tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6294984831141769126..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Articles of Dragon: "The Ecology of the Piercer"James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46717962462586868282011-12-04T10:35:56.575-05:002011-12-04T10:35:56.575-05:00#72 was my first issue of this mag. I must have r...#72 was my first issue of this mag. I must have read this particular ecology article dozens of times. Good stuff!Joe Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847388615721715893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70305282428956980712011-11-30T08:29:22.397-05:002011-11-30T08:29:22.397-05:00Nick,
It's funny you should mention that issu...Nick,<br /><br />It's funny you should mention that issue of <i>Imazine</i>, as I'd stumbled on it yesterday and intended to make a post about it!James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51578249339225494292011-11-30T08:20:57.352-05:002011-11-30T08:20:57.352-05:00See the "Ecology" section of _No Limits_...See the "Ecology" section of _No Limits_ by Paul Mason in Imazine #32 (http://firedrake.org/panurge/imazine32.pdf), pp. 9-10, for a discussion of this article and the trend it spawned. (_No Limits_ is well worth a read as a whole.)Nick Boganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033957305333989854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18401150192151240452011-11-30T03:39:50.654-05:002011-11-30T03:39:50.654-05:00I disliked the multi-page 'ecology' articl...I disliked the multi-page 'ecology' articles that were basically bad fiction, and rarely read them. They tended to constrain rather than widen possibilities; not a good thing.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41492234695142911262011-11-30T01:18:11.934-05:002011-11-30T01:18:11.934-05:00Before I even knew what an RPG was, a kid brought ...Before I even knew what an RPG was, a kid brought <i>Dragon</i> #72 to school. I had NO IDEA what I was reading, as it was full of wizards and arcane numerical designations and spells and such. But the piercer article sealed the deal, as I was a sucker for <i>Safari Cards</i> and <i>Ranger Rick</i> magazine and animal books.<br /><br />I had no clue what the magazine described, but I sure wanted to find out. But...sniff, sniff...he never asked me to play, and I kinda forgot about it. It wasn't until months later that a neighbor bought <i>Gamma World</i>, and the rest is history.Justin S. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881276106170920830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-92123721616694184792011-11-29T18:58:41.528-05:002011-11-29T18:58:41.528-05:00@Bennett:
The first issue I ever read as a boy (...@Bennett: <br /><br />The first issue I ever read as a boy (which my dad bought - I think it was #84) had a letter complaining about 'The Ecology Of The Peryton'!<br /><br />That should have been a clue to what kind of hobby I was getting into...Shane Cubishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439632627554929290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32314869999197367402011-11-29T18:17:08.623-05:002011-11-29T18:17:08.623-05:00Second issue of my subscription to Dragon. What a ...Second issue of my subscription to Dragon. What a hoot! Yeah, I thought the series of articles started out well, but after time, it became rather too descriptive. <br /><br />Favorite one is the ecology the Mind Flayer. Great read!blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51650158314202699022011-11-29T17:06:38.968-05:002011-11-29T17:06:38.968-05:00"wont" = "want." Note to self:..."wont" = "want." Note to self: proofreading is good.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81233769798798472542011-11-29T17:04:13.005-05:002011-11-29T17:04:13.005-05:00I enjoyed the early entries in this series, but, a...I enjoyed the early entries in this series, but, after a while, they developed a "by the numbers" or formulaic feel and were, for wont of a better word, dull.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27447260399762882232011-11-29T16:28:40.644-05:002011-11-29T16:28:40.644-05:00A cavern full of piercers put the fear of God into...A cavern full of piercers put the fear of God into one of my groups the other night. Relatively new to the game (they've only been playing for the last five or six years, and all 3.5 & Pathfinder stuff), somehow they had never encountered them before and didn't know what to make of them at first. I got the biggest laugh out of that (because this is an otherwise book-savvy bunch), and it got me thinking about what other seemingly innocuous critters they might not have run into: rot grubs, ear seekers, trappers, slithering trackers?J. Michael Matkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879877157838643022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88635451647075693372011-11-29T15:52:05.260-05:002011-11-29T15:52:05.260-05:00I considered naming my blog: "The Lair of the...I considered naming my blog: "The Lair of the Piercer".Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342275462566805167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71316722320009674612011-11-29T13:38:13.482-05:002011-11-29T13:38:13.482-05:00I loved the ecology series, but it made the myster...I loved the ecology series, but it made the mysterious and inscrutible, mundane.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48574262550375582662011-11-29T12:01:22.352-05:002011-11-29T12:01:22.352-05:00"...the usual assortment of not particularly ..."...the usual assortment of not particularly funny April Fool's articles..."<br /><br />You sir have no soul! ;) :)Joe Bardaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242764968237965401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45270369707993465402011-11-29T12:00:28.582-05:002011-11-29T12:00:28.582-05:00@Pat:
That's the beauty of old school monster...@Pat:<br /><br />That's the beauty of old school monsters: There's always a more implausible one XDDoreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65073515880837786742011-11-29T10:48:51.884-05:002011-11-29T10:48:51.884-05:00This article brings back memories of my first purc...This article brings back memories of my first purchased copy of <i>Dragon</i> magazine, issue #82, Feb. '84, and the first article I read in the mag--"The Ecology of the Peryton." Kinda wish I hadn't tossed all those old mags now. C'est la vie.Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872504611893021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67093464156474389752011-11-29T10:40:07.067-05:002011-11-29T10:40:07.067-05:00I love that the wizard is named Pyrex. I would ha...I love that the wizard is named Pyrex. I would have added more to his title; Pyrex the Nonstick, perhaps.Jack Guignolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226738666709754348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87969041073917496952011-11-29T10:32:12.518-05:002011-11-29T10:32:12.518-05:00I always enjoyed the various "Ecology of...&q...I always enjoyed the various "Ecology of..." articles simply because the majority (or so it seemed) of them were penned by Ed Greenwood. He'd often use his Forgotten Realms campaign as a framing device for the article, giving the reader a glimpse at the world he loved so much without cluttering it up with specific game information. These and his "Pages from the Mages" were wonderful examples of a game designer and referee who relished breathing life into his own creation and hoped you enjoyed the visit with him.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59197713884005523962011-11-29T10:10:39.341-05:002011-11-29T10:10:39.341-05:00I was collecting data on the goofy NPC classes in ...I was collecting data on the goofy NPC classes in the various Dragon issues the other day, and came upon the "Ecology of the Gas Spore." They explained every boring detail except the one interesting question: why do they look like beholders? Totally disappointing for an "Ecology" article.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381628150285913370noreply@blogger.com