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Post by snorri on Dec 30, 2009 11:07:13 GMT -6
I never wanted anyone to assume that I was comparing the 3 LBB to the Bible - but biblical research was in fact the inspiration for the as yet unfinished Cover to Cover series that Chgowiz refers to above. The notion of dispelling misconceptions and removing misinterpretations are involved in the type of biblical research I was reminded of. I agree. My method in searching trough D&D rules comes directly from my readings about biblical studies. The search for Blackmoor rules was completely inspired by the search for the "Q document" ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_document). |
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Post by chgowiz on Dec 30, 2009 13:04:51 GMT -6
I'm not attempting to compare the LBBs to the bible either, please don't misunderstand.  I just think a companion would be very interesting to contribute to! My main question is how to set it up so that we're not in copyright violation. It would be hard to do a paragraph by paragraph interpretation without the paragraphs there - unless we reference section/page (which may be difficult if the pages themselves vary from printing to printing?) And welcome back, Sham! |
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Post by tavis on Dec 30, 2009 13:17:31 GMT -6
I'm fond of likening the obsessive analysis of D&D source texts that I enjoy so much to Talmudic scholarship |
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Post by tombowings on Dec 30, 2009 14:25:14 GMT -6
We could do a heading by heading type thing.
We could use something like this as an outline:
Men and Magic
Introduction
Scope
Recommended Equipment
Preparation for the Game
Characters (includes classes and races)
Alignment
Determination of Abilities
Languages
Non-Player Characters
Basic Equipment Costs
Levels and Number of Experience Points Necessary to Attain Them (includes class tables)
Alternative Combat System
Spells
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Post by chgowiz on Dec 31, 2009 8:43:16 GMT -6
We could do a heading by heading type thing. We could use something like this as an outline: Men and MagicIntroduction Scope Recommended Equipment Preparation for the Game Characters (includes classes and races) Alignment Determination of Abilities Languages Non-Player Characters Basic Equipment Costs Levels and Number of Experience Points Necessary to Attain Them (includes class tables) Alternative Combat System Spells I was thinking about that as well... the only problem is that when someone really wants to dig into the text, it's hard to not have that example up - and if this is done like a wiki/or web collaboration, I don't want to get into too much copyright violation. IANAL, but how far could we go? Dave/Sham was pretty liberal in his quotes, but he didn't quote chapter and verse. |
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Post by chgowiz on Dec 31, 2009 8:44:19 GMT -6
I'm fond of likening the obsessive analysis of D&D source texts that I enjoy so much to Talmudic scholarship For me, I see it as a centralization of sharing the various POVs on how they run things - like the elves discussion. Hmm... thinking about that elf thread makes me wonder if maybe a wiki isn't the right tool for this - maybe a forum-like approach. Tombowings, I'm really sorry, I'm hijacking your thread! I'm going to move this to a different thread - here. |
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Post by tombowings on Dec 31, 2009 17:12:38 GMT -6
Oh, don't worry about it. It's a great idea and I'm glad to got brought up.
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I just think a companion would be very interesting to contribute to! My main question is how to set it up so that we're not in copyright violation. It would be hard to do a paragraph by paragraph interpretation without the paragraphs there - unless we reference section/page (which may be difficult if the pages themselves vary from printing to printing?)