tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post750733996757767369..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Stackpole's BastardsJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-76933050085623654812008-12-07T23:32:00.000-06:002008-12-07T23:32:00.000-06:00The Trap Manual $5.00...What is that work out to i...The Trap Manual $5.00...<BR/><BR/>What is that work out to in $$$ in 2008?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-34302573994760790602008-12-07T13:51:00.000-06:002008-12-07T13:51:00.000-06:00Yup, it was Jean Wells (a member of the TSR design...Yup, it was Jean Wells (a member of the TSR design dept.), and issue #31 was indeed the first installment. The introduction states:<BR/><BR/>"In this column I hope to answer many questions that people may<BR/>have on their minds about D&D or AD&D. Part of my job at TSR is<BR/>answering questions about the game, and sometimes refereeing a<BR/>dispute between players and their DMs."Secular Transhumanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793034218287755156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-2754275068133611252008-12-07T13:03:00.000-06:002008-12-07T13:03:00.000-06:00Sage Advice goes back at least as far as issue #31...<I>Sage Advice goes back at least as far as issue #31, which would put it at 1979.</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting. I don't recall ever seeing it until right before the 2e era. I presume someone other than Skip Williams wrote it before 1986 then?<BR/><BR/>FWIW, a 1979 date would make sense, since that coincides with the completion of <I>AD&D</I>, whose purpose was to be the Final Word on a lot of topics.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-23254878184850943832008-12-07T12:17:00.000-06:002008-12-07T12:17:00.000-06:00Sage Advice goes back at least as far as issue #31...Sage Advice goes back at least as far as issue #31, which would put it at 1979.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355324231111953098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-62736542696388049192008-12-07T11:47:00.000-06:002008-12-07T11:47:00.000-06:00(Paging Jamie Mal! Paging Jamie Mal! Long post nee...<I>(Paging Jamie Mal! Paging Jamie Mal! Long post needed explaining how Sage Advice contributed to the destruction of the hobby and the corruption of our youth!)</I><BR/><BR/>"Sage Advice" didn't appear till 1986 or so, if I recall correctly, meaning that it was more likely a symptom rather than a cause of the destruction of the hobby and the corruption of our youth. :)James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-59755828817558968492008-12-07T09:30:00.000-06:002008-12-07T09:30:00.000-06:00I swear I had a dream this morning wherein I found...I swear I had a dream this morning wherein I found a whole bunch of old <I>SA</I>'s at a yard sale.Dr Rotwanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750632906878388570noreply@blogger.com