tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post2814851974778419736..comments2024-03-26T22:17:42.458-04:00Comments on Semper Initiativus Unum: On Vancian MagicWayne Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11347401495298367324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-55825306268262933842008-10-20T20:12:00.000-04:002008-10-20T20:12:00.000-04:00I think you make some very good points; points I, ...I think you make some very good points; points I, myself, have pondered. Do you know of any sources in the internet with some well-written alternative magic systems for OD&D? (and yes, I know I can google but I thought you might know of some reasonable alternatives)Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770517741281593733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-37222440038912201632008-10-05T19:35:00.000-04:002008-10-05T19:35:00.000-04:00My vision for OD&D is that it is the ultimate ...<I>My vision for OD&D is that it is the ultimate builder's game, where the role of the referee is to construct D&D as he or she sees fit.</I><BR/><BR/>That's exactly right in my opinion.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-33249928269300005752008-10-05T19:00:00.000-04:002008-10-05T19:00:00.000-04:00The reason I'm specifically talking this way a...The reason I'm specifically talking this way about AD&D, for clarification, is that I think a lot of specific play style and ideas about fantasy were built into the textual corpus of AD&D. My vision for OD&D is that it is the ultimate builder's game, where the role of the referee is to construct D&D as he or she sees fit. I think that AD&D is something of a stumbling block for this: it's too easy to lean on its conventions when you could be doing something that is ultimately better for your game, and that there are areas where it's best for referees to draw a line between what they consider fair game from AD&D and what isn't.Wayne Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347401495298367324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-45857129752884272242008-10-04T12:54:00.000-04:002008-10-04T12:54:00.000-04:00I have no problem altering the magic system of AD&...I have no problem altering the magic system of AD&D to make it less "Vancian". I think you make some good points here about OD&D having more room for interpretation, though. The question is really how you use AD&D [i.e. as a cohesive rule set, or as a mine for "advanced" rules ideas].Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-25433912423851614122008-10-04T09:09:00.000-04:002008-10-04T09:09:00.000-04:00Three-book OD&D isn't "AD&D lite,...Three-book OD&D isn't "<I>AD&D</I> lite," I agree, but once you embrace Supplement I, the die has been cast, so to speak.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-86411542845001857722008-10-04T08:41:00.000-04:002008-10-04T08:41:00.000-04:00Excellent article; well said!JM.Excellent article; well said!<BR/><BR/>JM.John Miskimenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903992788094485597noreply@blogger.com