tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791151152279987159.post5751949740101234499..comments2024-03-03T02:18:09.669-06:00Comments on SANDBOX EMPIRE: The Fantasy Supplement Must Be Clonedkesherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494262159858200847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791151152279987159.post-6353830420400141112010-07-07T07:49:27.576-05:002010-07-07T07:49:27.576-05:00On one hand, I agree that the lack of a legally av...On one hand, I agree that the lack of a legally available version of Chainmail makes it difficult for newcomers to add to the discussion. However, so does the lack of a legally available version of OD&D. Let's face it--in general and especially for this discussion, Swords and Wizardry doesn't cut it. It's a fine old school game, but OD&D it's not. <br /><br />Of course we do have Labyrinth Lord plus Original Edition Characters, which IS 99.5% OD&D...but again, there's no references to Chainmail in there anyway to foster discussion. The closest we have to a Chainmail-driven retro game is my own Spellcraft & Swordplay, and that's "inspired by," not "cloned from" (though my combat tables are close enough to Chainmail's MtM tables for gummint work). <br /><br />That being said, if you want to clone the rules, rewrite them as they stand (as others have mentioned) then reproduce the table, but shift all the target numbers up by one (so a 10 on the original table becomes an 11 on yours). You can then--if you want to go for a 100% accurate re-statement, reproduce the mathematical accuracy of the original system by having heroes roll 2d6+1 instead of just 2d6, which shifts the die probabilities to match your new target numbers. <br /><br />Voila--a retro-clone re-stated just enough to get around copyright infringement.The Grey Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696474020129732936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791151152279987159.post-52552216776846383002010-07-06T20:35:04.851-05:002010-07-06T20:35:04.851-05:00Alrighty, now we're gettin' somewhere...Alrighty, now we're gettin' somewhere...kesherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494262159858200847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791151152279987159.post-90703125194057793072010-07-06T17:05:32.156-05:002010-07-06T17:05:32.156-05:001) Rewrite all the text. "All orcs despise s...1) Rewrite all the text. "All orcs despise sunlight" becomes "Sunlight is a great hindrance to orcs" or something like that.<br /><br />2) Redo all the charts. If nothing else, fix typos and flip the X and Y axis.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791151152279987159.post-10467351436264723662010-07-06T13:17:53.104-05:002010-07-06T13:17:53.104-05:00I am not a lawyer. Nor do I play one on TV.
But a...I am not a lawyer. Nor do I play one on TV.<br /><br />But as I understand it, the rules cannot be copyrighted, only their specific presentation/implemetation.<br /><br />If you restate the tables, in some other format, you should be okay.Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.com