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4/5/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Testing forums
This is a test. This is a test, also.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, ephealy.

4/7/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Forums for independent games
If you're an independent game designer and want a forum for your game, feel free to let us know. We can add a game-specific forum just for you.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/9/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Best format for web-published games
When you get a game published on the web (for free or by payment), what is your favorite format? - HTML, of course, is readable by anyone with a browser.…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, ephealy, Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, Clay, Dav, seasong, Adam, Misguided Games, Nathan.

4/26/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: User rankings
This is no way facilitates game thought and design, but I added user rankings for the amount of posts you have because it was easy and fun. If anyone likes/dislikes…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Dav, Paul Czege.

4/30/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: All out for Gamism
Perhaps because it seems to be the newest evolution in RPG's, Narrativism seems to get a tremendous focus in terms of what elements are needed for a good Narrativist game.…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Mytholder, Dav, Ian O'Rourke.

5/3/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: The new distribution
All this talking about what makes an independent game naturally gets me thinking about distribution. What methods are available to the independent game artist (yes, that's the new title I'm…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, poppocabba, Gordon C. Landis, Clay.

5/3/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Guerilla publishing
Reading Cameron's need to print a hard copy product, I began pondering easy ways to get something in print. I know a lot of people are satisfied with PDF distribution,…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Dav, Ron Edwards, He who is Q, Damocles, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/4/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Elfs sighting
If I didn't know better, I'd swear this was an Elfs comic strip: http://www.goats.com/archive/010429.html
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

5/4/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Do what thou wilt
Ron mentioned he'd like a forum like this, and I think it's a good idea. Do whatever thy ass wanteth, but here's some great examples of what you might discuss:…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair.

5/9/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: System doesn't matter, as narrated by E. Gary Gygax
(from a recent interview at http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/032/127/010507-f2.html) Interviewer: There are quite a few "freeware" role-playing games on the Internet these days... EGG: Right. And they're worth every penny you pay…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Dav, Ron Edwards, Mytholder, Jason L Blair, greyorm.

5/10/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Psychological simulationism
In the Feng Shui thread, it was asked if any thought had been given to psychological simulationism in RPGs. My three examples to rip apart would be: The White Wolf…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/21/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Rune - the analysis
I managed to pick up Atlas Games' Rune this weekend and am about half-way through it. So far, I think it's a masterpiece, but I was biased going in. It's…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Ian O'Rourke, Valamir.

5/24/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Breaking records
I just wanted everyone to know how active the board's been--I know you've seen it in post volume, but here's some raw stats: Yesterday, we had 15,685 page views on…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Dav.

5/31/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: New reviews
There are several new reviews on the Forge, including one of Soap, one of the games written by our own esteemed Crayne. Go check it out and post comments.
In Review Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, unodiablo, james_west, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Dav, Ian O'Rourke, Paul Czege, greyorm, JSDiamond, Valamir.

6/1/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: PDF Legitimacy
Much talk has been made about indie RPGs being easier to create and distribute on the web, especially in the .PDF format. Anyway, Monte Cook, author of the 3rd Edition…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, greyorm.

6/14/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: The FAQ is up
There'll be links on the front page and in the forum soon, but until then: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/faq/ Enjoy. And thank Logan and Ron--they've worked hard on this one.
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Mytholder, Epoch, Blake Hutchins, Logan, Valamir, james_west, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, joshua neff, Levekius, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Supplanter.

7/9/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Article on PDF publishing
There's an article at http://www.rpgnews.com/articles.php regarding PDF publishing, with quotes from our own Seth Ben-Ezra. I warn that the article's pretty poorly written, and asks the wrong question (can…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Dav.

7/10/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: 7th Sea, character currency, and advancement systems
I'm currently playing in a 7th Sea game, and I've enjoyed it more than I thought I would, to be honest. The system is simple, and many things about it…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, John Wick, Jared A. Sorensen, Rod Anderson, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Laura Bishop.

7/29/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Site changes
In case anyone's wondering, I'm changing the site look and feel today. I'll let you know when I'm finished.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Jack Spencer Jr, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, John Wick, Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards.

7/30/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: New reviews up
New reviews are up for The Pool, Dead Meat, Human Wreckage, and Wuthering Heights.
In Review Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Mytholder, james_west, Zak Arntson, Epoch.

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