tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post776612119084202764..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Gygaxian Words Of WisdomAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-87050864362038078652013-01-17T05:46:57.820-07:002013-01-17T05:46:57.820-07:00
Non-standardization is key and the foundation of ...<br />Non-standardization is key and the foundation of old school gaming.<br /><br />VS<br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-10415648231444758812012-04-18T14:31:22.242-06:002012-04-18T14:31:22.242-06:00Yes, the irony is not lost on us, is it!Yes, the irony is not lost on us, is it!Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-35873394822849304002012-04-18T14:08:06.138-06:002012-04-18T14:08:06.138-06:00I think in later documents Gygax is quoted as sayi...I think in later documents Gygax is quoted as saying quite the opposite, as though he realized that the more crap TSR sold, the more money he could make.DaveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837748113498012191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-18025282229212790482012-04-14T11:19:56.955-06:002012-04-14T11:19:56.955-06:00Damn interesting. Thanks for posting this!Damn interesting. Thanks for posting this!Joethelawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380090049725742287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-15796525110477843742012-04-14T10:17:06.584-06:002012-04-14T10:17:06.584-06:00The more I reread that letter the more I am struck...The more I reread that letter the more I am struck by how completely things changed and how much of that changed attitude stuck to the game like a stain that would just not come out.<br /><br />4e seems to be the epitome of standardization and its failure as a profitable game system is a good example of why a game of the imagination cannot be restrained and formalized and retain its appeal.<br /><br />I still have no idea where they are taking 5e because what has been said about the system, where they want to take it and what it will be able to do, such as allowing players of all systems to sit at a table and game together, seems absolutely impossible on the face of it. I do hope that they at least have the same viewpoint as Gygax expressed in this letter, but I honestly doubt it.Jason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-38635884431169570632012-04-14T09:54:52.824-06:002012-04-14T09:54:52.824-06:00But should that be a surprise to anyone? After al...But should that be a surprise to anyone? After all, is the road to hell not paved with good intentions?Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-82435323865407481962012-04-14T09:33:28.267-06:002012-04-14T09:33:28.267-06:00"I desire variance in interpretation and, as ..."I desire variance in interpretation and, as long as I am editor of the TSR line and its magazine, I will do my utmost to see that there is as little trend towards standardization as possible. Each campaign should be a "variant", and there is no "official interpretation" from me or anyone else. If a game of "Dungeons and Beavers" suits a group, all I say is more power to them, for every fine referee runs his own variant of DandD anyway." <br /><br />So WOTC IS the Devil! LOL!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231423670489116607noreply@blogger.com