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Doug McCrae replied to the thread DMing philosophy, from Lewis Pulsipher.Lew Pulsipher reviewed the rpg Tunnels & Trolls, unfavourably, in White Dwarf #2 (Aug/Sep 1977). His views are consistent with those he... -
Doug McCrae reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with
Wow.
There was a Dungeon side quest in issue 32 called Changeling where the party hears of a rampaging white dragon only for it to turn out... -
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Using the vocabulary of GNS (from The Forge), he identifies two forms of simulationism - purist-for-system (eg C&S) and high concept... -
Doug McCrae replied to the thread DMing philosophy, from Lewis Pulsipher.In his review of the rpg Chivalry & Sorcery in White Dwarf #5 (Feb/Mar 1978), Lew Pulsipher distinguishes between two styles of play...
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Doug McCrae reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Agreed. It seems like a concession to the sorts of approach that Pulsipher criticises. I think it's interesting in that it shows that...
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Doug McCrae reacted to Ulorian - Agent of Chaos's post in the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment with Like.
I'd suggest discussing this with your brother rather than on this message board. These are children. Leaning into the gore in order to...
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Doug McCrae reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with Like.
It's pretty convenient that their abilities, alignment, likelihood of speaking and using magic, and danger level is all conveniently...
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Doug McCrae replied to the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons?.They go back to a series of articles Gary Gygax published in a Diplomacy fanzine called Thangorodrim in 1969 and 1970. Gygax seems to...
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Doug McCrae reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread D&D General D&D memes thread discussion… with Like.
Agreed, they are in an entirely different clade. Humanoids |_ Insectra |_ Mammalian | |_ Bovidae | |_ Canid |...
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There was a reaction table, influenced by CHA. Otherwise, I think the norm was free roleplaying. Yes, there is a mutual agreement...
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In the Pulsipherian approach, "level appropriate" means "appropriate to the dungeon level", not "appropriate to the PC level". It is...
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Doug McCrae replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".Good to interact with you again, pemerton! I completely agree that Gygax and Pulsipher are describing the same playing style. There is...
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Although he's not really into "story", Pulsipher does recognise the importance of what now would be called "fictional positioning" - ie...
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Lewis Pulsipher was a prominent contributor to White Dwarf in its early days. The following quotes are from his article in an early...
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Doug McCrae reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Awesome to see you posting! I haven't seen you for ages. Pulsipher's skilled play is basically the same as what Gygax describes in his...