tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post2654825131527626039..comments2024-03-28T03:39:41.417-07:00Comments on Beyond the Black Gate: Dave Arneson and Impartiality in the Temple of the FrogAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682401446176099294noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-38211486169951620922012-04-11T10:20:45.147-07:002012-04-11T10:20:45.147-07:00Let me add my voice to the resounding chorus of gr...Let me add my voice to the resounding chorus of gratitude at having the opportunity to read that. Thanks!ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-38243821440459531632012-03-19T08:30:56.416-07:002012-03-19T08:30:56.416-07:00I enjoyed this entry very much. Thank you so much ...I enjoyed this entry very much. Thank you so much for sharing these experiences.Mothshadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417201456628056552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-61493915153116803652011-07-30T12:56:40.864-07:002011-07-30T12:56:40.864-07:00Great post. Thanks for sharing. Truly a model to...Great post. Thanks for sharing. Truly a model to emulate!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-73425658366541714102011-07-30T06:52:14.787-07:002011-07-30T06:52:14.787-07:00A fantastic set of stories about Dave in action. I...A fantastic set of stories about Dave in action. I wish I could have seen more of his games!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-17954844931985885122011-07-27T07:55:55.327-07:002011-07-27T07:55:55.327-07:00The game is totally different when the players tru...The game is totally different when the players trust the DM; they'll go along with about anything. Sounds like he was a trustworthy DM. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-28009632958312919022011-07-27T07:12:53.019-07:002011-07-27T07:12:53.019-07:00This is how I used to try to run things in my Rule...This is how I used to try to run things in my Rules Cyclopedia campaign back in the day, my first D&D campaign (yes, I started with Red Box, or, rather, Rectangular Black Box in about 90-91-92 - I'm 30). The game lent itself to this style of play. Things changed after that - GMs began to be encouraged to "prod the fun along" even if it meant working for the players instead of just adjudicating the game and providing the world. I got away from impartiality with 3.0/3.5 - even 2nd Ed, actually - and now I shall be back to it with Swords & Wizardry as I begin my new campaign. I've done the "stone-faced judge" thing before, and it can really make things fun! What no one at the table other than the GM realizes, is that the GM is either calculating chances of success at that moment in his head, or is laughing right alongside the players, just very quietly.HitAdjacentAllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632582325567098655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-32485279658163820622011-07-26T17:29:48.922-07:002011-07-26T17:29:48.922-07:00A great story! Thanks for sharing it.A great story! Thanks for sharing it.Theodric the Obscurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201793290118146978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-58910584807095205032011-07-26T12:07:18.194-07:002011-07-26T12:07:18.194-07:00This blog is great and you are amazing!This blog is great and you are amazing!Keith418https://www.blogger.com/profile/01415688172194231214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-74524411913824675232011-07-26T01:37:01.828-07:002011-07-26T01:37:01.828-07:00Thank you for this anecdote.Thank you for this anecdote.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-41403457242271986802011-07-25T22:49:19.631-07:002011-07-25T22:49:19.631-07:00Thanks for that. I've been following these blo...Thanks for that. I've been following these blogs for the last 1.5 yr, and I'll admit that when I hear the term "Arnesonian" I don't really know what it means, and why one would want to be more Arnesonian in the course of play. This really helps clarify that.<br /><br />Rock it mr. grim!Spawn of Endrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431848914619887998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-47372750755103024282011-07-25T20:10:05.549-07:002011-07-25T20:10:05.549-07:00The judge analogy helps explain to me why Dave pla...The judge analogy helps explain to me why Dave played things so close to the vest when I asked him questions at the "My Awesome Gaming Group" panel. He answered my "is it this or that" question 'yes' because 'some of my players are here' - so I never saw him without his judicial robes on and any comment on a case in session tarnishes impartiality. <br />- TavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-47569080268562913492011-07-25T16:41:48.248-07:002011-07-25T16:41:48.248-07:00Wonderful post sir!Wonderful post sir!Ragnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-61893534597736687342011-07-25T16:32:19.911-07:002011-07-25T16:32:19.911-07:00Thanks for the great post, Al. Something to ponder...Thanks for the great post, Al. Something to ponder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-19728942407694679452011-07-25T15:06:24.688-07:002011-07-25T15:06:24.688-07:00Thanks for sharing. I strive to be as impartial as...Thanks for sharing. I strive to be as impartial as that. Alas, all too often I give in and drop a few hints here and there. Here's to Dave.Dangerous Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494853825931603065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-92206352418075899892011-07-25T14:09:20.742-07:002011-07-25T14:09:20.742-07:00Very awesome post.Very awesome post.Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-41691938745315801532011-07-25T13:54:26.137-07:002011-07-25T13:54:26.137-07:00Great post! Very nostalgic...Great post! Very nostalgic...mabon5127https://www.blogger.com/profile/07241834114242152840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-25136687035850394732011-07-25T12:57:38.942-07:002011-07-25T12:57:38.942-07:00Great post Al! Thanks for sharing that.Great post Al! Thanks for sharing that.DHBoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170439175265397893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-51284574207000069892011-07-25T10:59:42.033-07:002011-07-25T10:59:42.033-07:00Great post. I've been reading The First Fantas...Great post. I've been reading The First Fantasy Campaign, and just this past weekend I got my Fight On compilation +4 and read a somewhat similar article about a player's experience with Dave. Both reports were thoroughly enjoyable to read, and I am saddened that I will never be able to play in a game run by this truly unique individual.Jeremy Deramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166744272459044563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-81191962221506037902011-07-25T10:15:52.206-07:002011-07-25T10:15:52.206-07:00Very, very cool.
Wish I could have been there!Very, very cool.<br /><br />Wish I could have been there!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-390360315462277522011-07-25T10:02:52.128-07:002011-07-25T10:02:52.128-07:00Man, what a great read. Unfortunately I like most ...Man, what a great read. Unfortunately I like most I imagine never had the amazing fortune to play in a game ran by Dave, but from the sound of it, I think I would have loved it. I like the idea of him sitting there stone-faced as a dm while you all concocted plans. Really gives me inspiration for how to run my own games, plus it helps put the burden of keeping up with things and events in the game on the players shoulders, because they can't just look to the dm and say, hey who was that npc we met in that last city? Thanks for this post. Great stuff.RobChandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751057765555584823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094937232522894470.post-8519068883788598882011-07-25T10:00:21.474-07:002011-07-25T10:00:21.474-07:00Nice post!Nice post!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551480034601737297noreply@blogger.com