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11/17/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The game that would sell to non-roleplayers
Jon's post in What would make a non-roleplayer buy your game? got me thinking about what sort of mainstream game would sell well to non-gamers. However, it's a little off…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, talysman, J B Bell, Jonathan Walton, Ron Edwards, Valamir, quozl, Le Joueur, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

11/15/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: S&S: The Sunless Citadel & Less than Zero
My Sorcerer and Sword campaign ("Under the Blood Sun," a post-apocalyptic crypto-psychedelic game) is still going, even though I haven't been posting about it. The last two sessions were great,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, b_bankhead.

11/1/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Forum begone
For a while, I've had a train of thought that went like this: If we look like RPG.net (or other forum-based sites), then the chances of us turning into RPG.net…
In Moderators
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur.

10/3/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Game Development @ meetup.com
Meetup.com is a site to plan monthly meetings of people in your community interested in a certain topic. A while back, I suggested a game development meeting to them, and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/2/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Resource Library policies (in real world practice)
Everyone, Recently, I had an individual request links to his website removed from the Resource Library. I was caught at what to do, so I'm going to outline the entire…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

9/13/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: we killed puppies for satan
so, tonight i was supposed to run some post-apocalyptic sorcerer & sword shit, but el inspirado never really hit this week. i didn't want to let the cool motherfuckers in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Le Joueur, DaR, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Paul Czege, Yasha, Maurice Forrester.

9/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: If you read Places to Go, People to Be...
... or even if you don't, make sure and check out their new issue. I think you'll find the Once Upon a Time column quite interesting.
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

9/3/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Donjon errata
I just read through the print version of Donjon, and found one small piece of errata, which I thought I'd share: If one person rolling the dice in a Test…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

8/29/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Donjon is on sale!
Man, it feels good to get this thing done. Feel free to purchase - my birthday's only a week away, and every purchase is like a little present. http://www.anvilwerks.com/docs/buydonjon
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jürgen Mayer, Zak Arntson, James V. West.

8/26/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The grand new Forge plan
Hey, everyone. It's Clinton, your beleagured administrator, having a cup of coffee. Gather 'round. So, here's my semi-annual State of the Forge, as it were: Last week (19-24 August 2002),…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Jabberwocky.

8/23/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Character creation: making non-balanced characters
[i]Donjon[/i]'s almost done, and I'm soon going to start work on my next game, provisionally titled [i]Riptide[/i]. This game will focus on Exploration of Setting and Character, and will be…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, ks13, DaR, Matt Gwinn, Andrew Martin, Valamir, Paganini, Jared A. Sorensen, Le Joueur.

8/21/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Ron's inspiration
[url=http://www.key20.com/GenCon2002/gc020.jpg]Awesome.[/url]
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.

8/20/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Small art for Donjon
I'll continue the tradition of asking for free art around here: I have all the main art I need for Donjon, but am currently looking for small monster illustrations for…
In Connections
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Bob McNamee, Ben Morgan, Rod Anderson, quozl, lumpley, Paganini, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

8/19/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Donjon news (08/19/02)
Here's some exciting news: Donjon is done. Every single rule is written, equalling 46 full-size pages of fun. That doesn't mean it's going on sale tomorrow, though - I'm still…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, James V. West, Jürgen Mayer, quozl.

8/15/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Info on GenCon 2003
Well, the new floor space is going from 180,000 square feet to 300,000 square feet. More info: The convention's in July: July 23 - July 27, to be exact. The…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

8/15/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Issue 1, yet again
Ok: So far I have the following articles being submitted for issue 1: Jake Norwood's take on angels for Paladin Jason Blair's samurai version of Dust Devils, called "RoniN" I…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: octaNe dice question
Jared, When facing Hazards, do you reduce the number of dice rolled by the Hazard Rating, or do you roll your normal dice, and remove a number of dice (highest…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Forge Game Bag
No one buys this stuff (really), but I just wanted to let everyone know that I updated the Forge Cafepress.com store with new stuff, including a jersey, and two bags…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, wyrdlyng, kamikaze.

8/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: New game based on The Pool
In case you guys haven't seen it, Mike Gentry's been actually writing his hobo game, Hard Travellin'. A long time ago, it had a different name, and used Fudge, and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, James V. West.

8/13/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Forum utility
We're going to keep this forum - I've renamed it to GenCon Planning and Organization. I think keeping these posts will be a good resource next year when we have…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

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12/2/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Public admonition
Twice in the last month, Ron's closed threads when people proved themselves not capable of handling the topic. Both times, I've gone to bat and said, "Hey - person A…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The five percent
This is my companion thread to Ron's latest of the Big Five threads, The Forge as a community. It's inspired by recent events here at the Forge, Ron's thought that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, Sidhain, Ron Edwards, b_bankhead, jrients, Irmo, xiombarg.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: RPGnow's new POD system
For those who aren't familiar, RPGnow is a website that sells PDFs online. Basically, you create your game, give them a copy, and they handle all fulfillment for you for…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Steve Dustin, Cynthia Celeste Miller, quozl, Paul Czege, Matt, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ted E. Childers, Michael Hopcroft, rpghost, Nathan.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Off-the-cuff Forge cultural analysis
Moved by some of Irmo's discussion in Ron's "The Forge as a community" thread, I decided to look and see where the Forge is succeeding and failing in relation to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Irmo, C. Edwards, Valamir, Kester Pelagius, Fabrice G., Paganini, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf, Clay, Le Joueur, Jared A. Sorensen, xiombarg, quozl, lumpley, wyrdlyng, wraeththu, hardcoremoose, Adam, talysman, Jake Norwood, Ziriel, Matt Snyder, Shreyas Sampat, Bankuei, Chris Passeno, greyorm, Matt, contracycle, MK Snyder, Tim Denee, Matt Wilson, Gordon C. Landis, cruciel, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Ted E. Childers, Bob McNamee, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Universalis
I've got a confession to make - I've been dead scared of Universalis since I heard of it. First, it's universal. Second, there's no GM - and as radical as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, rafial, Paganini, Mike Holmes.

12/5/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Thanks, and apologies for all the moderation
I know I've been super-active on the Forge lately, and I know my hand's been a bit heavy. We've had an influx of argument here lately, and, well, I'm not…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Kester Pelagius.

12/9/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Moderator-o-vation
Ron and I are considering the idea of having an extra moderator for Indie Game Design, RPG Theory, and perhaps GNS Discussion. Who these people will be is not up…
In Moderators
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, GreatWolf, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

12/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Riptide and odd questions
I'm designing the 'curriculum' system for my new game, Riptide, right now. To answer these questions, all you need to know is that it's set in high school. Ok. Question…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Wormwood, Jared A. Sorensen, quozl, damion, Walt Freitag, cruciel, kamikaze, Ziriel, Shreyas Sampat, Jack Spencer Jr, Mark Johnson, contracycle.

12/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: GenCon 2003 - I got my packet
I got my packet for GenCon 2003 today. The floor space is fucking huge. Anyway, I'm not sure what sort of booth the Forge/Adept Press/Key 20 wants, but I'm guessing…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

12/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The purpose of forums
Ron and I discussed the 'sub-moderator' position some more this morning, and we decided we needed a clear vision of what each forum is actually there for. I'm going to…
In Moderators
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

12/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Elfs actual play - and notes to use in your own game
A couple of weeks ago, I ran Elfs for my group. This isn't an actual play post, in that I'm not going to share what we learned - there's been…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

12/12/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Anvilwerks, Christmas, and the Forge
Hey everyone, It's the holiday season, and hopefully, if you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, or anything else that comes this time of year, you've got that holiday spirit. The Forge,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg, sben, Mike Holmes, xiombarg.

12/13/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Trollbabe - The Shadow Troll
Most of my group and I played Trollbabe Thursday night. I learned two things right off the bat: 1) Trollbabe is easy to run. 2) Trollbabe is hard as hell…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Bankuei.

12/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Magic and Riptide
[quote="Spooky Fanboy"] (in another thread) [i]Riptide[/i] sounds kinda sweet. I've been dying for a game that mixes magic in with the everyday without being "otherworldly", but just part of the…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Joe Murphy (Broin), Spooky Fanboy, Gordon C. Landis, Bailywolf.

12/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Topic for dissection: How do you design a game?
Up-front, I want to state this is a different type of thread. Anyone is free to contribute, of course, but I'm going to ask that only people who have actually…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, DaR, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, Nathan, ethan_greer, Shreyas Sampat, gentrification, Wormwood, kamikaze, Michael S. Miller, GreatWolf, Peregrine, Andrew Martin, Eddy Fate, Mike Holmes.

12/20/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Looking for the right location on Weryth
I'm thinking of running another game of The Riddle of Steel, but am having problems finding a location that fits what I'm looking for. I'm trying to find a large…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Ville, MrGeneHa, Lyrax.

1/18/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: New article up
There's a new article up at the Forge, "More Fantasy Heartbreakers" by the esteemed Ron Edwards. Feel free to click the reviews link from the front page or at the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Walt Freitag, Paul Czege, Matt, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Matt Wilson, stingray20166, Jared A. Sorensen, Zak Arntson, talysman.

1/20/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Heartbreakers on fire (that is, d20)
The exercise of creating your own Fantasy Heartbreaker has got me thinking. I started to design my own (and liked it - I'll put up my initial notes tomorrow), but…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, M. J. Young, joshua neff.

1/21/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Forum layout question
For the last few months, I've had the forum laid out so that each section of it (General Forge Forums, Independent Game Forums, and Inactive Forums) are viewed separately. I'd…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, Jason L Blair, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, M. J. Young, clehrich, joshua neff, Michael S. Miller, wyrdlyng, Tim C Koppang, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Can an advancement system change an entire game?
All this Heartbreaker talk has got me thinking about game design in a furious way. In sketching out my own, I've gotten inspired about a game that I don't know…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Matt Wilson, M. J. Young, Tony Irwin.

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