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D&D Coloring Book
A Dungeons and Dragons coloring book published in 1979 has recently been resurrected over at the MONSTER BRAINS blog. It is the full work, available in high res images or as pre-compiled PDF’s for your printing pleasure. Hurry and snag it up before some copyright holder decides he needs to take it down! Micah and I revel in its awesomeness. (Artwork probably not small child appropriate)
Layoffs at CCP/White Wolf
Recently there were a lot of layoffs at CCP, which is White Wolf Publishing’s parent company. Micah elaborates a little and we learn that the World of Darkness MMO’s development team will be ‘significantly reduced’ but still operational.
Wired’s Top 9 Geek Books
Wired recently put out an article detailing the top 9 geek books we all need to have read, while the list is a pretty good one, we ask are these really must read items or have your geek card revoked? What are your thoughts, and should the 1e DMG really be put on a list next to a bunch of novels? Chime in in the comments, on twitter, facebook, or wherever you’d like to reach us.
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I’m always running behind for making comments… but here goes. I don’t think that you have to have read the AD&D 1st Edition DMG in order to call yourself a true geek. That said, I don’t think the Wire article does a good job of describing what is important about that iteration of the DMG. Gygax’s writing isn’t rules this and rules that. People refer to the writing style as High Gygaxian and I can’t even begin to describe why it is awesome. It brings in over the top language to get into the philosophy of dungeon delving.
Yes, rules wise we’ve moved forward. Style wise no one can replicate it.
I found it disappointing that both of you criticized the choice of the DMG and talked about it being all charts and rules. Yet, neither one of you own it or have read it. Do you base all your opinions on assumptions? while I’m not sure it belongs in the top 10 of the geek list, it should be number one on the RPG list. It is the grand daddy that sparked the RPG movement. This site, the games it supports and the campaigns we created wouldn’t exist if it were not for the genius Gygax put forth in this work. If you read it, you will find it has way more than tables.
You make a good point. I was running on the assumption that the 1e DMG was all charts and tables, based on the fact that charts and tables are what I remember from the DMGs I have read (namely 3, 3.5, and 4). But, as you say, it’s not really fair for me to criticize a book I haven’t actually read.
I still have a hard time believing that it stands a a book that should be read as opposed to referenced. I guess it’s time I grab a copy and crack it open.
Thanks for the feedback!