> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of woodelf > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 5:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Cant use Mind Flayers--Rediculous! > > >You wrote: > > > >"The SRD is missing all the very valuable artwork and > >most of the background of the MM. Try to imagine > >playing D&D with the SRD, having never seen an > >illustration of any of the creatures." > > > >Is that a joke? You thinkwe cant play D&D without > >descriptions and pictures? You have to be kidding. > > the above is overstated. how about "if there are no common > descriptions/pictures, there is a high likelihood that any two groups > will have incompatible interpretations of the monsters." whether or > not this is bad is a matter of opinion. but it certainly doesn't > lead to plug-n-play scenarios.
I'm reminded of the Golden Age of Radio. For those who aren't old time radio buffs: back before TV, a HUGE portion of radio time -- especially prime time -- was comedy and drama shows, the precursors to much of today's TV format. And (to state the obvious), they were only broadcasting sound, no pictures. And ya know what? You can see the action quite fine anyway, because the good storytellers painted pictures with sound and memorable characters and voices. And every listener saw a different face for the Lone Ranger or Fibber Magee, and it didn't hurt the popularity of those shows one bit. So it can be done, and done well. And then TV came along, and largely killed radio drama and comedy. Why? Because it's EASIER to make strong visuals and recognizable characters with the visual medium. So I think there's something to both sides here. It's clear that good stories ARE being told with the draft SRD as is. It's also clear that it might make matters easier for a wider range of creators if more descriptive information was available. Maybe Wizards wants to make matters easier, and maybe they don't. Maybe you appreciate that, maybe you don't. But some people are succeeding. Martin L. Shoemaker Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com http://www.UMLBootCamp.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
