tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post3629504653929687488..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: Gary Gygax on monsters as PCs - '74 vs. '79Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-11937512857239957132017-03-16T17:28:13.507-04:002017-03-16T17:28:13.507-04:00Yeah, D&D as descriptive of what you could do,...Yeah, D&D as descriptive of what you could do, AD&D as prescriptive of what you should do. The latter needs a lot of judgement calls in any case.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-20108085315286750102017-03-16T15:38:00.938-04:002017-03-16T15:38:00.938-04:00I think the difference is D&D was more free-wh...I think the difference is D&D was more free-wheeling, with a lot for room for judgement calls, while AD&D was supposed to be a more comprehensive system with fewer GM's calls. Of course, it never worked out that way as a practical matter.Chris Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771166560218927280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-85655156692972719522017-03-15T22:53:06.913-04:002017-03-15T22:53:06.913-04:007th ed is all about going gonzo and letting your i...7th ed is all about going gonzo and letting your inner freak out to play. "Pile of psionic kittens" is a throw away example of a possible character.evileeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296632217198088455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-74791676895637557242017-03-15T20:18:33.782-04:002017-03-15T20:18:33.782-04:00Trolls aren't monsters!
Catfolk, though, are ...Trolls aren't monsters!<br /><br />Catfolk, though, are clearly monsters.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-47043942815198438732017-03-15T20:17:57.579-04:002017-03-15T20:17:57.579-04:00I haven't seen it. The latest Gamma World mate...I haven't seen it. The latest Gamma World material I read was for 2nd edition.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-92220644537296340392017-03-15T20:17:32.510-04:002017-03-15T20:17:32.510-04:00So you think his "naturally" bit was a n...So you think his "naturally" bit was a nod to his co-author?Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-83666714707241989112017-03-15T20:16:55.966-04:002017-03-15T20:16:55.966-04:00Could be. I don't really have the historical k...Could be. I don't really have the historical knowledge to say either way - but having first encountered the 1979 DMG, that statement in 1974 seemed remarkable.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-27910501747042120412017-03-15T18:06:21.109-04:002017-03-15T18:06:21.109-04:00"and "weird PCs, weird world" just ..."and "weird PCs, weird world" just makes me tired all over."<br /><br />So the latest Gamma World is really not your cup of tea eh?evileeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296632217198088455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-33409633046827753812017-03-15T15:43:58.651-04:002017-03-15T15:43:58.651-04:00My understanding was that Gygax always didn't ...My understanding was that Gygax always didn't care for non-human PCs, and by 1979 had sole editorial voice for D&D so he could spout off whatever he wanted.Charles Saegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368131505593336249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-69316068556819573532017-03-15T14:00:29.649-04:002017-03-15T14:00:29.649-04:00I'd read it as the experiment run in '74 h...I'd read it as the experiment run in '74 had proven to break the game repeatedly by '79, so Gary was basically say, "Look, this is going to cause problems, but if you insist, here's how to mitigate those problems at least a little bit."Michael Bugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196330988164511595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-79482121004771032232017-03-15T13:23:18.154-04:002017-03-15T13:23:18.154-04:00Had a major campaign chnge because a mixed party i...Had a major campaign chnge because a mixed party incuding a catfolk and an ogre decided that trolls were not monsters. Gwythainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184355400691527355noreply@blogger.com