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Post by davegibsongreyhawkdm on Jul 12, 2018 14:38:58 GMT -5
I think the behind the scenes was more curtainless/"theater in the round"/central staging in mindset early on in D&D and inadequacies of DMs produced this groupthink that bled back into the product with a leaning towards "pay no attention to that man behind the curtains" mentality. Rob Kuntz was telling me about someone playing a balrog. I think Scott was there. It is interesting that Holmes basic mentioned other possible character classes/races: "a centaur, a lawful werebear, and a Japanese Samurai fighting man" - is there a story behind Holmes mentioning these three specifically?
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Post by Zenopus on Jul 13, 2018 22:22:20 GMT -5
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Post by davegibsongreyhawkdm on Jul 14, 2018 13:59:00 GMT -5
Thanks, Zach, that's interesting!
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Post by grodog on Jul 15, 2018 11:35:30 GMT -5
It is interesting that Holmes basic mentioned other possible character classes/races: "a centaur, a lawful werebear, and a Japanese Samurai fighting man" - is there a story behind Holmes mentioning these three specifically? The manuscript for the Holmes Basic rulebook has a longer version of this sentence: _Tales of Peril_ includes Holmes' previously-unpublished short story, "Witch Doctor" as well. Allan.
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