What Am I Up To?

  • Blackbird writing
  • Vox printing and distribution
  • Job hunting
  • Hellas supplement design
  • Writing for Brain Chef web game

A Year In Review


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  • June 18, 2008 - Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing review on Slashdot.
  • June 6, 2008 - Gamegrene.com relaunch
  • June 2, 2008 - Gifted Children CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • June 2, 2008 - El Perro del Mar CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • May 5, 2008 - Second Person review on Slashdot.
  • May 2, 2008 - Wye Oak CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • May 2, 2008 - Howlin Rain CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • April 12, 2008 - Hellas: Worlds of Sun and Stone website unveiled
  • April 2, 2008 - Stephen Malkmus CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • April 2, 2008 - Ida CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • April 2, 2008 - Heaven Shall Burn CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • April 1, 2008 - MMO, a story on Gamegrene.com
  • March 10, 2008 - Reading Comics review on Slashdot.
  • March 3, 2008 - Nyles Lannon CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • March 3, 2008 - The Blakes CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • February 18, 2008 - Updated Resume page
  • February 14, 2008 - Sanctuary, a story on Gamegrene.com
  • February 3, 2008 - Michael Kelsey CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • February 3, 2008 - Breech CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • January 29, 2008 - Getting Personal 4: Ninja article on Gamegrene.com
  • January 21, 2008 - Iconoclast MUD development restarted
  • January 13, 200 - Getting Personal 3: Pirates article on Gamegrene.com
  • January 6, 2008 - Kotaku.com covers my MMO Quest Formula essay on The Escapist
  • January 3, 2008 - LEK CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • January 3, 2008 - DiGiacomo CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • January 1, 2008 - Rhapsody article (about MMO Quest Formulas) on The Escapist
  • December 18, 2007 - Getting Personal 2: Archetypal Stereotypes article on Gamegrene.com
  • December 11, 2007 - Dinner with Wil Wheaton, et al. at the Child's Play Charity Auction.
  • December 5, 2007 - Level Design For Games review on Slashdot.
  • December 5, 2007 - Fifth annual Day of the Ninja is a huge success. We even got plugged by NPR
  • December 3, 2007 - Getting Personal 1: Characterizing Characters article on Gamegrene.com
  • November 3, 2007 - Greg Roth CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • November 3, 2007 - Behold CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • October 22, 2007 - Essay on MMORPG.com
  • October 9, 2007 - Laid off from Perpetual Entertainment
  • October 6, 2007 - Paula Maya CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • October 6, 2007 - Elder Statesmen CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • September 20, 2007 - Pirates Vs Ninja article on HoboTrashCan.com
  • September 6, 2007 - Paul Epic CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • August 7, 2007 - Swampdawamp CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • July, 2007 - 4-Page article on the new Dragonlance movie in this month's Dragon Magazine.
  • June 15, 2007 - Chris Bruni CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • May 27, 2007 - Added Ninja Burger RPG for sale at YourGamesNow; soon available at IPR
  • April 9, 2007 - Started work at Perpetual Entertainment as a Quest writer
  • April 5, 2007 - Got married
  • March 31, 2007 - Fluttr Effect CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • March 31, 2007 - Mike Vasas and the Beasts of Burden CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • March 18-22, 2007 - Attending Games Expo 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • March 14, 2007 - Blackbird gets a facelift in preparation for...
  • March 5, 2007 - Character Design for Mobile Devices review on Slashdot.
  • February 6, 2007 - Rules Light Gaming article in the Silven Trumpeter
  • February 1, 2007 - Inner Surge CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • February 1, 2007 - Olga CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • January 31, 2007 - Game Writing review on Slashdot.
  • December 5, 2006 - Attended the Ask a Ninja DVD release party in Hollywood.
  • December 3, 2006 - Silvermen CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • December 1, 2006 - Ninja Burger RPG 2nd Edition sells out of first printing.
  • November 9, 2006 - Halie Loren CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • October 30, 2006 - Dark Messiah of Might & Magic review on Gamegrene.
  • October 1, 2006 - Kyle Tucker Band CD review on Onlinerock.com
  • September 11, 2006 - aeforge home page revamped with new look and feel, fixed content.
  • August 11, 2006 - Baba Yaga won the Gold Ennie award for Best Electronic Book.
  • July 25, 2006 - Ninja Burger RPG updated to version 1.1, featuring 13 pages of changes including some rule clarifications.
  • July 17, 2006 - Baba Yaga was nominated for two Ennie awards, including Best Writing and Best Electronic Book.
  • July 9, 2006 - Experimenting with a new site design
  • July 3, 2006 - The Information Revolution review on Slashdot.
  • June 19, 2006 - The Indie Developer's Guide to Selling Games review on Slashdot.
  • May 23, 2006 - Ninja Burger Honorable Employee Handbook is now in bookstores.
  • March 10, 2006 - Ninja Burger 2nd Edition RPG released.
  • February 27, 2006 - Yet Another Slashdot Review posted.
  • January 29, 2006 - Blackbird part 20 now online.
  • December 29, 2005 - Ninja Burger Handbook to be published by Kensington in June/July 2006; Ninja Burger Sekrit Project to be announced in a couple of days.
  • September 11, 2005 - d6 Powers editing finished.
  • August 26, 2005 - Yet Another Slashdot Review posted.
  • July 9, 2005 - Baba Yaga sourcebook completed and released (from Dog Soul).
  • June 21, 2005 - Crunch, a comic strip about RPG design, premieres on RPG.net.
  • June 15, 2005 - Darkpark is back online after a lengthy hiatus.
  • May 30, 2005 - Godsend Agenda: Mythos writing and editing finished.
  • May 10, 2005 - Blackbird part 19 now online; don't worry kids, back to action REAL soon (relatively speaking).
  • May 4, 2005 - How Archaic Things Work completed (plus another project for Dog Soul).
  • April 8, 2005 - Yet Another Slashdot Review posted.
  • March 29, 2005 - Yet Another Slashdot Review posted.
    Blackbird part 18 now online.
  • February 14, 2005 - Ninja Burger Honorable Employee Handbook completed.
  • December 8, 2004 - Another Slashdot Book Review posted.
  • November 29, 2004 - Ninja Burger Card Game Supplement announced; Gamegrene D&D Review posted; Slashdot D&D Review posted.
  • November 10, 2004 - Power Grrrl website and RPG, and POW! both finished and available for sale.
  • September 30, 2004 - Finished 27,707 words for this guide to RPG PDF Publishing.

  • about aeon

    Aeonite (aka aeon) is Michael Fiegel, a writer and game designer best known as the creator of Ninja Burger and the Day of the Ninja. He is the founding member of aethereal FORGE, a loose coalition of artists and writers responsible collectively for Ninja Burger, Iconoclast and several other RPG projects including the critically acclaimed Hellas: Worlds of Sun & Stone, released in 2008, and the new Vox, released in 2009.

    Aeonite was an early member of Fark.com and created many of that site's graphics during its fledgling years, including the logo. From 2002 to 2005 he was the Lead Columns Editor for RPG.net. He has written extensively for a variety of Role-Playing Game companies and websites, including Gamegrene (where he is co-editor) and R. Talsorian Games. He is a book reviewer for Slashdot.org, an editor on Wikipedia, and was a writer for Dragon Magazine up until their last issue in September, 2007.