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<blockquote data-quote="Corwin" data-source="post: 63487" data-attributes="member: 1560"><p>The oddest thing about all this is that I agree with you, Mark. At least for the most part, Caliban <em>is</em> fair, balanced and consistant. Most would agree that he is a rules guru. I don't get why he tries to deny it, though.</p><p></p><p>But, he does sometimes get a little too zealous about his opinion. But I like that about him too, strangely enough. It means he is passionate about the game and its rules. That is a good thing, IMO. I am too. Maybe, the worst thing I can say about Caliban is that he tends to tow the WotC line, so to speak, a bit too much. The Sage is cool, fun to read, and all that, but that doesn't mean he is always right or knows everything about the rules and how the affect each other.</p><p></p><p>Look, I've butted heads with Caliban before and I'm sure I will again. I don't hold grudges with people I respect. I know he doesn't either. (Though I can't say whether he respects me or not in return <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />). Now if he were just some troll who repeatedly made innane remarks and did nothing for the discussion but bait me, I'd put him in the ol' Book o' Grudges. But he ain't.</p><p></p><p>About the other comment you made, I can't say the internet would have helped with 1e or 2e though. I too have been gaming for the <em>long</em> years and I can't imagine anything would have helped. The rules then were just too darn mish-mashed and arbitrary. You think these rules debates are bad now, I don't want to even try and imagine what they would be like back then. But hey, it was all we had and we were thankful for it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Corwin, post: 63487, member: 1560"] The oddest thing about all this is that I agree with you, Mark. At least for the most part, Caliban [i]is[/i] fair, balanced and consistant. Most would agree that he is a rules guru. I don't get why he tries to deny it, though. But, he does sometimes get a little too zealous about his opinion. But I like that about him too, strangely enough. It means he is passionate about the game and its rules. That is a good thing, IMO. I am too. Maybe, the worst thing I can say about Caliban is that he tends to tow the WotC line, so to speak, a bit too much. The Sage is cool, fun to read, and all that, but that doesn't mean he is always right or knows everything about the rules and how the affect each other. Look, I've butted heads with Caliban before and I'm sure I will again. I don't hold grudges with people I respect. I know he doesn't either. (Though I can't say whether he respects me or not in return ;)). Now if he were just some troll who repeatedly made innane remarks and did nothing for the discussion but bait me, I'd put him in the ol' Book o' Grudges. But he ain't. About the other comment you made, I can't say the internet would have helped with 1e or 2e though. I too have been gaming for the [i]long[/i] years and I can't imagine anything would have helped. The rules then were just too darn mish-mashed and arbitrary. You think these rules debates are bad now, I don't want to even try and imagine what they would be like back then. But hey, it was all we had and we were thankful for it. ;) [/QUOTE]
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