tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post3699025135418212685..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: "I'm writing this essay to set the record straight."Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-56964512224802367962008-06-04T10:45:00.000-05:002008-06-04T10:45:00.000-05:00Gotta agree with you about Ken St. Andre, there. I...Gotta agree with you about Ken St. Andre, there. I finally just got a copy of Tunnels & Trolls, after all these years of hearing about it. It's a lot better than I though it would be. And there's a lot of good Old-School gm'ing advice in there.<BR/><BR/>Reading through the book, you can almost see the thought process. You can compare how D&D did it and how T&T does it, and see why.<BR/><BR/>Sure, it'll never replace OD&D in my heart, but I think I can have some fun with it.Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-25898181003800762652008-06-04T08:27:00.000-05:002008-06-04T08:27:00.000-05:00What did OD&D use d4s and d8s for, anyway? I just ...What did OD&D use d4s and d8s for, anyway? <BR/><BR/>I just bought a pdf of the OD&D rules a few days ago, and it seemed to me (skimming through) that you can get by with d6 and d20. Which means that (assuming you can memorise enough of the rules to play, and are happy to "wing it" while DMing) you can play it anywhere as long you could find some normal dice and a pack of cards to be a substitute d20 (remove K, Q, J; red cards are +10). <BR/><BR/>And I think this is my first comment here, so I'd like to say I really enjoy your blog, and I like your attitude to rpgs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69094402815656900002008-06-04T00:57:00.000-05:002008-06-04T00:57:00.000-05:00Spell points sort of - instead of spells being cas...Spell points sort of - instead of spells being castable a certain number of times a day, each spell has a cost which comes off an attribute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-33850769961411602212008-06-03T23:16:00.000-05:002008-06-03T23:16:00.000-05:00Didn't he basically invent dice pools and spell po...Didn't he basically invent dice pools and spell points? Pretty advanced for 1975 - I've always wanted to try T&T but its hard enough to get people to play D&D with!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com