thread, After quite a bit of thought, I've decided to make The Shadow of Yesterday a free game, with a commercial hard-copy release. Can you go over…
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Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/31/2003 RamblingMan: Dice Less Task Resolution
I was just wondering what sorts of things people may have tried for resolving tasks without using as many dice as needed. I don't have very many dice, or an…
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Participants: RamblingMan, anonymouse, Mike Holmes, quozl, Scripty, Dev.

3/31/2003 anonymouse: [Donjon] Setting: Hyrule.
Been playing a lot of Wind Waker recently, so a Donjon-themed Link was on my mind. As a variant, it'd be interesting to turn an Attributes dial and use -…
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Participants: anonymouse, greyorm, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes.

3/31/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Riptide--where did it go?
Just curious: Did this get put on the back burner? Or did it get put away more permenantly? I remember it being mentioned, and discussed on this list, then it…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/31/2003 RamblingMan: Magic: Buffing Spells
Has anyone had characters that used "buffing" spells? Like, spells that add to their strength? Or create effective strength (like Telekinesis)? I'm trying to figure out a way to represent…
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Participants: RamblingMan, Chris Kucsera, anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/2/2003 RamblingMan: [Donjon] Animal Companions
Any thoughts on how to make an ability to get animal companions, without being overpowered? I'd like to have a way to use abilities like this, but not sure how…
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Participants: RamblingMan, Mike Holmes, b_bankhead, jdagna, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/2/2003 dunlaing: Problem with Shadow of Yesterday
ok, so it's a really small problem, but Nutria aren't " the largest of the rodents", Capybara are. Nutria are nearly as large as a beaver.
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Participants: dunlaing, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/3/2003 anonymouse: [Paladin] Legacy: a Vagrant Story
So, here's the setting my sibling and I are going to be playing Paladin in. It's based on the Playstation game Vagrant Story, which we're both extraordinarly fond of. There…
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Participants: anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon, Blake Hutchins.

4/5/2003 Chris Kucsera: Donjon DM's Screen & Cheat Sheets
I realize that Clinton's new job has delayed several of his projects. Has anyone else created a DM's screen? Also, any cheat sheets that one would provide to new players…
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Participants: Chris Kucsera, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason Kottler, Andrea Gualano.

4/14/2003 hanschristianandersen: Paladins in The Matrix?
Having just seen the Matrix Reloaded trailer, I'm itching to play it, Paladin-style. I'm probably not the only one, either. ;-) How does this look for a Code? MINOR VOWS…
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Participants: hanschristianandersen, Valamir, John Harper, jdagna.

4/15/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Question about DONJON character sheets...
Not a serious, question, mind you, but a question nonetheless. :-) "I gets my scrilla from pimpin' " Er... What does that mean? We brought it up in my group:…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Jonathan Walton, Ben Morgan.

4/16/2003 John Harper: Rolling gobs of dice... yet another alternative
I'm developing a system for an upcoming game project (Danger Patrol) and it sometimes calls for great handfuls of dice to be rolled, much like Donjon can. My "solution" is…
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Participants: John Harper, Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy, ethan_greer, Valamir, Rich Forest, Russell, Michael S. Miller, Bailywolf, Jason, Mike Holmes.

4/17/2003 urbwar: Just bought Paladin, and had a question or two
I bought Paladin yesterday, and read through it last night. Still figuring out the rules and such, but it seems pretty straightforward and easy to use. I was thinking of…
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Participants: urbwar, Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy.

4/21/2003 John Harper: Paladin Fan Art
I've been inspired lately to do some fan art pieces for the indie RPG community, starting with my take on the core "image" for a few different games. After doing…
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Participants: John Harper, Ben Morgan, Clinton R. Nixon, Jonathan Walton, J. Backman, Jared A. Sorensen, Andrew Ciotti, rafial, ejh, tetsujin28, joshua neff.

4/21/2003 urbwar: Paladin: Multiple Orders?
Looking through the back threads in the forum, I saw Zak Arneston had his Inquisitor orders, of which he had 3. Has anyone else run Paladin with more than one…
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Participants: urbwar, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Ciotti, Andy Kitkowski.

4/26/2003 Russell: First Donjon game report
My regular group ran our first Donjon game tonight, and it was a blast. Here's my initial report: The Setting: Unknown milennia in the future, mankind is ruled by the…
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Participants: Russell, anonymouse, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: PALADIN: I'd LOVE to see this in the future...
So the hardest part of gettng ready a game of Paladin (OK, ok, I've only run it once, but still...) is hammering out a code. Sure, the code is going…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee.

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