Plane Sailing said:Actually no, but I don't anticipate that creating any problems. I was made an Admin for my technical skills rather than my good looks (but I don't want to drag this off topic)
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MerricB said:My introduction to Michael Moorcock was through an article published in a "Best of Dragon" compilation. It was about The Vanishing Tower.
Trying to figure that out, myself.SSquirrel said:I never owned the OD&D books, started 20 years ago w/Basic. Besides only having 3 classes in OD&D, what are the other differences really?
Whisperfoot said:Oh, you poor, poor people. You think this was all a joke? Oh no, Morrus signed on the dotted line and now this place is mine. All![]()
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... Wait, I was hoping to sign... and I've heard a few others say that they signed as well... Where's Morrus so we can ask him to clear this up? ... Wait, did he ask you for the money up front too?![]()
der_kluge said:It's probably the best, and worst thing about OD&D right there. If you have an awesome ref who is all about the story, and cinematic, and being very open to the players trying -whatever- ("I leap onto the dragon's back!") then it would be great. But if you have a more railroady GM who likes the control over the PCs (let's face it, we've all played with this kind before), All Gaming Whatsoever sucks marbles.
Mr. Whisperfoot needs to work on making your username come up in bold above your avatar, then...howandwhy99 said:Hey! I'm a moderator!
-Thanks Mr. Whisperfoot
Agreed. Thing is, there's some out there who think the existence and constant use of lots and lots of rules will somehow magically turn doofus DMs into functional-if-not-brilliant DMs; and it just don't work that way.Korgoth said:Edited to reflect my general response (I won't say FIFY because I find that snotty).
I don't think the most codified, RPGA-approved, longer than the OED set of rules can save you from a killjoy DM. I'm not saying there's no reason to choose rules-heavy, but if the reason for choosing rules-heavy is as a defence against doofus DMs, I don't think that will really help.
Kid Charlemagne said:Mine smell like the duct tape I used to hold the bindings together! I am however chagrined to learn that I don't remember the page of the combat charts correctly off the top of my head anymore. I thought pg101, it was actually 74.
Lanefan said:Agreed. Thing is, there's some out there who think the existence and constant use of lots and lots of rules will somehow magically turn doofus DMs into functional-if-not-brilliant DMs; and it just don't work that way.
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Wulf Ratbane said:I recently got out my old 1e books (to study the graphic design, actually, such as it was...)
Not only is there a 1e feel, there's a very specific 1e smell. My 1e books smell like no others I own.
No, I'm suggesting there's nothing that can do this, and following up with a corollary suggestion that seeing as a good DM doesn't need lots and lots of rules to be a good DM that the rules just get out of the way and let the game proceed.Dinkeldog said:Are you suggesting that a lack of rules somehow magically turns doofus DMs into functional-if-not-brilliant DMs?
Henchmen. You needed to drag several henches and hirelings along, to even up the odds a bit....After all, that lack of rules led my best friend who was always DMing to always populate one room of the dungeon with 16 kobolds. Against my single PC. It was a bloodbath every time. The campaign came down to trying to guess which room would have something randomly in it that I could take out at 1st level.
(scratches head, blinks in amazement)Pbartender said:What kind of language? This kind of language?
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Or, if it please you, how about in haiku?
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Well, trying to track this thread down is only going to raise your blood pressure. It's much easier to just pick a random forum, sit there, and wait; and the thread will eventually find its way to you.CleverNickName said:I've been following this thread all afternoon because certain posts have elevated my concern about the future of this site and the community it serves. Yet following this thread gets more difficult with every passing hour, because the thread keeps moving from one forum to another without warning, rhyme, or reason.
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