tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4044291820643838573..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: Temple of the FrogJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6853760562209742352021-07-16T17:29:15.620-04:002021-07-16T17:29:15.620-04:00Apparently, Stephen the Rock was played by and bas...Apparently, Stephen the Rock was played by and based on one of Arneson's friends, Stephen "Rocky" Roucheford:<br />http://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2010/08/stephen-rock-first-d-arch-villain.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789604701788607849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60456095538883918432021-07-15T14:55:15.945-04:002021-07-15T14:55:15.945-04:00I owned this back in 1988, largely because I thoug...I owned this back in 1988, largely because I thought the cover was amazing and hinted at a different type of D&D from what we were playing.<br /><br />Never ran it though as I couldn't get my head around how to organise a realistic defence with so many monsters.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26581685445836774502021-07-15T10:23:11.457-04:002021-07-15T10:23:11.457-04:00Agree, and Temple of the Frog is a perfect, painfu...Agree, and Temple of the Frog is a perfect, painful example of that.Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72105952096604480432021-07-15T00:24:52.016-04:002021-07-15T00:24:52.016-04:00From what I see, most mainstream adventure modules...From what I see, most mainstream adventure modules today are just as bad or worse in terms of bloated, non-gameable backstory & word bloat. And generally really poor design choices from a usability standpoint. Back then at least they were in the early days of even establishing what commercial gaming content was & struggled with it... These days it's just slave to form or lack of interest in evolving.<br /><br />Bryce at Tenfootpole has some great points about how to be concise, but powerful in shaping an encounter or play experience.Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761229490262589438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58414696498191351692021-07-14T19:41:23.306-04:002021-07-14T19:41:23.306-04:00His covers for Dragon magazine were some of the be...His covers for Dragon magazine were some of the best.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573515239455290988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56338710204751443572021-07-14T16:01:58.280-04:002021-07-14T16:01:58.280-04:00The amount of box text and extraneous verbiage in ...The amount of box text and extraneous verbiage in that era of TSR really makes it hard to tease out the good stuff you can find in those adventures. ligehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652431558688176341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50883705384248841202021-07-14T13:21:44.694-04:002021-07-14T13:21:44.694-04:00Denis Beauvais is underapreciated as this is a fan...Denis Beauvais is underapreciated as this is a fantastic cover and one of the best of the era.sevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.com