Xaxaxe wrote:No, I'm not kidding:Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)): Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker: 0785555899407: Amazon.com: Books[ Image ]
killjoy32 wrote:maybe we should get one and mail it to maxwell?
Xaxaxe wrote:Actually, once the shock wore off, I had sort of a sad thought: what do you want to bet there's practically NOTHING about the history of the game in this book? I'm sure there will be a couple of pages, but it'll probably be the standard "In 1974, a man named Gary sold 500 copies and quit his job, blah, blah, blah ..." that we've all read before.I hope I'm wrong, I really do, but my first impression of this book is that it will have a HEAVY 3e/d20 presence. Personally, I would be happy to get a full chapter (10-12 pages maybe) of 1st- and 2nd-edition history, but I doubt it will even be that much ...
Xaxaxe wrote:Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)): Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker: 0785555899407: Amazon.com: Books
Market research indicates that 4 million American males, ages 8 to 45, play Dungeons & Dragons, while 7.6 million who haven't played say they want to learn how. The popularity of recent sci-fi and fantasy movies has also boosted interest. D&D is complex to learn, and this friendly guide helps the curious locate a game, understand the rules, choose or create a character, follow proper game etiquette, and even move up in the hierarchy to become a Dungeon Master. The four-page foldout cheat sheet will include markers and a model dungeon layout that serves as an actual game board, allowing readers to play using this book and nothing else.
Ethesis wrote:Hmm, cheaper than buying the rules.....
Ralf Toth wrote:I doubt there will be any history lessons at all. Maybe a tiny paragraph. I think this book is about learning a basic version of the game. Sort of a "First Quest" version for 3rd Edition.
harami2000 wrote:Xaxaxe wrote:Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)): Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker: 0785555899407: Amazon.com: Books"...D&D is complex to learn, and this friendly guide helps the curious locate a game, understand the rules, choose or create a character, follow proper game etiquette, and even move up in the hierarchy to become a Dungeon Master..."complex... hierarchy... (*shudders*)
Aneoth wrote:Money I say, just plain greed.... And the knowledge that PT Barnum had it right, in that a sucker is born every minute, you just have to attract him to your crap..... and then make the sale.....
beermotor wrote:WTF? Sounds like some sort of Masonic manual, or one of those L Ron Hubbard Scientologist things.
beermotor wrote:Whee, I'm a level 5 Dungeon Master!
Aneoth wrote:To tell the truth, I am surprised that young folks these days can actually spend so much time on one subject without loosing all interest..... they seem to be the ones most interested in using the rules from 3E.
harami2000 wrote:Guess if ya make something look enough like a PC game with myriad power-ups, skills and suchlike, "they"'d still go for that.(blanket statement; what blanket statement?)
MrFilthyIke wrote:Nothing wrong w/powering up in roleplaying, this is FANTASY after all.
MrFilthyIke wrote:Heck, you want non-powered up use the BRP (I think that's what it's called) from Call of Cthulhu and Elric (and other predecessors) and then you'll be running from combat like crazy.