A 1974 Review of D&D 404
CleverNickName writes "Boing Boing pointed me to this 1974 review of the 'new' Dungeons and Dragons game. Some highlights: D&D was subtitled 'Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargams Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures.' The reviewer concludes, 'In general, the concept and imagination involved is stunning. However, much more work, refinement, and especially regulation and simplification is necessary before the game is managable.'"
Sheesh. (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, really now (Score:5, Funny)
Disaster could have been averted (Score:5, Funny)
Much more regulation? (Score:5, Funny)
And 19 years and dozens of rule books later, the quest continues..... :-)
Re:Okay, really now (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Disaster could have been averted (Score:5, Funny)
phone/mail D&D (Score:5, Funny)
Oh I can see this working. "Hey, Fred, did you get my letter I mailed last week? You know, the one where I rolled a 20? I haven't heard from you yet. Did we kill the sucker or not?"
Acolyte Dorn (Score:5, Funny)
Whoa! Michael Dorn played D&D?? Coincidence that Wil Wheaton posts this story...I think not.
THIS JUST IN!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Okay, really now (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sheesh. (Score:3, Funny)
How do you know this is not a duplicate article, eh?
I remember watching (Score:5, Funny)
Play By Phone? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:THIS JUST IN!! (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Much more regulation? (Score:3, Funny)
"Can I use this supplement?" "No! Bad Player!"
"My old DM said..." "Bad Player, No XP."
"We should so do this in GURPS." *DM does a Shadowrun and shoots the player*
See? Simple.
Hey, cut this out! (Score:3, Funny)
Oh wait a minute, you mean it's just a game? Sheesh!
And how has it managed since then? (Score:3, Funny)
Well, they sure blew THAT one, didn't they?
KFG
Re:I remember watching (Score:2, Funny)
Imagination and the desire to move outside the square is usually a bonus in a sex life not a deficit.
Re:Play By Phone? (Score:5, Funny)
A good DM mentally and emotionally abuses the players. It's far more satisfying than just hitting them with a rolled up newspaper when they try to twink. You know you're a good "referee" when the very mention of a Ring of Wishing puts fear into their hearts.
"Yes, please. Make a wish. I'm sure that this one... unlike the last seventeen your party has made... won't horribly backfire at all. Trust me."
Re:THIS JUST IN!! (Score:2, Funny)
'bout time... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Okay, really now (Score:5, Funny)
Wow ... internet in 1974 ?! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Okay, really now (Score:4, Funny)
I'm going to go try to get laid now. Good luck to you all.
Re:1974? 1982! (Score:2, Funny)
I try, but they keep getting rejected.
-Tom
Re:Disaster could have been averted (Score:5, Funny)
That's bullshit.
Hmm... (Score:3, Funny)
Me? Play D&D...never
Craenor
Re:Disaster could have been averted (Score:5, Funny)
No it isn't!
ob futurama (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hmm... (Score:3, Funny)
You know what's sad? I'm actually envious of the spreadsheet idea.
Re:Okay, really now (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, I just got back from a date.
With a girl.
Who wasn't inflatable or mail order.
Oh shit, there goes my karma.
Re:I remember watching (Score:4, Funny)
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For the Children -- for your children, please, please, never tell them this.
Let them keep a little dignity, and avoid the therapy.
Re:Hey, cut this out! (Score:3, Funny)
You joke, but when I was in gradeschool I got roped into going to bible camp with some friends of mine. One of the counselors there fed us this huge line about his experience playing D&D, and how when he realized it was a tool of the devil, he burned all his books and miniatures, and that the demons inside them screamed as he threw them into the fire. The climax of the story was that he tossed in some kind of giant pewter dragon, and a like actual dragon flew out of the fire into the sky while his mom watched.
I still remember just because it was so crazy in terms of the amount of detail he put into the story.
Re:An odd request (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I remember watching (Score:2, Funny)
Did you meet her on IRC? because if you did, dude... she might have been a guy.
Man, that would really suck dude. I really hope you left the lights on at least once.
Re:Disaster could have been averted (Score:3, Funny)
I still play, and my wife used to.
Sounds good for the geeky multitudes out there, eh?
I asked her why she stopped. Her answer:
Puberty.
Ouch.
Cheers,
=Blue(23)
Re:Hey, cut this out! (Score:2, Funny)
Question to all "in the Know" RPG'ers (Score:2, Funny)
However, I feel let down when computer game developers merely throw the pen and paper system onto a computer. Since so much more is put into the prettiness of the game than in the actual gameplay and mechanics then I am left wanting so much more. So, what is a scalable ruleset that can more easily be expanded if computing equipment is used (whether just as number crunching or being an actual interactive gameworld) or simplified as needed for tabletop play? What I am looking for is a guide and cheat sheet for judging what tool (the ruleset or assisting calculator) is best for what need. While I believe in using the right tool for the job at hand I do not feel like getting a law degree in RPG & Action/Adventure rulesets just to find the basis for a ruleset I can use and even then have to start adapting and expanding it. Who would ever program if they had to manually create from scratch their own compilers each time they wanted a build to distribute?
Re:Okay, really now (Score:3, Funny)
THAC20? (Score:3, Funny)
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