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I think the kind of immersion that one experiances playing AD&D 1E will largely depend on the personality and imagination of the player (despite its creators intentions). That said, I think Storm Raven is correct. Check out pg. 104 "Negotiation" "Most DMs love communication and neg. for...

Another thing to remember is that the strict 1E rules protect a particular setting/look Gary Gygax wanted us to play in. The games look and feel never drifted over time (as it has in other games as people chase novelty) because of the crazy walls and fences Gary put up. And thus, AD&D...

Wulf: "That said, originality doesn't matter. A game can be great fun if you run a completely cliched scenario, but do it well. So what if it's a murder mystery and the bulter did it, or the Evil Wizard lives in a Tower, or the king is under the spell of his greedy advisor? If you're having fun...

dcs: "Isn't this turning in to a bit of an edition war? Isn't that materia non gratis?" Yes it is, and my apologies. Psion, I had all those same problems with 1E over the years, and just housed ruled them out (and the game is designed to do that). I've brought them back however, because...

This is a good question. Is "originality important"? -No Why: because its how your players deal with whats presented that creates the "originality". Never loose sight that it is the players themselves that write the story, you...the GM...only supply the ink and paper and a few bare bone...

The use of tables is critical IMO for capturing the 1E experiance. Not knowing exactly what it takes to hit a monster, or precisely how much your chances improve as you gain experiance in training really helps with the the imersion thing (no distracting calculations) and makes for playing "lets...

Thats what I thought. But, its possible the defendent module publisher may have never heard of D&D, he just has a copy of OSRIC. What then, OSRIC is legal (until found in violation and ruled against). So, how is that individual breaking the law. If company A and company B both claim...

Raven Crow: "if they could demonstrate that you used the artist's work to make yours, then you would likely have created a derivative work, which would infringe. But they would have to show you copied from the photo or painting when you made your impressionistic painting or sculpture"...

Papers and Paychecks: "I know why you find this difficult to believe, Mark..." :eek: ;) "But Storm Raven can be right without saying that the other legal views you and I have both examined are wrong..." I'm still blown away by the damages. And the fact that just about every professional...

Storm Raven, I find this all very difficult to believe. if these fines are correct, would it help papers and paychecks to incorporate; so: 1. the individual creates material, 2. sells it to his corporation, 3. and then his corporation sells it to another publisher (or publishes itself). If...

EDITOR BGF posted: "but to my mind, old school D&D's recent emergence from its niche into relative popularity is temporary, at least as far as the rules themselves go, rather than long-term. But as I said, I think the "feel" is here to stay, just not the nuts and bolts." I think most players of...

"and the fact that you think WotC is a "monolith of gamedom" shows that you don't understand what a bit player WotC is in the ranks of game publishers" Storm Raven I was referring to HASBRO/WOTC not just WOTC, so my bad there buddy. :uhoh: Q: "The worst case scenario from Papers and...

I also recall some discussion at one of the websites concerning print runs under 500 not being subject to the same standards of copywrite law? That was why Goodman Games wouldn't sell more then 500. Its been a long while, but is this correct? If so, what are the specifics? Is this really a...

My friend who is an artist found some artwork on t-shirts for sale online that were very similar to her own design...to similar. She contacted the manufacturer who claimed the design was there's. They refused to do anything about it. She contacted an attorney who said, you'll have to take...

Copwrites also need to be protected in a similar fashion. Once the person can be shown to be aware of the violation, its thier resp. to act (just ask any fine artist that finds their paintings being sold as prints on t-shirts from e-bay). If you sit on your arse, a judge won't be impressed.

I'm with Nightfall on this, WOTC likely didn't say "we have no real objections" I'm sure they objected. What they DIDN'T apparently do, however, is take legal action (usually a SD letter). That is what the publishers collectively need to realize is important. Another thing that just occured...

OSRIC is AD&D 1E BTB, and these BTB rules were figured out largely at DF over the years by its members, and most confirmed by AD&D's creator, from what I understand. Infact, if you don't understand the AD&D 1E rules, OSRIC is supposed to be a great place to read them in an understandable form...

originally posted by Phil. "(Incidentally, I agree with you that OSRIC and C&C go hand-in-hand. I'm using OSRIC products in my C&C game, and it would be just as easy to use C&C products in a 1E/OSRIC game, too.)" Agreed. infact, I'm using C&C material in my AD&D game. Reminds me of the old...

Rothe, I didn't mean to say Pepsi Cola couldn't take legal action (anyone at any moment can in the good ol' USA) and I'm not saying they couldn't drag this out forever (effectively sealing your fate under attorney bills)...that said, waiting around for years until a violator starts making money...

Rothe, it is the obligation for the company holding the trademark or patent to defend it. Mythmere is correct. Lets say you started a soda company and your package design was very similar to Pepsi's. However, your just 1 person in your small shop plugging away supplying a few local shops...