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7/25/2002 Nathan: New Era: 1950s Gaming on the Edge?
Hello folks. I have no updates on Rodendom, the Cross, or anything lately. I've been working on getting actionroll.com up and going, as well paying attention to my real life…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2002 Nathan: ePublishing Opportunity: Get Hosted
Hey folks, I haven't posted much lately -- on account of my busy game designing, my busy life, my hot girlfriend, and Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition. *cough* Anyway, I…
In Connections
Participants: Nathan, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

7/3/2002 Nathan: Fat Website Updates
My first D20 effort is up: http://www.mysticages.com/snowycrag I have been working on it for a while, and I ran one of my first D&D 3E campaigns in the setting of…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

7/3/2002 Nathan: First Eldritch Ass Kicking Review
[url]http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=233[/url] Wow... 4.5 out of 5 stars... cool. I'll be posting this on the EAK site too. Thanks, Nathan Hill
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, GraveyardGreg, Jason L Blair.

6/14/2002 Nathan: I'm Stoked!
Politically Incorrect Games are going to add a color layout and some art to Eldritch Ass Kicking for the next release of the game. Yeehaw! If that doesn't rock you…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Mike Holmes.

6/14/2002 Nathan: Rodendom : First Look
Hi folks, All I can say is that I have been blessed with the writing bug. Here is a first rough look at Rodendom, the "Secret of Nimh-ish" game of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Wolfen, Christoffer Lernö, Tim Denee, Le Joueur.

6/12/2002 Nathan: What VOICE Do You Write With?
I have a random question. As I am working on the Cross, I always struggle with the voice I write with in the game. When I say voice I mean…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Seth L. Blumberg, Laurel, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Paganini.

6/11/2002 Nathan: A Christian RPG?
Okay. Warning: What you may encounter below could be life changing, opinion altering, or healthy! :) There - my warning is out of the way. One of my projects that…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Laurel, Fabrice G., Clinton R. Nixon, Jake Norwood, Walt Freitag, J B Bell, Bankuei, sdemory, Clay, Victor Gijsbers.

6/9/2002 Nathan: IRC Channel For Online Play (Tomorrow?)
Hey folks, Let's give this a good ol' run. I am going to host some Eldritch Ass Kicking games on Monday nights on the Magicstar IRC Network. If interested (or…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nathan, J B Bell, Eric J..

6/8/2002 Nathan: Are We Going Anywhere?
Here are some recent thoughts on the spate of island of misfits threads. My question: Are we going anywhere? In other words, is our process here on the Forge leading…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Nathan, Ace, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Blake Hutchins, greyorm, Fabrice G., Valamir, xiombarg, Paul Czege, Matt.

6/7/2002 Nathan: I suck. Click here to find out why! [e-publishing]
Well, Eldritch Ass Kicking went up for sale last night. I was so excited. I came back into the office today, finished up some website changes, and so on. I…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Matt.

6/7/2002 Nathan: Eldritch Ass Kicking: On Sale Now!
[b]Eldritch Ass Kicking[/b], the roleplaying game of wizard-stomping-wizard action, is now available for instant purchase. In EAK, you will create a mighty wizard with awesome power and villainous traits. Use…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

6/5/2002 Nathan: InSpectres Superhero?
I was flipping through the boob toob last night - and I flipped over to TV Land and caught a couple of episodes of Batman and Robin (the old show).…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Nathan, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/6/2002 Nathan: Next Project: Interactive Format
Alright, I don't remember if we've talked about this or not -- I have another game that is taking shape in the wing of my head cavity called The Cross.…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Clay, Jared A. Sorensen, rafael.

4/29/2002 Nathan: Initiative - No This Time It's A GAME!
Hi again, I am about to leave town, so I better post this. Initiative: A Game Controlled By Those Who Are the Most Speedy Game concept: a multi-genre system…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan.

4/29/2002 Nathan: You Are A Maggot-Infested Sewer Goat! (Initiative?)
Hoping beyond hopes that my topic thread is not force-changed by Clinton R. Nixon (aka ForumGod), I have a colorful strange idea for initiative in EAK. Right now, you see,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Ron Edwards, Laurel, Walt Freitag, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, contracycle, Bob McNamee.

4/25/2002 Nathan: I Spent Zero Dollars (Sort Of) - Indie Publishing
Howdy, I've been quiet because I have been hard at work on indie stuff and regular stuff. I've got some cool news coming around the corner. But check out my…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Ron Edwards, Matt, Zak Arntson, Matt Gwinn.

4/13/2002 Nathan: The Wild & Other Stories
Howdy folks, Well, Jared's old interview that I did for indie rpg day at Mystic Ages is up on the frontpage -- I'd love someone to post some comments about…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

3/13/2002 Nathan: Don't Blame Me If I Like to Watch Two Wizards GET IT ON!!
Okay, besides the somewhat curious subject of this post, this is just a quick note to everyone to share some thoughts about Eldritch Ass Kicking, my latest personal masterpiece. :)…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Andrew Martin, Bailywolf.

3/13/2002 Nathan: House Rules for EAK!
Howdy folks, Just letting you know that as of today, Eldritch Ass Kicking is officially available, with great art and 26 pages of PDF coolness. Mighty, crackling wizardry battle has…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Bailywolf, buddha, Spooky Fanboy.

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10/10/2002 Nathan: Been a while: FOREIGN ELEMENT
Howdy, howdy, I haven't posted to the Forge in a while, and I decided I must. I just finished a short, furious scifi rpg called Foreign Element. It uses the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, ethan_greer.

11/4/2002 Nathan: Experiment #4,221: PENDULUM (a double game system game?)
Yup, I had a freak idea over the weekend, and here is the first punch out of it. It seems like we've had games without systems, games with very lite…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Mike Holmes.

11/25/2002 Nathan: Time For A Reboot
Hello everyone, For my own sake and for any of you interested out there, I am going to plop a down a list of current projects, with links and ramblings…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Spooky Fanboy.

12/15/2002 Nathan: a WILD topic : the WILD rpg
Hallo, An unexpected surprise! I was working on my home network today, and I plugged in an old hard drive into an old Powermac 7200 to setup as a internet…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Shreyas Sampat.

1/26/2003 Nathan: Edena (once known as Bloody Fantasy)
Hello all, I have some new things finished up, and I wanted to share. I appreciate all the support the Forge has given me over the years. It brings a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, talysman, ethan_greer, szilard.

1/29/2003 Nathan: Possible Promotion Model (yea, yea sounds real fancy)
Howdy, Like many of you, I write a lot, and I have a ton of ideas for games. Many of these ideas get a bit of work before they are…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, philreed, clehrich.

3/26/2003 Nathan: Metal Cannibal : the first cannibalistic robot rpg
Howdy there, I've done an early draft of my next rpg that I plan to push. It is very much a sister game to Eldritch Ass Kicking -- Metal Cannibal…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, iago, Thomas Tamblyn, Mike Holmes, Madcat, Rich Stokes, ThreeGee.

4/1/2003 Nathan: New EAK Site: EAK Revised Is Imminent (Seriously)
Howdy, The new site is up, although I will still be adding and modifying things for the next couple of days. When EAK revised is ready (which it already sort…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

4/4/2003 Nathan: Eldritch Ass Kicking Revised Is Here!
[b]Eldritch Ass Kicking[/b], the roleplaying game of wizard-blasting-wizard action, is back. EAK is the story of the battered realm of Anhelm and the insane wizards who make it their home.…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Spooky Fanboy.

4/8/2003 Nathan: The Curse of the Stone Wizard - EAK
The first free adventure for Eldritch Ass Kicking is now available at Rpgnow.com. This four page adventure is a fast-paced plot which throws our heroes against the grumpy stone…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

4/23/2003 Nathan: Foreign Element - Playtesting Is On
Howdy, Foreign Element is Mystic Ages' very own science fiction game. The old version was available from here: http://www.actionroll.com/fe, but I am not sure if that URL is working anymore.…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer.

5/12/2003 Nathan: Out of Town
Just for your info, I will be out of town until May 12, 2003. Thanks, Nathan Hill
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Jason L Blair.

6/6/2003 Nathan: New Site Design Coming -- Big News Too
Greets, I am about completed with an overall site upgrade for Mystic Ages. We've moved to a new server, and we are going to launch some great services for independent…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Mike Holmes.

6/6/2003 Nathan: New Webhosting: RPGShelf.com
Greets folks, For those that don't know, I've been hosting folks for free for a while. I like doing that, but I decided to take it a step further and…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Sylus Thane, xechnao, Valamir, Adam, Walt Freitag.

6/8/2003 Nathan: The Top 30 Search Words That Bring People to Actionroll.com
This is fun. These are the top 30 words that people punch into Google, Yahoo, and so on that bring them to Actionroll.com. 879: games 796: moose 688: ass 554:…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

6/13/2003 Nathan: New Game Design Journal: Eating Metal
Greets folks, I've started a little Game Design Journal of my own over at Actionroll.com. I am working on the Metal Cannibals RPG, so I invite you to check it…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

8/4/2003 Nathan: initiative for EAK
Hello folks, I am in the process of fine tuning the ol' EAK manuscript and will be adding the new material as I go. I am hoping to get it…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

8/6/2003 Nathan: Interactive Fiction (Choose Your Own Adventure)
Greets all, I love the old text adventure games. They are so fun, but I also grew up on the old Choose Your Own Adventure Schlock. I remember the first…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

8/7/2003 Nathan: The E*A*K Information You Crave
Greets all, I've been posting comments and updates in the Mystic Ages Online forum, but I figure this is the better place for some of it. Feel free to respond…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Spooky Fanboy.

8/11/2003 Nathan: Actionroll.com Has Been Transfigured
Hey there, I've updated Actionroll.com with a new look. Just go to: http://www.actionroll.com/ You will need to reregister, but it now has a simpler setup with articles, discussion, and polls.…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

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