tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post9082807329277566739..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Part 3: "Elves Must Decide"Zenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-61896002997820307752017-12-23T13:16:26.561-08:002017-12-23T13:16:26.561-08:00Thanks! I agree that's the most likely reason ...Thanks! I agree that's the most likely reason for that. Also, arguably, it's more in line with Tolkien if one went back that far.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-40146859567939503842017-12-20T20:36:56.386-08:002017-12-20T20:36:56.386-08:00I just double checked and that sentence appears ex...I just double checked and that sentence appears exactly as you typed it in the manuscript. It may be that Holmes didn't see the Greyhawk corrections, as they additions for Dwarves and Elves don't appear either.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-77230197475484618382017-12-18T21:39:13.278-08:002017-12-18T21:39:13.278-08:00I'd like to confirm that the hobbit/halfling s...I'd like to confirm that the hobbit/halfling section has the line "Halflings are extremely accurate with missiles and fire any missile at +1."? <br /><br />It seems like a big break with what came before (3/2 dice in Chainmail, referenced in Vol-1; +3 to hit in Greyhawk corrections), so I wish there was a clue where that came from. It was retained throughout the Basic line, always at odds with AD&D 1E and 2E MM. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-39546023528888050702013-11-25T16:37:18.237-08:002013-11-25T16:37:18.237-08:00Correct. My edit needs an edit! Thank you.Correct. My edit needs an edit! Thank you.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-40699682084577754472013-11-24T09:54:45.135-08:002013-11-24T09:54:45.135-08:00Very interesting. Thanks again for this.Very interesting. Thanks again for this.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-91044025310439844882013-11-24T09:23:12.770-08:002013-11-24T09:23:12.770-08:00One hair-splitting detail I'll recall is that ...One hair-splitting detail I'll recall is that single-classed (non-magic-using) elven thieves were already present as of OD&D Greyhawk ("Elven thieves work in all three categories at once (fighter, magic-user, and thief) unless they opt to never be anything other than in the thief category." [Sup-I, p. 5]). Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-897071301515981832013-11-24T06:15:34.143-08:002013-11-24T06:15:34.143-08:00My analysis above was slightly flawed as I missed ...My analysis above was slightly flawed as I missed the line in Men & Magic about elves being able to wear armor while acting like Magic-users. Holmes seems to imply otherwise. I've edited the first sentence after the OD&D quote to reflect this.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-30130976790176170442013-11-24T04:24:42.705-08:002013-11-24T04:24:42.705-08:00Another BLUEHOLME™ edit coming up, methinks ...Another BLUEHOLME™ edit coming up, methinks ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-2753474002936695122013-11-23T13:46:31.767-08:002013-11-23T13:46:31.767-08:00Major bummer. I was hoping for more about the elf....Major bummer. I was hoping for more about the elf. It is amazing how many version of rules the elf went through. Dual-classing in the playtest, then alternating classes per adventure then finally being both classes at the same time. All within the first few years. Hedgehobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606283586332210195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-60305836366454839452013-11-23T09:00:28.197-08:002013-11-23T09:00:28.197-08:00Sheds a lot of light on the elf in Holmes, and the...Sheds a lot of light on the elf in Holmes, and the pregens at the back of the original version of B1...D. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277670673178463645noreply@blogger.com