tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post5056113850430826303..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Delving Deeper: SpellsTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-7804273931267922532012-10-26T16:05:44.756-07:002012-10-26T16:05:44.756-07:00I'll have more to say when I'm back at a r...I'll have more to say when I'm back at a real computer, but I think DD may be closer than S&W, taking into account legal issues, of course. But there are differences...<br />Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-20403369266110514592012-10-26T15:08:11.008-07:002012-10-26T15:08:11.008-07:00That was evident to me from p.1 of rules and the &...That was evident to me from p.1 of rules and the "generous" ability-xp bonuses. I think the main way DD can be said to be closer than OD&D than S&W, is the "closer paraphrasing" of the source material (to put it kindly).Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-4205472650199876572012-10-26T07:14:15.251-07:002012-10-26T07:14:15.251-07:00OK, so...in reading both of your DD posts so far.....OK, so...in reading both of your DD posts so far...the game doesn't really look like it's going to be closer to OD&D, correct? I mean, it can't legally be exactly OD&D, just like S&W can't, right? So, ultimately, I wonder if DD will be closer to OD&D mechanically than S&W. If not, what's the point of making the claim?Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.com