Donjon (role-playing game)
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
 Cover | |
| Designers | Clinton R. Nixon |
|---|---|
| Publishers | |
| Publication | 2002 |
| Genres | Indie, Fantasy |
| Systems | Custom |
Donjon (French for "keep") is an independently published role-playing game by Clinton R. Nixon, published by .
History[]
Donjon, a narrative dungeon crawl by Clinton R. Nixon, was one of the indie role-playing games that appeared in the months following the casual gathering of indie enthusiasts at the booth for , which became a booth for The Forge, at GenCon 34 in 2002.[1] Donjon, InSpectres, and ' Children of the Sun (2002) were finalists for the first Indie Game of the Year award, but they lost to the very well received Dust Devils (2002) by Matt Snyder.[2]: 157
Description[]
Donjon is a fantasy game that is both a parody of and an homage to Dungeons & Dragons. Based on the result of die rolls in conflict resolution, players get to add facts to the situation, which gives them power to steer the adventure in directions the game master does not expect.
References[]
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '00s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
 | This role-playing game related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Fantasy role-playing games
- Indie role-playing games
- Role-playing games introduced in 2002
- Role-playing game stubs