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I tend to tire pretty quickly, since there is a tendency for reiterating points over and over and entrenching in one's positions.

I have the books. I've never run the system "per se", but I've lifted some stuff for AD&D. It's post-UA AD&D on steroids. If this had been available in the late 80's, I think that my brain would have exploded with joy... :D Nowadays, I prefer things to be a bit simpler.

"Belong?!I I'm a free bird!" squawks indignantly the parrot.

Yes, I can fully empathize. However, I must admit, that back when I bought it, I really didn't have a clear idea of what Castle Greyhawk was supposed to be. I was still very disappointed in the module and I thought that it was extremely lame. I've never used it.

I guess they were somewhat rare even back then? I don't think that I have ever seen one of them here in Italy. In those years, I also used to go fairly often to the US and I would go to gaming stores and I didn't find them (or, maybe, saw them and forgot about them).

It is actually fairly detailed with 2 1/2 pages of rules and some optional guidance on using hexes. True. In general, I don't think that it is easy to have decent mounted combat rules in the framework of 5e rules. But I'd love to be proven wrong from some third party supplement!

I meant that I wouldn't use a single skill to encompass all the areas that you listed, but rather two different ones: Natural Science (as you say, Physics, Chemistry, etc.) and Architecture (encompassing Engineering).

It is truly a great site. A lot of info.

Natural Philosophy & Architecture. Edit: I would use two distinct names. Architecture would cover also engineering.

Previous editions of OSRIC do not use weapons vs AC adjustments nor do they use weapon speed factors. I've haven't heard anything about changing that in 3rd edition and it is not listed as a change from 2nd edition in the Backerkit page.

The description makes me think of the First Quest boxed sed.

As someone said upthread, it would probably have been good for him and good for TSR, but he was too proud (and also hurt) to accept.

While I find the history of D&D a very fascinating topic, I'm somewhat baffled by how intense the feelings about this topic seem to be for some people. Gygax idolized and Lorraine despised? Vice versa? I've never met those people and, while I dearly love D&D, it is still just a game to me.

The non-downloadable part (which is to expected on DDB) will prevent me from considering their purchase. From the (actually quite limited) previews they do look nice.

So do I, I'm sad to say. GG is fully aware of the issues and, if I had been in their place, reassuring people about the license issue would have been an immediate priority. Hopefully, they'll clarify everything soon.

Very good point about the music. Also, but this applies only abroad, I'm glad that I've seen in in English. It would have been a shame to lose all the excellent language work.

This is true, but - at least for me - it would be different if there was a permanent separation of the IP going forward or if instead it is a license and the IP stays in its current Nazi home. I understand that this distinction might be irrelevant to others.

It is, but I will wait for a statement from Goodman Games.

Another bazillion dollars down the drain for me... I would assume (and hope) that they bought the IP. The owner is radioactive, to say the least.