tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6865088146425968787..comments2024-03-28T15:30:09.903-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Intimations of ImmortalityJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14325896762465635242008-07-30T19:27:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:27:00.000-04:00Well, I found the 2e DMG absolutely vital, but tha...Well, I found the 2e DMG absolutely vital, but that was at least partially an artifact of only finding the 1e PHB and the 2e DMG in local stores. The 1e PHB didn't have combat or saving throw tables, and the 2e DMG did.<BR/><BR/>And though the content is anemic compared to the 1e DMG, I had no more than vague-reference exposure to the 1e DMG until the late 1990s. The 2e DMG was interesting enough that teenage me did re-read several times it for pleasure and the imagination-firing it provoked.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138730966226244399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44192753276620447042008-07-30T10:39:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:39:00.000-04:00I think it's fair to say that the 2e DMG was simpl...I think it's fair to say that the 2e DMG was simply a terrible book, but then I think all the DMGs that followed the first have been sub-par. There are a lot of reasons why this is the case, but the single greatest is that the role of the DM has changed radically from the early days and not for the better.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78523549382996081592008-07-30T10:27:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:27:00.000-04:00I always interpreted the cover as the wizard tryin...I always interpreted the cover as the wizard trying to create the dragon, rather than fight it.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, the 2e DMG was a serious waste of paper. I got into the hobby right after 2e came out, so I'd read all these amazing references to the 1e DMG in Dragon Magazine (random castle generation! disease tables!) and I was super-pumped to finally lay my hands on this legendary tome...then I picked up the 2e DMG and my young dreams were dashed. :/David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72880507159557553332008-07-30T10:13:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:13:00.000-04:00Andrew,That's an interesting observation. There's ...Andrew,<BR/><BR/>That's an interesting observation. There's definitely a "family resemblance" between the two. No surprise, I guess, since Easley illustrated both.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52390283620689267542008-07-29T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-29T15:36:00.000-04:00Heh, heh. I'm pretty sure that this in combina...Heh, heh. I'm pretty sure that this in combination with the 2e PHB cover tells us what AD&D is about. Now that I have had time to think about my youthful impressions, I am pretty sure that my interpretation of this is that the warrior on the PHB is frantically riding to stop this Wizard from summoning forth a dragon. Warrior + Wizard + Dragon. Sadly missing a dungeon, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88905887770241269062008-07-29T13:55:00.000-04:002008-07-29T13:55:00.000-04:00Well for one thing, I'm pretty sure that wizard is...Well for one thing, I'm pretty sure that wizard is the same dude as the revised 1st Edition PHB cover. I'd recognize that beard anywhere!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130831351237667189noreply@blogger.com