07-02-2014, 03:13 PM
NOW we're talking! 
See, this is where I think differently about things - for all we know, Mr Arneson was a very progressive gamer; that's how he invented "The Fantasy Game", after all. Like most of the early-80s publications by the different members of the St. Pauls group, I think this game came from an evolution of his concepts, not some sort of genesis-hour retroclone. (I don't have my copy here, but I am not even sure if there were rules for demihumans as PCs in it - or maybe I am mixing with P&P...)
Also, do you happen to know Dragon Warriors, the UK game, Fin? The two games feel very, very similar, at least on first sight. I wonder if there is, in fact, some sort of connection.
See, this is where I think differently about things - for all we know, Mr Arneson was a very progressive gamer; that's how he invented "The Fantasy Game", after all. Like most of the early-80s publications by the different members of the St. Pauls group, I think this game came from an evolution of his concepts, not some sort of genesis-hour retroclone. (I don't have my copy here, but I am not even sure if there were rules for demihumans as PCs in it - or maybe I am mixing with P&P...)Also, do you happen to know Dragon Warriors, the UK game, Fin? The two games feel very, very similar, at least on first sight. I wonder if there is, in fact, some sort of connection.