tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post9178855338017785068..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Answering IkeJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-50713999891210724932011-03-03T16:39:29.912-06:002011-03-03T16:39:29.912-06:00I agree whole-heartedly. I mentioned this post on...I agree whole-heartedly. I mentioned this post on my blog when explaining why I chose to publish using such a "dated" system as D6.Blue Max Studioshttp://bluemaxstudios.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-39535975522918663832009-05-08T12:09:00.000-05:002009-05-08T12:09:00.000-05:008 months late to the party, but I thought it was w...8 months late to the party, but I thought it was worth putting in that selling a "retro" edition of D&D wouldn't be brand-splitting, if, as many people have suggested, older D&D editions (I'll say everything before 3E) and the most recent incarnation have different design philosophies.<br /><br />Different design goals means they are fundamentally different games.<br /><br />You might have to re-name your old D&D variant to avoid market confusion (like parents buying one product thinking it was compatible; back when I played Battletech, my parents bought me the Robotech RPG thinking it was connected, so I can see this going awry), but I think there's a real potential for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89813132453782112062008-10-20T01:42:00.000-05:002008-10-20T01:42:00.000-05:00Some of the first edition books (including the ori...Some of the first edition books (including the original Chainmail rules) are available at Paizo. <BR/><BR/>The scans are not great, but at least the prices are cheap!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-53145999498259755372008-10-14T20:09:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:09:00.000-05:00Nick, you ever played Monopoly as written? Just c...Nick, you ever played <I>Monopoly</I> <A HREF="http://www.criticalmiss.com/issue10/CampaignRealMonopoly1.html" REL="nofollow">as written</A>? Just curious.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-64170695082701737612008-10-14T11:58:00.000-05:002008-10-14T11:58:00.000-05:00An ancient game completely undeserving of its repu...An ancient game completely undeserving of its reputation and status as a beloved and continuously re-released "classic," which no socially adapted and mentally sound adult person can enjoy except in the company of friends good enough to ignore almost all the rules, which themselves do nothing to support any generally recognized concept of "fun," being as they were cobbled together by a shockingly ignorant nobody with no knowledge or care for the science of inducing enjoyment in other human beings, who apparently longed to inflict indirect abuse onto his "players" by showering them with arbitrary rewards and punishments like the caresses and blows of a misanthropic, drunken father that they never asked for except by accidentally spending far too much money on a the worthless accoutrement of this non-pastime.<BR/><BR/>I refer, of course, to Monopoly. <BR/><BR/>Q: Have you ever heard of the speed rules for Monopoly?<BR/>A: No, what are they?<BR/>Q: Everyone punches the arm of the person to their left until whoever gives up last wins.<BR/><BR/>I never got to play D&D, and I don't think it's my game any more, but I know that I got into RPGs because of how much I <EM>wanted</EM> to play it. That counts for a lot. My gaming-lust is focused by the crystalline shape of what I imagined D&D to be like.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that makes me not the target audience of this hypothetical vintage edition (nor of this post, but too bad! I read what I like!), but if the price (or alternately, the list of included features) was right, I'd definitely buy it.Nick Novitskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863651199447917923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-30039848604424791632008-10-14T11:50:00.000-05:002008-10-14T11:50:00.000-05:00It would be great to see the classics back in prin...It would be great to see the classics back in print. Then more people could be exposed to them, and (like anonymous said) then I could use new copies instead of endangering my precious vintage copies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-22543660738047283902008-10-14T09:31:00.000-05:002008-10-14T09:31:00.000-05:00Actually I wouldn't mind a reprint of the old vint...Actually I wouldn't mind a reprint of the old vintage books. My copies of some of those books have become brittle over time and I hate using them due to that fact. It would be nice to have a set that I can play with and a set that can stay put up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-8518703478657149112008-10-14T03:38:00.000-05:002008-10-14T03:38:00.000-05:00Ever since I bought my copy of Labyrinth Lord from...Ever since I bought my copy of Labyrinth Lord from Amazon I feel like LL could be taking that position. The only thing it lacks is the brand.Alex Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-67430017162249590222008-10-13T19:36:00.000-05:002008-10-13T19:36:00.000-05:00Your idea mades perfect sense. I would buy one, fo...Your idea mades perfect sense. I would buy one, for sure. And I think is an excellent idea for keeping the brand current and in the public eye.José Viruetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025986947484424808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-16636847926854690532008-10-13T19:19:00.000-05:002008-10-13T19:19:00.000-05:00You should do a series of posts on the 3.5 campaig...You should do a series of posts on the 3.5 campaign. Wait, unless you have already..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-49969810591277061132008-10-13T15:37:00.000-05:002008-10-13T15:37:00.000-05:00Cool. I understand what you're saying now quit...Cool. I understand what you're saying now quite a bit better. It occurs to me that not only would I buy your vintage edition for myself, but it would make a great gift for some of my gamer friends, especially for my father-in-law who got me started on D&D over a decade ago.<BR/><BR/>I also sometimes share the sentiment of whether a game in question--it's 4E for me--is *really* D&D, but that's hardly worth thinking about.<BR/><BR/>Good stuff, Jeff, and thanks for your patience and for the 'feature' response.RPG Ikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200193287465542953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-64531574176389888272008-10-13T13:04:00.000-05:002008-10-13T13:04:00.000-05:00Some days when I'm feeling particularly idioti...<I>Some days when I'm feeling particularly idiotic I waste time wondering if what I was running was "really" D&D, but we had a crapload of fun.</I><BR/><BR/>That's what it's all about, in the end. I'm a self-styled Grognard, but now I realize I can replicate the same feel with plenty of systems, whether it's OD&D, Moldvay, LL, 1e, M&M, T&T, et al.<BR/><BR/>As to whether it was 'D&D', if there were classes, levels, hit points, d20 to hit and six stats...it's pretty much D&D. In a nutshell, and all that.<BR/><BR/>~ShamSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.com