The current "Real Deal" on Castle Zagyg by G. Gygax

[Treebore]

Good! In a world of magic, and in the domain of such a powerful mage, ecology isn't that hard, but I do like the added sense of "reality" when such things are incorporated into the design, magically or mundane.

 

[Gentlegamer]

*tears of joy*

 

[Col_Pladoh]

And some people ask why I am not concentrating solely on the LA game system even though it is my preferred RPG...


Gary

 

[Treebore]

I would think this is pretty much just as good for your LA system as it is for C&C, or d20 for that matter.

Anyway, I remember eagerly awaiting the publication of "your" Castle since 1986 when I heard about it, and then someone wiser than I explained to me how the possibility of it being published went down the tubes.

So I'm biased enough to say, "I don't care about anything else, this is what needs to be published!"

Even if C&C wasn't its game system.

Face it, this is "the castle" by "the man" himself! So those of us who have had a nagging "wish" in the back of their heads for 20+ years for this Castle to have been published, well, its incredible!

Yggsburgh has only added to the anticipation!

 

[the black knight]

Hear hear.

 

[Col_Pladoh]

Well Pilgrims...

The way I see it, the castle is meaningful only when played with a class and level based system, so that progression more or less follows levels of PCs and levels of the dungeon. As AD&D was closed to all further design, I was not going to attempt a recreation of the castle and dungeons, but when WotC produced the OGL things changed. I would have preferred the OAD&D game system, but C&C is the next best thing IMO.

Cheers,
Gary

 

[Treebore]

I guess it would be hard to do a character level comparison to LA, but I think their are enough key attributes that would help run an LA game in the Castle.

I am not about to argue about your thoughts on C&C.

 

[Johnnie Freedom!]

In short, the D&D game play was intense, and more than half of it was subterranean delving.

I just had to quote this line, because it's the kind of statement that makes us old-schoolers salivate . . . and lament the current state of our lives.

 

[Nightfall]

That's right. I have always been interested in the Dead Sea Scrolls .

Yeah me too. Especially if I get the raunchy unedited version.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

I would have preferred the OAD&D game system,

I just envisioned a tear of joy trickling down Diago's cheek.

But then I noticed the 'A' in that acronym. I guess it was a tear of sadness.


Thanks for the updates, Col.!