This is the multi-year Q&A sessions held by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax here at EN World, beginning in 2002 and running up until his sad pasing in 2008. Gary's username in the thread below is Col_Pladoh, and his first post in this long thread is Post #39.
TSR Q&A with Gary Gygax
This is the multi-year Q&A sessions held by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax here at EN World, beginning in 2002 and running up until his sad pasing in 2008. Gary's username in the thread below is Col_Pladoh, and his first post in this long thread is Post #39.
A'koss
Explorer
Heh...AD&D, which clearly you don't remember much about...JRRNeiklot said:
Nope.
1d6/10', 20d6 max.
Nope.
No N20 hits in AD&D.
However, how many mythological and fantasy characters (that is, the kind of characters D&D is supposed to model) run around in nothing but their non-magical clothes or a simple loincloth *cough*Conan*cough*?
Cheers!
A'koss.
A'koss
Explorer
Whoa, I didn't realize I was such a rebel AD&D player!Col_Pladoh said:Never happened in any campaign I ever ran, and none of the DMs I knew allowed such stuff either.
I could have sworn there were even Dragon mag articles about how to run monsters as characters. I guess my "Elementar" PC race wouldn't have gone over well at your table then.
I must have missed that one. I know I didn't miss many others... I know we used to run a whole bunch of "NPC" classes in our games way back when. The Duelist (which, by the way, was a personal favorite), the Anti-Paladin, the Archer, the revised Monk, the Death Master, even the whole half ogre!Of course there were those young power gamers who took my April Fools' joke character class, the Ultimist seriously and asked for more details
Cheers!
A'koss.
Ranes
Adventurer
Col_Pladoh said:
Fair point. It's funny how things turn out, given my response to my friend twenty odd years ago, but it's why, I have to say, 3e hits the nail on the head, for me.
Thank you, governor, for such a considered response.
I am very grateful for the pointers you've given me and will look into all of the material to which you've referred. I should say though, that I encountered the G-D-Q series as soon as they appeared in print, though my character (along with the rest of the party) - the best I ever had - met his demise in D1, IIRC, so no Q1 for me. I recently managed to re-acquire that set and I've been thoroughly enjoying the read (whatever the edition, your idiosyncratic writing style is unique and wonderful).
Sorry for not responding earlier but RL rudely interupted my ENW surfing.
All the best.
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JRRNeiklot
First Post
A'koss]Heh...AD&D, which clearly you don't remember much about...
Bah, I still play 1e.
I must be thinking of C&C.
Actually, you're wrong. But it's a 2nd edition rule. Regardless, almost every game I ever played in had this house rule in 1e.
However, how many mythological and fantasy characters (that is, the kind of characters D&D is supposed to model) run around in nothing but their non-magical clothes or a simple loincloth *cough*Conan*cough*?
Yeah, well, when you have an 18/00 strength and a 100 hit points, who needs armor? Conan is an exception. Very few characters have stats like his.
I'm just saying that in my games, we never survived "falls from orbit."
And the standard AD&D game was based on a mileu where if you didn't wear armor, you didn't last long fighting someone who did. There's nothing wrong with a renaissance type campaign where most peple don't wear armor, but both archetypes don't work well together. That's why featherweights don't fight heavyweights.
Anyways, I'll stop here and not clutter up Gary's thread any more. If you want to hash this out some more, feel free to open a new thread.
Ranes
Adventurer
Col_Pladoh said:
Oh, I just have to respond here. I do agree in as much as I think the attainment of high level should be a reward for those who invest a long, long time playing. In my current campaign (which has slowed down this year due to that darned RL thing), my players have taken three years to achieve 7th level. The rapid advancement paradigm of the new edition is the one thing about it I don't like. As other posters have pointed out, this can be metered by careful DMing, my definition of which amounts to high PC mortality.
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Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
All I can say is...A'koss said:Whoa, I didn't realize I was such a rebel AD&D player!
AARGH! Blasphemy
I once allowed someone's subdued and charmed ogre servant to become a werebear-ogre after it was bitten but survived a fight with a werebear, and that was pretty much the omega of that sort of thing
Cheers,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Welcome certainly!Ranes said:
I coulf have expounded further biut thought I should give my fingers a rest and your eyes a bread
Cheers,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
JRRNeiklot said:
As far as falling damage goes I revised the damage to 1d6 per 10' per 10', so that it went 1, 3, 6, 10, 15 d6 at 50' distance. All the munchkins howled at the progression...as if the Law of Gravity doesn't dictatE accelleration of a falling body
Cheers,
Gary
gideon_thorne
First Post
Nope. Not in C&C either.
JRRNeiklot said:
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Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Of the core rule books are adhered to, they being assumed to dictate what is "good DMing, then rapid progression and Epic Level PCs with superheroic feats and all that goes with them are the norm.Ranes said:
As for reward for gaining high level in AD&D, this is a function of the accolades given by the DM and fellow players
Cheers,
Gary
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