tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post8956743508559513128..comments2024-03-27T10:43:30.532+00:00Comments on Known World, Old World: Never played D&D before? Never played a computer adventure game?Andy Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-35172829369003670652011-02-19T23:39:21.448+00:002011-02-19T23:39:21.448+00:00You've reminded me off the standard D&D st...You've reminded me off the standard D&D story from our youths - players reading and re-reading the Monster Manual until they had, and used, detailed knowledge of the HD, attacks, strategies, weakness, etc. of anything a juvenile DM could throw at them.<br /><br />We lacked the ability to distinguish between player and character knowledge, or, in many cases, even the notion that this might make a better game.Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-43134371281130316902011-02-19T20:48:32.796+00:002011-02-19T20:48:32.796+00:00I think this is a good point. Game familiarity in...I think this is a good point. Game familiarity inevitably leads to some blunting of the ability to deal with what's presented in favor of dealing with what you know underlies it.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com