Recent content by MackMcMacky

I doubt a handful of internet posters are going to produce the social "reform" that leads to those individuals getting to know all the details, outcomes, etc. of every workplace incident. I have only backed one Kickstarter. This won't be the second one but I am tempted to find some FGG products...

Frankly, "we" aren't. I am discussing "Which parts of D&D came from Tolkien?" which is rather more broad than you want it to be.

Aren't you & the guy who said the 1E & OD&D Ranger was basically the same? You are throwing a lot of words around in some sort of dance but the reality is, the point I am making, is valid to the OP. The Ranger is obviously influenced by Tolkien's work. It is also obviously influenced by...

The ranger is based on Aragorn and then altered for game design considerations and adding elements from other sources. "The Rangers is based on Aragorn." is not a complete assessment of the class in regard to the question, "Which parts of D&D came from Tolkien?".

"Which parts of D&D came from Tolkien?" - D&D is more then OD&D and that includes the ranger. If you are arguing that the ranger class wouldn't exist without Tolkien, I'm inclined to agree. If you are arguing that the ranger class is built to reflect only what Aragorn could do, did not borrow...

Nope. What is under discussion is "Which parts of D&D came from Tolkien" and that invariably means distinguishing between what did and did not come from Tolkien. So, no, the 1E Ranger is not immaterial. It may not help the point you are trying to make but it is not immaterial.

Aragorn was good at killing most anything besides Balrogs. I am not familiar with the OD&D Ranger but I think it's safe to say there is more to the 1E Ranger than an Aragorn simulation.

I think it's pretty obvious Gygax and others at TSR lifted from Tolkien. However, some of the conclusions people are making seem to be ignoring other influences and a very compelling element of game design. Rangers may have powers displayed in Tolkien's works but they also appear to borrow...

I see nothing wrong with anyone adopting anything anyone else is doing because they think it's cool or they like it. That's called Individualism and Liberty. I think Celebrim did a good job of pointing out where cultural appropriation really has some substance - not giving credit where credit...

Build that scarecrow so you can tear it down. You are trolling.

You come off very poorly here with obvious ad hominem attacks. Where was Bill Webb when he got drunk and staggeringly and boorishly made advances to someone? Was it Canada? Where was Mentzer when he told someone they were stunningly beautiful and brilliant? Was it Canada? I get it. You think...

I read what Mentzer wrote. I also read the back and forth about what it all meant. It all felt like a witch hunt to me. Bill Webb screwed up and the person he harassed felt it was resolved. I'm all for second chances. If Bill Webb, shows up sober and games that's great. I trust the people on the...

This is an excellent example of how one can twist anything to fit a preferred narrative. The incident happened. It was resolved. Is not "sanitizing" anything. Bill Webb's conduct has been discussed ad infinitum. I didn't feel like wasting words on covered ground. No one is "white washing"...

I didn't have time at the time to look up who said what. I was simply stating my opinion about the idea.

All this "industry professional" talk is silly. He stated his job is in IT. He runs the con as a hobby. He is purposefully keeping the con small. He said he wouldn't tolerate anything besides gaming. I would think people would be smart enough to know sexual harassment is not gaming. Please, stop...