Weapon Class versus Armour Class

[Matthew]

I seem to recall reading in the comments section on Grognardia something about this, but I cannot seem to find it or remember the details. There was a mention of a fanzine or somesuch thing that either:

1) Was the prototype for the Man-to-Man combat rules

or

2) Adapted the Man-to-Man combat rules from Chain Mail to the Alternative Combat system before Greyhawk.

Anybody know what I am talking about?

[aldarron]

could it be this you are thinking of Matthew?

Nov 29, 2009 17:28:48 GMT -6 harami2000 said:

Although I don't have the original LGTSA rules from a couple of issues before (and, as mentioned, I don't recall Dave Arneson ever saying those were the basis of his combat system), I was having a browse back through DB#7 (September 1970) which Dave would have had available just prior to Blackmoor, even if not used therein.
For reference, the combat system detailed in the "Whose Rules are These?" article which Gary "found" and republished under his own name(!) are 2d6 roll under against 8 classes of armor (albeit not linear) for various weapons. Rather a complex matrix and would benefit from simplification, perhaps...

[Matthew]

Ahah! Yes, that would be it. Thanks very much, Aldarron! I would love to see that article!