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I was finally able to xp Gary again... this process can be pretty tedious.

May I provide another? The Giant's Bag - An Account of a "Wilderness Adventure" in Fantasy Wargaming (played by Ernie and Gary Gygax, refereed by Rob Kuntz) That is an experience no other medium than a role-playing game can deliver, including board games, card games, miniatures games, or...

I'm so glad I bought the Dragon Archive CD when it came out. I understand it's pretty rare and expensive on ebay these days.

You role-play to an audience: the Game Master, who is also the rules. Both conditions satisfied.

Vancian magic wasn't chosen because it was well known; it wasn't chosen because Gary expected players were eager to emulate the works of Vance. It was chosen because it was, in Gary's opinion, the best, most workable system for a game. That is the real issue: it is time to cut Vancian magic when...

By the way, I first encountered Vance in Eyes of the Overworld at my local public library; the same place I found Dragonlance and Lord of the Rings (read before The Hobbit, ironically). I came upon Eyes of the Overworld while browsing the "sci-fi" section of the card catalog. Yes, actual cards...

Fun Fact: Reading Pride and Prejudice is a real world Sleep spell.

I view my participation in role-playing games the same way. I humbly submit that such activity is the core of the rpg game-form, and as such, actually the primary focus upon which narrative and simulation aspects can be layered according to preference.

*has a grand plan of supplying every public library in the United States with Vance's complete works*

I knew I needed to get back into and catch up with C&C!

Ken Rolston, designer for the Paranoia RPG (and other TSR, Games Workshop, and Avalon Hill credits), and lead designer for the Morrowind and Oblivion video games, currently lead designer at Big Huge Games producing the upcoming Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, talks RPGs on the Weekend Confirmed...

This is what I've been waiting for!

Well whaddaknow, a hater-hipster. :p

Wait! Such a thing exists?!?!?

Tell the other players you're just playing your character and to stop meta-gaming. ;)

Gotcha. I read your post there, and I hope it's ok to just reply here with my thought: seems like a spot-on take on the matter. However, I think there is still room for "firearm" tech even in the framework of 'romantic fantasy' fiction, except they aren't immediately recognizable as such (which...

I haven't read the thread . . . does the issue turn upon the "blasting fire" invented by Saruman?

Or maybe your plebian mind can't handle my level of discourse, noob. Kinda like you don't get Tolkien or Harry Potter or the superiority of Comic Sans and Apple products. posted from my iPhone

First of all, it's TOLKIEN, NOT TOLKEIN. Get it right. Tolkien's probably just too smart for you and uses too many big words. post from my iPhone