tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post8631350975378835041..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Holmes Basic And Crappy Dice And ArtworkAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-25096734062065327472010-01-20T12:05:37.344-07:002010-01-20T12:05:37.344-07:00@JD Neal
I agree. Earlier versions of D&D (2...@JD Neal<br /><br />I agree. Earlier versions of D&D (2nd edition and earlier) left rules interpretations up to the GM instead of more strictly defining what the players can or cannot do. <br /><br />I believe there will be a backlash against the 4th edition rules which move D&D firmly into MMO-influenced/miniature wargame territory.<br /><br />On the other extreme, check out the role playing game Polaris:<br /><br />http://www.tao-games.com/index.php?page_id=243<br /><br />Polaris is one of the better systems for interactive storytelling.dispersehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341028253192572837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-57878041276255935792010-01-19T19:45:51.984-07:002010-01-19T19:45:51.984-07:00The B&W artwork people have been submitting fo...The B&W artwork people have been submitting for my book is great...why does anyone need more than that? Glossy color? Who cares!<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-49771185410789455512010-01-19T16:49:55.226-07:002010-01-19T16:49:55.226-07:00The classic B&W artwork always inspired imagin...The classic B&W artwork always inspired imagination. Just look at the drawings in the B1 module, that's got exploration, danger and excitement all over.bliss_infintehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433733609487959653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-39431316242210850502010-01-19T12:10:31.156-07:002010-01-19T12:10:31.156-07:00I am a total freak for the nostalgia of the "...I am a total freak for the nostalgia of the "old-school" game art. It just seemed so much more accessible with the simplistic artwork. Like anyone could do it and be apart of the game. The new "shiny" artwork seems like it's for elitists or snobbish gamers. Give me some Otus, Dee and Elmore line drawings anyday of the week and twice on Sunday.<br />BTW...anyone else notice that everything Otus drew was pointy? :)The Frothy Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239287980636452197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-882449904728078192010-01-19T10:31:53.261-07:002010-01-19T10:31:53.261-07:00I'm not a GAMER as such. I will attest that th...I'm not a GAMER as such. I will attest that the ordinary people I started with would never have got into it if not for the simple basic rule books and their escapist fun presentation. They invoked the idea of "Sit down and have fun with your imagination."<br /><br />Today's games invoke the idea of sitting down and mentally masturbating over numbers. Let's play chess rather than a fantasy game!<br /><br />The old school movement itself is great. Even if it tends to attract people who basically want to turn old school games into 3.5 or 4.0 with all sorts of bells and whistles. I guess gamers are gamers and some eventually strive to stuff all they can into a game -- and make them all play the same way.<br /><br />It's still hard for them to compete against the original books I have.JD Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316006608698192630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-38983342127729404062010-01-19T06:50:43.704-07:002010-01-19T06:50:43.704-07:00Holmes is still the "the version" of D&a...Holmes is still the "the version" of D&D for me, art, nasty dice and all.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786312855250456688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-21551052924341861592010-01-19T06:02:42.559-07:002010-01-19T06:02:42.559-07:00I agree. I enjoy the "room for interpretation...I agree. I enjoy the "room for interpretation" in Old School art myself.Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-76608928853241784702010-01-19T05:23:38.875-07:002010-01-19T05:23:38.875-07:00B&W is deemed amateurish and 'low producti...B&W is deemed amateurish and 'low production values' now? <br /><br />Boy, I'm glad Durer, Dore, Piranesi and Tenniel (and Tramp', and Jim Holloway) never got *that* memo...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-73982157993668465182010-01-19T03:09:35.870-07:002010-01-19T03:09:35.870-07:00@ze bulette - yeah, and DCS as well. Every time I ...@ze bulette - yeah, and DCS as well. Every time I look at the old stuff like the Treasure Hunters (which utterly sums up Old School for me), Emirikol the Chaotic, Paladin in Hell (and so many more), it touches the heart like none of the new stuff does.Daddy Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-41291175233557270422010-01-18T22:50:57.694-07:002010-01-18T22:50:57.694-07:00dude, long live Trampier and Otus.dude, long live Trampier and Otus.ze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-7672002527499473402010-01-18T21:12:51.022-07:002010-01-18T21:12:51.022-07:00If you look at my blog, you will see I am doing su...If you look at my blog, you will see I am doing superheroes with art in the Bruce Timm style. That's the neat thing, Bruce Timm's style (Batman Animated, Justice League, etc) was a tribute to the old Fleischer style from the 30's and 40's and considered by many to be childish or amateur today. For me it is evocative of a more imaginative time.<br /><br />Cheers to the old school art.Forever DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377944405270117523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-58957374945329260282010-01-18T20:37:48.160-07:002010-01-18T20:37:48.160-07:00My mind's eye has higher resolution graphics t...My mind's eye has higher resolution graphics than anything a Mac or PC can come close to rendering, let alone with the speed and fluidity of reality (or, in this case, unreality).<br />--Likewise, the 'feel' of the early gaming stuff (preferably, by the better artists), is far more important to me than the 'look' of the new, flashy stuff.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.com