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Beyond my less-than-impressed feelings regarding WotC, I'd also add: 1) I ain't buying nowt till I see how extensive the errata is (and what form the errata takes). 2) It sure isn't cheap to buy in. 3) Does it honestly offer me a D&D-style experience I can't find in a host of other, often...

So, out of all of the editions of D&D and all of the OSR rulesets and NuSR spinoffs, which do folks feel have the absolute best GMing advice? As a related point, which have the best GMing tools as well (I'm imagining Crawford's 'Without Number" RPGs will probably claim the tools crown)? For...

Geeks keep picking nits All to win an argument Main points are ignored - "godawful haiku", by me

Perhaps all responses to new posts trying to defend Gygax should be copy-pasted? Something like: Hey there, 1) This thread is about the fact that folks were hugely outraged (to the point of lying and attacking the historians) about a small disclaimer in a huge book otherwise lauding Gary and...

@Mannahnin , dude, you rock.

@Steampunkette I just want to say, I was wrong when I downplayed the Tiamat-specific evidence somewhat earlier. You've (as usual) done the mahi, and I'm not shy of admitting my error.

This ties into one of the worst elements of geekdom (any geekdom, really), unfortunately. Unbridled, unrestrained, pointless nitpickery and a sense of identity unhealthily tied to the object of obsession. Geeks are, often enough, some of the most knowledgable folks in their field of interest...

That's where you're wrong! Pass me that shovel! :ROFLMAO:

I'll message you as it's off topic for this thread.

It's in the main news here in Aotearoa/New Zealand because one of the alleged incidents is said to have occurred when he was in Covid lockdown here. Police here are investigating it.

I know, right? I think I'll just keep linking back to it in future.

Ahem. :taps screen: You. Yes, you. Have you just read the title of the thread but little to nothing else? Have you experienced an emotional reaction because you've just assumed it's a hate-fest against Gary? Have you just assumed that it's people being unnecessarily histrionic/chronically...

Didn't actually read the thread or understand its origin, eh? Please point out these "chronically offended" folks. Lemme give you a clue who they were in this instance: the folks who raged that a history book included an accurate disclaimer about Gary's dodgier work and viewpoints.

You're correct. I'll go and edit for clarity.

The Handy-Dandy "Was Gary Gygax Sexist?" Decision Maker! 1) The Facts About the Man's Sexism: a) He published and included sexist material. b) He self-described as sexist. c) He received pushback at the time for being sexist. d) He described himself as a biological determinist and stated women...

I think we pretty much all know it was almost exclusively (but not entirely) just straight guys back then. That's what Gary was aiming for, no doubt. Because "girls can't enjoy RPGs." Personally though, I would ditch the medieval prostitution table idea altogether rather than update it. Because...

Even if it was a joke (and it probably wasn't given all the other examples and Gary's own words), what kinda humour was it? I reckon you could combine "ist" and "sex" to get the answer. Just maybe not in that order. 🤣 Ultimately though, I guess it really doesn't matter if it was an attempt at...

The Harlot table is the classic though. Big ol' collection of every synonym Gary found for "prostitute" in the thesaurus. No mention of male prostitutes, funnily enough.

You. I LIKE you. Let's get married; I'm sure my wife won't mind! ARRRRGGH! SUCH PAIN! I was wrong! She did mind!