It's very telling that so many Chainmail-isms appear in AD&D. To end up there, they had to have survived straight through OD&D - and many do!
People claiming "Gygax didn't play that way" are just trying to muddy the waters.
If Chainmail wasn't meant for use with 0e, then there would be no impetus for Chainmail-isms to appear in 1e. But 0e repeatedly says to use Chainmail, and its influence is clear in 1e, so any such claims are distractions from the Truth.
The unfortunate thing is that so few people actually know Chainmail, so they don't recognize it when references to Chainmail appear all over 0e (even where not explicitly cited), or when so many Chainmail patterns then reappear in 1e years later.
There is no question whether OD&D was designed for use with Chainmail. There is only the decision of people to be crabs in a bucket, or to bring Chainmail (or The Old Lords) to the table and learn the Truth for themselves.
Keep writing! Eventually people will get it. Had another game of Midnight Chainmail last night with Capt_Hook and Merinus. It is a great little system for mass combat and people hate on it for no good reason.
Thanks for this, i really enjoyed Martin's video, and wondered what those more knowledgeable than me might have to say about it
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It's very telling that so many Chainmail-isms appear in AD&D. To end up there, they had to have survived straight through OD&D - and many do!
People claiming "Gygax didn't play that way" are just trying to muddy the waters.
If Chainmail wasn't meant for use with 0e, then there would be no impetus for Chainmail-isms to appear in 1e. But 0e repeatedly says to use Chainmail, and its influence is clear in 1e, so any such claims are distractions from the Truth.
The unfortunate thing is that so few people actually know Chainmail, so they don't recognize it when references to Chainmail appear all over 0e (even where not explicitly cited), or when so many Chainmail patterns then reappear in 1e years later.
There is no question whether OD&D was designed for use with Chainmail. There is only the decision of people to be crabs in a bucket, or to bring Chainmail (or The Old Lords) to the table and learn the Truth for themselves.
Keep writing! Eventually people will get it. Had another game of Midnight Chainmail last night with Capt_Hook and Merinus. It is a great little system for mass combat and people hate on it for no good reason.
This is superb, immediate benefit for our Wargame thank you