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2/6/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Donjon Pak B1: Men of Steel and Beasts of Terror!
I'd like to announce that the first Donjon supplement, the Donjon Bestiary, will be available within the next week or two, so save up those nickels. For $5, the Bestiary…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf, quozl, John Harper, Ron Edwards, James V. West, Spooky Fanboy, sben, Wulf, anonymouse, Chris Kucsera.

2/6/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: New Donjon review
Everyone, There's a great review of Donjon up at RPG.net. For a non-actual play review, I thought it was great.
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Wulf, Ron Edwards.

2/4/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: octaNe in play
I'm about to get harsh on a favorite game, so watch out. (And before I start, apologies to Jared. This is meant to help, not hurt.) Last night, I played…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, rafial, Rich Forest, jdagna, Alan, Maurice Forrester, clehrich.

2/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Discussion of the term 'independent'
In this thread, Ron brought up the Forge definition of 'independent RPGs' and mentioned that further discussion about it should go here. I wanted to go ahead and start this…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, quozl, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, talysman, Valamir, Nathan, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, wraeththu, Walt Freitag.

1/30/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: The Forge, version 3
All, The 3rd version of The Forge will be going live Monday morning. I've spent the last few months analyzing different pieces of software to make our time here better…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, lumpley, xiombarg, M. J. Young, cruciel, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, Brian Leybourne, Matt Snyder, Eric J., Ron Edwards, Andrew Martin, J. Backman, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, Jake Norwood, Scratchware, Psycho42, Zak Arntson, Tony Irwin, jdagna, Valamir, Emily Care, Gordon C. Landis.

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.

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.

1/20/2003 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.

1/18/2003 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.

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.

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.

12/14/2002 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.

12/13/2002 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.

12/12/2002 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.

12/11/2002 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.

12/11/2002 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.

12/10/2002 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.

12/10/2002 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.

12/9/2002 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.

12/5/2002 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.

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2/18/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Paladin and me
Last night, I ran Paladin for a group of six people at our local Seattle Monday Indie Game Night. Paladin's got an interesting history for me: I wrote it while…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, lumpley, Bob McNamee, Jonathan Walton, DaR, jdagna, Alan, Robert Leal, dunlaing.

2/19/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: The Shadow of Yesterday (immense)
I've been working on and off for the last few weeks on my newest game, The Shadow of Yesterday. It's a post-apocalyptic fantasy game that sprung from my head like…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, szilard, Valamir, James V. West, Alan, Walt Freitag, Jake Norwood, quozl, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

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…
In CRN Games
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.

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…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, John Harper, anonymouse, talysman, Le Joueur, Spooky Fanboy.

3/6/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Royalty-free stock art
I recently was hired at a new job as a web designer. The company, among other things, does stock photography - interesting pictures useful for advertising or magazine design. Looking…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, iago, Matt Snyder, Matt Gwinn, contracycle, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, clehrich, Gold Rush Games, talysman, Jon H, xiombarg.

3/27/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Forge birthday
It's exactly 7 days until the Forge is 2 years old. (Note: The Forge is older than that. It's 7 days until the forum, and the renaming of the site…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Walt Freitag, Ron Edwards, Adam, Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes, szilard, Jonathan Walton.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Welcome!
Hey, everyone - it's your friendly local administrator. Here's the press release about our birthday: The Forge, a community website for the promotion and creation of creator-owned role-playing games,…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Dav, Technocrat13.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: A forum party game
Kester Pelagious was nice enough to send this to me earlier this week. Play at will. ---- Forum Trolls: The Happening! C. Demetrius Morgan This is your chance to be…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Matt Snyder, Mystery User #1, Paganini, Walt Freitag, ethan_greer, Kester Pelagius, C. Edwards, Fabrice G., Lazy Smurf, Anonymous, Lugaru, Jonathan Walton, Humbled unTroll, szilard, Valamir, xiombarg, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Guess Who*, talysman, Random*.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Small Talk: The Merry Critic
I've always wanted to post a list of books, movies, and music that I've experienced recently and wanted to recommend to others. So - here it is, annotated with game…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, ethan_greer, Matt Wilson, John Harper, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Enoch, wyrdlyng, szilard.

4/5/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: I want a little history
If it's OK with Ron, if anyone has a copy of the original text file version of Sorcerer, I would consider it a great favor to send it my way.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, greyorm, M. J. Young.

4/6/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: And, goodbye!
This forum will be closed at 5pm CDT, or 8pn EDT, or midnight Greenwich Standard Time. It was great hearing from all for you, and I appreciate all the conversation.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

4/14/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Some retro-FRPG Sorcerer (comments highly desired)
On Monday nights in Seattle, Alan Barclay and I run what we call "Indie Game Night," a session where usually enough people for two groups show up and we run…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

4/17/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: The Keys of Uriel - a Sorcerer adventure
I just released a free Sorcerer (& Sword) adventure meant for convention or introductory play. It's a weird fantasy scenario with definite western elements to it, set in the town…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, Ace.

4/18/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Passive-aggressive narrativism (Peregrine)
I've been playing in this great game for the last month run by Matt Wilson. It's a game he's designed called Prime-Time Adventures, and our setting is called Peregrine. It's…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, Matt Wilson, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

4/22/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Sorcerer and the Fate of the One-Session Game
Last night, I ran my new one-session Sorcerer adventure, The Keys of Uriel. I was very surprised at the outcome, although I shouldn't have been: like every other attempt I've…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, urbwar, ADGBoss, rafial, Nev the Deranged.

4/29/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Trollbabe 'n' chicken
Have I mentioned lately how much ass Trollbabe kicks for me? If not, it does. Any questions or comments about the following account are more than welcome. I ran it…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Bob McNamee, rafial, Ron Edwards, Alan.

4/30/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Favorites
If you look real close, you'll note that you can now click a link at the bottom of each topic (under the "watch this topic" link) where you can add…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, szilard, Jeffrey Miller, Brian Leybourne.

5/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: [TSoY] Abstracting damage
The mechanics for my new game, The Shadow of Yesterday, are almost complete. However, I've had a real urge lately to abstract the damage system. You can click on the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

5/6/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: [Trollbabe] The Birthplace
I ran another game of Trollbabe last night, which went fantastically. I've yet to run a game of it that I haven't enjoyed, which is a nice change. Again, it…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, rafial, Ron Edwards, Valamir, saffron, John Harper.

5/7/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Roland's Cavern and Donjon
Roland's Cavern, a website dedicated to an online chat-based role-playing group, has published an account of their Donjon game in their latest newsletter. The entire session is written as a…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

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