tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post2138955993396288727..comments2024-03-16T06:00:04.833-04:00Comments on Sham's Grog 'n Blog: The Why Of It AllSham aka Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-91054321999171464552008-05-21T20:11:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:11:00.000-04:00I'll be interested to hear about your discovery of...<I>I'll be interested to hear about your discovery of the contents of these books.</I><BR/><BR/>Coming up shortly. It's more of a philosophical realization than anything, BUT, I might expound upon it with a treatment of specifically why I like the OD&D 'rules'.<BR/><BR/>We don't throw stones here. I like AD&D and Moldvay, too!<BR/><BR/>~ShamSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-21560965820106490652008-05-21T20:07:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:07:00.000-04:00a collection of modifications for playing Dungeons...<I>a collection of modifications for playing Dungeons & Dragons.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree with this. AD&D collected together many of the various house rules and supplemental add-ons, and compiled them into a much more narrow treatment of the D&D guidelines.<BR/><BR/>Once AD&D was published, the genre was becoing more defined, for better or worse.<BR/><BR/>~ShamSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-54653000251787177852008-05-21T20:05:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:05:00.000-04:00A promising start, and I'll be checking back for t...A promising start, and I'll be checking back for the next posts.<BR/><BR/>Like you I cut my teeth on AD&D (and actually the great Moldvay Basic), but never actually played OD&D. In fact, I still don't own the three brown books (don't stone me)! I'll be interested to hear about your discovery of the contents of these books.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-87098261152142664012008-05-21T18:08:00.000-04:002008-05-21T18:08:00.000-04:00Sometimes I wonder if a lot of people fall back on...Sometimes I wonder if a lot of people fall back on OD&D because they are sick of hearing "you're doing it wrong", but still want to feel as though they are part of a wider community.<BR/><BR/>I am not all that convinced that AD&D was primarily intended for tournament play, I think of it more as a collection of modifications for playing Dungeons & Dragons.<BR/><BR/>Still, there is no denying that AD&D is a more formalised rule set and implies a 'standard' game when invoked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-64578167288625947812008-05-21T17:43:00.000-04:002008-05-21T17:43:00.000-04:00Hi 99th/Driver. Welcome to my little hole in the w...Hi 99th/Driver. Welcome to my little hole in the wall.<BR/><BR/>~Sham aka DaveSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-35648278948687348392008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:00Yeah. You can mix-and-match system and style. It&r...Yeah. You can mix-and-match system and style. It’s a lot less effort when you match more than you mix.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-87727646138810515092008-05-21T10:31:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:31:00.000-04:00I learned with my massive first post that people a...<I>I learned with my massive first post that people aren't going to typically read and comment on a four page article.</I><BR/><BR/>*glances at his own blog*<BR/><BR/>That's a lesson I should probably take to heart.<BR/><BR/>- Briantrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-69367531263732992672008-05-21T09:02:00.000-04:002008-05-21T09:02:00.000-04:00This is "driver" from the OD&D boards. I'm at wor...This is "driver" from the OD&D boards. I'm at work now, but I will be back. :)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856299661187809371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-80005358693749365802008-05-21T07:48:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:48:00.000-04:00It's almost as though I am setting the table again...It's almost as though I am setting the table again here at the Grog 'n Blog. I learned with my massive first post that people aren't going to typically read and comment on a four page article. My enthusiasm and attitude concerning OD&D has not changed since that first post, but I feel now is a good time to share more of it. <BR/><BR/>~ShamSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-13498920876382395912008-05-21T07:11:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:11:00.000-04:00I love a good cliff-hanger. :)--Mike D.I love a good cliff-hanger. :)<BR/><BR/>--Mike D.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13199531732115178349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-58856755964334735132008-05-21T03:41:00.000-04:002008-05-21T03:41:00.000-04:00TEASE! ;D- Brian, who will be refreshing and refr...TEASE! ;D<BR/><BR/>- Brian, who will be refreshing and refreshing and refreshing...trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.com