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howandwhy99 reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread TSR Temple of Elemental Evil - Waterside Hostel with
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Well, my version of Nulb is significantly different from the one in ToEE. It has the same basic shape, but it has been taken over by... -
howandwhy99 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
At base, TSR/Lorraine wanted DC to publish Buck Rogers comics. DC was not interested. TSR pushed—and pushed hard—for a time, for DC to...
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howandwhy99 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
That's tended to be overstated, in my experience, but there were some specific problems. The company definitely published too many...
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howandwhy99 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
That ends up being a lot like overprinting some products or adding products to the schedule to game the RH deal—get money on ship faster...
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howandwhy99 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
Right. The context for the book returns matter a lot. They are not the cause of the failure. The returns are a result of the core...
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howandwhy99 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
Quite a lot of what you say about Lorraine's tenure at the company is excellent and needs to be said, repeatedly, especially about the...
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howandwhy99 reacted to JohnRTroy's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
Two quick points. The Dragonsfoot argument looks a lot more lukewarm when put in that context, if you judge Gary for that level of...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Iosue's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
The full exchange pretty much confirms the podcast's take on it, IMO. Gygax posts his recollections on Dragonsfoot. Kuntz respectfully...
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howandwhy99 reacted to jolt's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
The Blunes were businessmen, but they didn't really understand the gaming aspect of the business. They were already sick of Gary before...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Dausuul's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
Looking back, the one time in D&D's entire history where I generally approve of the folks in charge was the period between Wizards...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Mistwell's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
In classic "I don't want to hear dissent, but I want you to hear what I have to say instead" form, Snarf replied to my challenge, and...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Count_Zero's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
I should clarify my viewpoint about Lorraine Williams a little bit. I intensely dislike her, but it's a dislike at the level I have for...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Mistwell's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
Right. Why? Why didn't you bump the old thread, since you're revisiting your thoughts on that thread? A thread which was also discussed...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
I'm not disagreeing with any of that, except I guess your conclusion. The large offices at Sheridan Springs weren't acquired by TSR...
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howandwhy99 reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
No, while 1E books were part of what Dancey found in the warehouse, that's not what I'm talking about. Dancey wrote, and I directly...