tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post9200470778754310303..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Secrets of BlackmoorJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16160516499062959002020-10-02T13:07:55.354-04:002020-10-02T13:07:55.354-04:00Great documentary. At 1:46 Ross Maker talks about ...Great documentary. At 1:46 Ross Maker talks about The Snider Variant of rules in 1972 with orcs, dwarves and a Balrog. No mention of Tolkien at all. I guess the adoption of those tropes was that seamless. brasspenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740202895575678193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70614454032532378252020-10-02T04:24:29.557-04:002020-10-02T04:24:29.557-04:00My "aha" moment about the history of rol...My "aha" moment about the history of roleplaying games also came with the reading of Playing at the World. It also neatly shows that various ideas were floating around in (wargaming) circles during the 60s, but that one strand led to D&D as we know it today. <br />I too take an interest in all those 'forgotten' cousins of D&D, they give a much broader view on how the hobby developed.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46668807427527972422020-10-01T19:40:08.931-04:002020-10-01T19:40:08.931-04:00Agreed - it's a fantastic film. There's b...Agreed - it's a fantastic film. There's been footage shot for a "Volume 2", something I hope comes to fruition.paleologoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.com