tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657840612384361644.post3892742430191545002..comments2024-03-27T04:29:39.486-07:00Comments on Blessings of the Dice Gods: "You Have to Put in the Work"Jeff Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017877412359840010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657840612384361644.post-73867185037555518532012-09-20T17:48:45.000-07:002012-09-20T17:48:45.000-07:00It's interesting from this "old guy's...It's interesting from this "old guy's" perspective. I grew up and cut my teeth on Moldvay. I consider myself to have playing at the last golden rays of the original Old School sunset. <br><br>The best part of the OSR is getting re-read the rules with the understanding that, yes, there's a real game in there, so give it a chance. Just like you, when I was 10, we ditched so much that would have made the game *better*.jdjeffershttp://gravatar.com/jdjeffersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657840612384361644.post-82892752176567066142012-09-20T17:54:30.000-07:002012-09-20T17:54:30.000-07:00Exactly! I'll admit that I somewhat wussed out...Exactly! I'll admit that I somewhat wussed out by picking Swords & Wizardry WhiteBox for its flexibility and have a fairly free-form attitude about a lot of the rules, but I'm making a conscious effort to really pay attention to the exploration-related stuff, and Luke Crane's posts about his Moldvay campaign really strengthened my resolve to do so.Jeff Russellhttp://dicegods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com