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<H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</H1>
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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Caliban Tiresias Darklock <<A HREF="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 00:53:13 -0700</LI>
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On 02:37 AM 9/27/98 -0500, I personally witnessed Vadim Tkachenko jumping
up to say:
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>The problem with D&D (or AD&D, for that matter) is (was, I've read your
>next message) is that it's not actually a set of _rules_, rather a set
>of _exceptions_ from rules (IMHO). It lacks consistency and resembles a
>very heavy legalese. It's impossible to formalize.
Not impossible, just very very difficult. There's a saying that I heard
many years ago which I think may quite possibly be the best general rule on
design I have ever come across: "If you have too many special cases, you're
doing it wrong."
It should be pretty evident that AD&D did virtually everything wrong. Which
leads to the basic tenet of marketing I quote so often, "It is better to be
first than to be best; if you're the best, someone can always come along
and be better, but if you're the first -- you're ALWAYS the first." ;)
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<LI><STRONG><A NAME="01242" HREF="msg01242.html">[MUD-Dev] FW: [MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></STRONG>
<UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Peck, Matthew x96724c1" <x96724#exmail,usma.army.mil></LI></UL></LI>
<LI><STRONG><A NAME="01253" HREF="msg01253.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></STRONG>
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<LI><STRONG><A NAME="01297" HREF="msg01297.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></STRONG>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01253" HREF="msg01253.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 04:58 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01268" HREF="msg01268.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>,
Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 17:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01287" HREF="msg01287.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 23:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01297" HREF="msg01297.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Sun 27 Sep 1998, 07:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01299" HREF="msg01299.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sun 27 Sep 1998, 07:55 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01238" HREF="msg01238.html">[MUD-Dev] FPL: Another embeddable bytecoded scripting language</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 23:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01262" HREF="msg01262.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: FPL: Another embeddable bytecoded scripting language</A></strong>,
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 13:00 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01266" HREF="msg01266.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: FPL: Another embeddable bytecoded scripting language</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sat 26 Sep 1998, 16:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01234" HREF="msg01234.html">[MUD-Dev] Game Design Issues (Was: Re: let's call it a spel</A></strong>,
Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 20:56 GMT
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