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Gang Busters and the White House Correspondent’s Dinner Attack
This one isn’t political. I’m taking a look here as an example of how game mechanics might represent real life circumstances. What seems to have happened is a man attempted to attack the White House Correspondents Dinner with the aim… Continue reading
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Wasn’t Strong Enough to be Conan
I’ve previously written about Conan as represented in AD&D here. And, I’ve recently talked about strength in AD&D here. This post is to discuss a contradiction I’ve made. And to make a controversial assertion. Arnold Swarzennegger was not strong enough… Continue reading
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Sexual Dimorphism Between the Races of AD&D
This is a follow-up to my post of earlier today regarding strength differences in AD&D males and female humans. This one looks at the strength limitations imposed on the different character races in AD&D. There is a famous table on… Continue reading
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AD&D Sexual Dimorphism and Character Strength Limits
It should come as no surprise that women are physically different from men. But, these days denying reality is a big hobby for a lot of people and organizations. Here, I look at the male and female strength limits for… Continue reading
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Castles in the Wilderness aren’t Free in AD&D
In my last post, I took a look at the odds of encountering a deserted castle in AD&D. For completeness, let’s take a look at the odds of encountering an occupied castle. A cursory look at the castle inhabitants table… Continue reading
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The Castles in the Wilderness are Free in AD&D
“The elites (ahem, Barons) don’t want you to know this, but the castles in the wilderness are free. You can make them your home. I have 458 castles.” In AD&D it’s well understood that many of the classes allow for… Continue reading
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The Dwarfeater
Inspired by Shire Propagandist. Continue reading
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AD&D Early Dungeon Encounter Odds
The illustrious Mr. Wargaming has a nice post where he takes a look at the odds of finding treasure using the DMG Appendix A rules. He has these words of wisdom. Which is exactly correct. By looking at the statistics… Continue reading
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Strategos, Tony Bath, and AD&D Attack Odds
In this previous post I explored the odds of hitting in Tony Bath’s Ancient Wargaming and in Dungeons and Dragons. I’ve had a few ideas since them. In the previous analysis, I found some close correlations in the odds. Some… Continue reading
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