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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7602035" data-attributes="member: 23751">They didn't sit down and write out a definition.&nbsp; It was in how they treated realism.&nbsp; They attempted to mirror reality as closely as possible.&nbsp; That's what realism meant in those days. And that referee would endeavor to figure out the effects of the rain as closely to reality as he could.Correct.&nbsp; He's not using a different definition.&nbsp; He's using the one that wargamers used.&nbsp; Mirroring reality as closely as possible.&nbsp; Read 1e and 2e.&nbsp; He engages in realism as it is used now all over the place.From 1e strength: &quot;Strength is a measure of muscle, endurance, and stamina combined. For purposes of relating this ability to some reality, assume that a character with a strength of 3 is able to lift a maximum of 30 pounds weight above his or her head in a military press, while a character with 18 strength will be able to press 180 pounds in the same manner.&quot;That's rife with realism.&nbsp; He even states he is relating it to some reality.&nbsp; With the exception of the statement about relating it to reality, all of his stats are written with realism.&nbsp; The same with races and sexes.&nbsp; He didn't give female characters a lower maximum strength because fantasy.&nbsp; He did it because realism.&nbsp; Throughout all of his books it's like that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7602035, member: 23751"] They didn't sit down and write out a definition. It was in how they treated realism. They attempted to mirror reality as closely as possible. That's what realism meant in those days. And that referee would endeavor to figure out the effects of the rain as closely to reality as he could. Correct. He's not using a different definition. He's using the one that wargamers used. Mirroring reality as closely as possible. Read 1e and 2e. He engages in realism as it is used now all over the place. From 1e strength: "Strength is a measure of muscle, endurance, and stamina combined.[B] For purposes of relating this ability to some reality[/B], assume that a character with a strength of 3 is able to lift a maximum of 30 pounds weight above his or her head in a military press, while a character with 18 strength will be able to press 180 pounds in the same manner." That's rife with realism. He even states he is relating it to some reality. With the exception of the statement about relating it to reality, all of his stats are written with realism. The same with races and sexes. He didn't give female characters a lower maximum strength because fantasy. He did it because realism. Throughout all of his books it's like that. [/QUOTE]

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