Recent content by Dr. Harry

Media v. Media Well, I stand by my sig file, but for me the movie is best suited for people who have already read the book, as the substantial amount of information and build up has to be sacrificed for time. This is not to say that I thought that the movie was bad, or that the actors were...

I don't know if my Dad ever read those ... he must have, as big as those were. I do know that my Dad read all of the Mack Bolan, Executioner, etc., books, which would lend themselves well to RPG scenarios. If you watch Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, (and Smiley's People), I much recommend the...

Karla I recommend the Karla Trilogy (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People) by John Le Carre. Le Carre's work is focused on a far more "real" level than many of the other authors, so it often not the most cheerful read, but the writing is absolutely first...

Traveller CoC does have a good system, and it can be a lot of fun, but CoC as an introduction to RPGs? There's a whole class of story from people whose introduction to role-playing was CoC who got turned off because they wanted to play heroes bigger, faster, and stronger than normal schmucks...

Right. It's not so much personal emotion as personal enthusiam. Some people's personal enthusiam is taken up by themselves, but all the blogs that I've taken the time to look at have been about hobbies, vocations, causes, etc. Harry

My Astronomy Blog I don't have a gaming blog, but I do have a blog on backyard astronomy that doesn't assume that the reader: * Has a large telescope * Gets to observe far away from city lights * has been doing this for thirty years, like I have

The Star Spangled Banner has an *excellent* trombone part, if you're playing first or second chair. Third chair gets an extended rising and descending scale.

Excellent. My random connections are more commonly like "Grirrble Squirrble camshaft soup".

I love ENWorld. This was one of those those questions that I wouldn't have thought about, but once I saw it *I had to know!* Thanks.

I also think that this was an excellent post. Durkon has always been the most mature character, with the least "need" for change, although he also admits that he was wrong to V about his prejudice against arcane magic.

I feel your (Professorial) pain. I'm an astronomer, and that's how I read your original post. I was OK with the sixteenth century admiral knowing about Antartica because I thought "Hey, didn't Magellan see Antartica?" Then I looked it up and saw how large the Drake Passage really is. What...

Indeed

My FLGS in Chattanooga, TN had OD&D books on the shelf until the early 90's. I kick myself now (ow!) for not picking 'sm up.

Double Post

An examination of the history of WotC's interaction with the fan community suggests to my mind that you may be underestimating their ability in this regard.