tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post3970721494294635584..comments2024-03-06T03:36:43.359-06:00Comments on Robert Fisher: Thinking out loud (3.0): What was D&D?Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-39292455908989465262008-08-10T23:17:00.000-05:002008-08-10T23:17:00.000-05:00My impression is that—in Gary’s campaign—it defini...My impression is that—in Gary’s campaign—it definitely started out with one PC per player, both in the 20-player sessions and the 1–3 player sessions. Though, in the latter case, important henchmen did begin to appear and become more and more secondary PCs. But that evolved.<BR/><BR/>My impression is that “one PC per player” was standard in the Braunsteins and Blackmoor. (Though it wouldn’t have yet been phrased that way.)<BR/><BR/>But I only have <I>Heroic Worlds</I> and what online posts of the old-timers I’ve read to go on.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-84316536530646981632008-08-05T13:11:00.000-05:002008-08-05T13:11:00.000-05:00RE: 4. Perhaps because playing multiple PCs or a ...RE: 4. Perhaps because playing multiple PCs or a PC and coterie of henchmen was common from very near the start of it all (or so I understand it, anyway)?Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.com