The Unspoken Rules of D&D?
Oct 15, 2022 19:39:29 GMT -5
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Post by JMiskimen on Oct 15, 2022 19:39:29 GMT -5
There's been a more than a little buzz in a few books and on ye olde interwebs about Braunstein being a regular part of Dave's game, something he participated in during a fairly well known war gaming tournament; such as that notoriety was.
An infamous, smallish, and vocal group of players out there in the digisphere have also been noted as using it regularly and to considerable success in their campaigns ...
... and I think it was just assumed by Gary and other designers, like many aspects of the game that would later be more codified in the AD&D DMG, that this method of play would be more prevalent in campaigns than is widely reported. Indeed, it's easy to see why it wasn't recorded specifically in the DMG or other written media other than a short list of guidelines, as the free-form nature of the roleplaying is as varied as the players playing the roles.
Where do you fall on this 'lost' set of rules/method of play in your campaigns? Do you use Braunstein or similar play at all? If not, why don't you use it?
An infamous, smallish, and vocal group of players out there in the digisphere have also been noted as using it regularly and to considerable success in their campaigns ...
... and I think it was just assumed by Gary and other designers, like many aspects of the game that would later be more codified in the AD&D DMG, that this method of play would be more prevalent in campaigns than is widely reported. Indeed, it's easy to see why it wasn't recorded specifically in the DMG or other written media other than a short list of guidelines, as the free-form nature of the roleplaying is as varied as the players playing the roles.
Where do you fall on this 'lost' set of rules/method of play in your campaigns? Do you use Braunstein or similar play at all? If not, why don't you use it?
