Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwai.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwai!tom From: tom@uwai.UUCP Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: Gary Gygax & "playing by the book" Message-ID: <145@uwai.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 08:17:53 EDT Article-I.D.: uwai.145 Posted: Mon Oct 15 08:17:53 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Oct-84 06:40:18 EDT References: <3905@decwrl.UUCP> <393@uwmacc.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 24 > 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 ...!{allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo,uwm-evax}!uwvax!tom tom@wisc-crys.arpa an *official* ex-TSR employee of four+ years.