tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post4304000428955381594..comments2024-03-22T02:46:36.248-07:00Comments on Playing at the World: Character Sheets in 1975Jon Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-42340101042987064912017-10-22T12:12:13.409-07:002017-10-22T12:12:13.409-07:00Those Bob Ruppert sheets are great, I'd love t...Those Bob Ruppert sheets are great, I'd love to see the cleric and fighter class versionsnostromo74https://www.blogger.com/profile/08799693972407986742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-83191096788422586752014-12-30T16:53:14.523-08:002014-12-30T16:53:14.523-08:00All of the sheets shown in this article date from ...All of the sheets shown in this article date from 1975 (as the title indicates). Ruppert's sheets came out relatively late in the year, months after Greyhawk. Ruppert did however move in circles that had pre-publication access to Gygax's draft Thief rules in the summer of 1974.Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-2479567549284328862014-12-30T12:13:21.627-08:002014-12-30T12:13:21.627-08:00I know I'm late to this game, but I just found...I know I'm late to this game, but I just found this article via a series of links that I've never read before! Great in-depth research & study, Jon Peterson. Kudos! <br /><br />I do have a couple of questions off the top of my head, though: What year did Bob Ruppert publish his Thief character sheets? Was this before or after the Greyhawk Supplement came out?Bobjesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694236042744847270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-61250191162054832662014-12-03T02:15:35.176-08:002014-12-03T02:15:35.176-08:00Index cards (both 3x5 and 5x8) were pretty commonl...Index cards (both 3x5 and 5x8) were pretty commonly used for character sheets n the early 80's; several early 80's RPG's included photocopiable sheets sized at 5x8. T&T included 3x5" cards to cut out for the pregens in the boxed sets from '79 on... And traveller fits nicely on a 3x5 in UPP-string, but much better on a 5x8 if using labeled attributes.aramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02308648707448646351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-57754443627513953502014-04-21T01:31:38.596-07:002014-04-21T01:31:38.596-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941378168594760022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-87673403934088434992013-09-23T18:23:03.592-07:002013-09-23T18:23:03.592-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193537178981013579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-25269488488039668802013-07-08T17:35:33.873-07:002013-07-08T17:35:33.873-07:00I don't believe there's any further explan...I don't believe there's any further explanation of the role of the Expedition Leader - but then again, nor is there much explanation of what the Caller does in OD&D.<br /><br />I do cover the 1975 spell point systems in PatW (see the beginning of 5.6). It would be a bit of a long story to retread that here. Suffice it to say they developed to resolve a particular ambiguity in the D&D rules relating to spell memorization and reuse. The earliest proposals were ultimately very similar to the systems we know today, down to bigger spells costing more points and allowances for rest to regenerate point totals.Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-58985105916203460502013-07-08T14:27:30.300-07:002013-07-08T14:27:30.300-07:003x5 Notecards were the standard for Classic Travel...3x5 Notecards were the standard for Classic Traveller as well. I do love how you can easily put everything that is mechanically meaningful on one card like that and have space to spare for notes.Jason Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240705069654358715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-49594837942508200112013-07-08T09:08:12.391-07:002013-07-08T09:08:12.391-07:00Is there any other reference to the "Expediti...Is there any other reference to the "Expedition Leader"? Sounds like the "Caller" but more practical.<br /><br />Also, it seems that point-based spell systems were a pretty common house rule throughout D&D's existence. I'm curious to know how the earliest ones worked. Hedgehobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606283586332210195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-50593014564616289002013-07-08T08:08:07.894-07:002013-07-08T08:08:07.894-07:00Great. One thing I might emphasize is the sizing o...Great. One thing I might emphasize is the sizing of the sheet: the first one is pretty obviously sized to fit on an index card. On the one hand, I find index-card records to be more convenient and less intimidating to new players; but they are less well suited for mass distribution or duplication (vs. standard letter-sized sheets).Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-79329117968481636072013-07-08T03:37:03.229-07:002013-07-08T03:37:03.229-07:00Derp. That's what I get for asking questions b...Derp. That's what I get for asking questions before I finish reading the post.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-50445210815009261102013-07-07T21:11:31.332-07:002013-07-07T21:11:31.332-07:00Neat stuff; I've never seen any of these befor...Neat stuff; I've never seen any of these before.<br /><br />The Base/Modified columns in Eney sheets may refer to the adjustments to prime requisites at the expense of other abilities. Greyhawk strength bonuses for fighters are only for unadjusted strength; this would seeming to necessitate recording the raw (for bonuses) and adjusted scores (for XP).Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.com