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Subject: Re: Gary Gygax & "playing by the book"
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Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 08:17:53 EDT
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> Nobody plays the game exactly by "the book" unless they're Gary Gygax,
> and can simply say "This is what the rules mean no matter what they say."
> (Watch him ref at GenCon sometime, if you get the chance).  

Not true -- Gary doesn't follow all those labyrinthine convolutions any more
than any other right-minded GM should.  While he may try hard to hold to
some rules-frame at a tournament, this just IS NOT HIS STYLE when he's
comfortable and dm'ing a normal game amongst friends.

Now there *are* certain parties at TSR who have tried to convince the buying
public that there exists an OFFICIAL AD&D(tm) which *must* be followed
to the letter with no deviations, alterations, or similar expressions
of free thought and creativity.  These are money-mongerring accountants who
really don't know much about gaming anyway.  Pay them no heed.  Not even
Gary does, so why should you????
-- 

Tom Christiansen
University of Wisconsin
Computer Science Systems Lab 
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tom@wisc-crys.arpa

an *official* ex-TSR employee of four+ years.