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<blockquote data-quote="Jagga Spikes" data-source="post: 9198905" data-attributes="member: 6761741">Imo, this should be enough to illustrate that they knew they had something special:D&amp;D - Book 3, The Underworld &amp; Wilderness Adventures&quot;AFTERWORD:There are unquestionably areas which have been glossed over. While we deeply regret the necessity, space requires that we put in the essentials only, and the trimming will often have to be added by the referee and his players. We have attempted to furnish an ample framework, and building should be both easy and fun. In this light, we urge you to refrain from writing for rule interpretations or the like unless you are absolutely at a loss, for everything herein is fantastic, and the best way is to decide how you would like it to be, and then make it just that way! On the other hand, we are not loath to answer your questions, but why have us do any more of your imagining for you? Write to us and tell about your additions, ideas, and what have you. We could always do with a bit of improvement in our refereeing.&quot;bolded part mine. &quot;fantastic&quot; should be read as &quot;imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality.&quot; For all the failure in trying to be a rulebook, original D&amp;D did not doubt what it wants to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jagga Spikes, post: 9198905, member: 6761741"] Imo, this should be enough to illustrate that they knew they had something special: D&D - Book 3, The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures "AFTERWORD: There are unquestionably areas which have been glossed over. While we deeply regret the necessity, space requires that we put in the essentials only, and the trimming will often have to be added by the referee and his players. We have attempted to furnish an ample framework, and building should be both easy and fun. In this light, we urge you to refrain from writing for rule interpretations or the like unless you are absolutely at a loss, [B]for everything herein is fantastic[/B], and the best way is to decide how you would like it to be, and then make it just that way! On the other hand, we are not loath to answer your questions, but why have us do any more of your imagining for you? Write to us and tell about your additions, ideas, and what have you. We could always do with a bit of improvement in our refereeing." bolded part mine. "fantastic" should be read as "imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality." For all the failure in trying to be a rulebook, original D&D did not doubt what it wants to be. [/QUOTE]

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