tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post3674920981330398158..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Day Four of OSR Christmas - Jolly Tenk and the Lesser Gnome Want Your Death... and TaxesTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-10749583274616490322015-12-18T09:17:48.491-05:002015-12-18T09:17:48.491-05:00Gygaxian: Wand in the woodpile. Also, "the ...Gygaxian: Wand in the woodpile. Also, "the antithesis of weal"Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955010947931190172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-88068274679824898332015-12-18T01:23:43.275-05:002015-12-18T01:23:43.275-05:00Gygaxian, true old school gaming in the vein of OD...Gygaxian, true old school gaming in the vein of OD&D through AD&D. Deadly encounters (save or die), no attempt at "balance". Live by your wits or die horribly. A thinking person's game.Ceronomushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336196754943196901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-88035043852939326972015-12-17T21:45:33.019-05:002015-12-17T21:45:33.019-05:00Gygaxian - the term brings to mind images of an ad...Gygaxian - the term brings to mind images of an adventure which is not balanced around a party, but designed to be dangerous and make the players think or else suffer the consequences. Also, treasure hoards are designed so that you find the powerful magic item that works best against the monster that was guarding it. (Which is why it is always best to let the thief go in first to skim the magic from the trove before charging in blindly)G-woulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336463036435761982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-58765031379327449912015-12-17T16:54:07.881-05:002015-12-17T16:54:07.881-05:00What... does Gygaxian mean to me? That first night...What... does Gygaxian mean to me? That first night in college back in the fall of 1979 when four of us gathered around a table in the lounge and began playing this "cool new game." Only much later did I become aware we had ventured into B1. Gaming used to be like that, no one knew the details but the DM. Nowadays players start hammering Google with searches as soon as you blurt out the first description. That is NOT Gygaxian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-70669303883698194422015-12-17T15:17:38.811-05:002015-12-17T15:17:38.811-05:00Until Recently: Gygaxian = Pertaining to classical...Until Recently: Gygaxian = Pertaining to classical RPG mindsets and playing styles, ie, D&D and the OSR.<br /><br />Recently: Gygaxian = Draconian tactics, ie, legal subterfuge.Tim Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390608104314125626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-7741182491791966492015-12-17T15:09:44.530-05:002015-12-17T15:09:44.530-05:00Player skill vs character skillPlayer skill vs character skillsevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-1090700189742359862015-12-17T15:04:28.238-05:002015-12-17T15:04:28.238-05:00Gygaxian means an focus on a lived in, evolving wo...Gygaxian means an focus on a lived in, evolving world with dungeon ecology and internal consistency that still somehow ends up with Flumphs half the time. That and canid - not reptilian - kobolds, despite the fact they lay eggs. And piercers. And cloakers. And Mimics. And . . . crap. Okay, okay! Wizards did it, alright! Melf and Tenser and those lot! JUST SHUT UP AND ROLL YOUR DICE!Cirlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808105881974707273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-72097026313684855822015-12-17T12:57:11.144-05:002015-12-17T12:57:11.144-05:00If I'm asked what Gygax's work is like, th...If I'm asked what Gygax's work is like, that's one thing, and close to the other answers. But the term Gygaxian itself will always be purple prose that sounds like a pulp author is writing stereo instructions. That sounds like a terrible idea, but it worked.<br /><br />And since I'm rolling on each entry, d10/d6, high-low (a favorite roll because the curve isn't symmetrical): 2Evan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886208206688698124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-28980089773277059532015-12-17T12:56:28.191-05:002015-12-17T12:56:28.191-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Evan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886208206688698124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-70489965219666653682015-12-17T11:55:16.676-05:002015-12-17T11:55:16.676-05:00Gyagaxian means first and last names with matching...Gyagaxian means first and last names with matching consonants. E.g. Bartolomeus Baxter, or Tin Tinabulous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944590493111098657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-9136385607642054092015-12-17T11:22:58.817-05:002015-12-17T11:22:58.817-05:00Crazy thesaurus written prose...sand boxes...nonse...Crazy thesaurus written prose...sand boxes...nonsensical treasure piles on weird monsters unable to use it.Matthew Skailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785505324237587580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-12827650394764411932015-12-17T11:22:19.644-05:002015-12-17T11:22:19.644-05:00Crazy thesaurus written prose...sand boxes...nonse...Crazy thesaurus written prose...sand boxes...nonsensical treasure piles on weird monsters unable to use it.Matthew Skailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785505324237587580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-82777455197893709432015-12-17T11:16:20.880-05:002015-12-17T11:16:20.880-05:00Gygaxian - The Golden Age of RPGS. Where Dungeons...Gygaxian - The Golden Age of RPGS. Where Dungeons are vast/expanding/dangerous and Dragons make even named level characters wet their britches. It is one of those words that makes seasoned gamers pause and pay respect to a man who revolutionized the imagination of Role Playing.Wollow of Loepexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705005656543205470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-91503056166519750592015-12-17T11:15:42.028-05:002015-12-17T11:15:42.028-05:00Gygaxian (guy-gax-ian) -adjective - 1) an adjectiv...Gygaxian (guy-gax-ian) -adjective - 1) an adjective used to add a hint of versimilitude about the world over just enough knowledge for it to sound plausible.Barkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131766528351612263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-28464748647592314012015-12-17T11:08:44.637-05:002015-12-17T11:08:44.637-05:00Gygaxian has always symbolized the specific univer...Gygaxian has always symbolized the specific universe and ecology of AD&D and Greyhawk (as opposed to Forgotten Realms and other things) for me.paulgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451258988873614736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-46287119941233576912015-12-17T11:03:49.447-05:002015-12-17T11:03:49.447-05:00To em, Gygaxian means needlessly complicated. To em, Gygaxian means needlessly complicated. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248905587983891548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-71833925307837362612015-12-17T10:37:19.373-05:002015-12-17T10:37:19.373-05:00Gygaxian means that style of gaming/writing that m...Gygaxian means that style of gaming/writing that makes it seem desirable to present a chart for the random generation of prostitute personalities that contains the words "doxy," "trollop," and "trull."Lincoln Zonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235498135464114731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-58694411981662352352015-12-17T10:24:50.037-05:002015-12-17T10:24:50.037-05:00To me, Gygaxian means it has a dias and bas relief...To me, Gygaxian means it has a dias and bas relief.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03900357302999066938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-84571631335931326922015-12-17T10:06:33.424-05:002015-12-17T10:06:33.424-05:00Gygaxian used to mean exploring a dungeon that res...Gygaxian used to mean exploring a dungeon that responded to what the players were looking for out of the adventure, both dangerous and fun.<br /><br />Now I think it's moving into cursed territory where it starts out as something meaningful but ends up being corrupted by politics and greed.<br />Brian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795420078985449884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-91853630335759096762015-12-17T10:05:49.701-05:002015-12-17T10:05:49.701-05:00Gygaxian means to me wordy detailed prose that mak...Gygaxian means to me wordy detailed prose that makes you all warm inside. Because you have found your friends.Elias Stretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460812850940496168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-59109427984099554912015-12-17T09:40:24.017-05:002015-12-17T09:40:24.017-05:00Gygaxian to me means a megadungeon adventure with ...Gygaxian to me means a megadungeon adventure with sparse notes and lots of improvisation. Deadly and at times odd.Houndinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087920822926950548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-31612521500820092672015-12-17T09:33:47.165-05:002015-12-17T09:33:47.165-05:00What... does Gygaxian mean to you? Generally some...What... does Gygaxian mean to you? Generally something to be avoided. Not because it's intrinsically bad - I have very fond memories are of Greyhawk - but just because it comes with so much baggage. Somehow invoking Gygax is an invitation to argument. Meh. I just want to play.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108900464260949723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-86117073852058151802015-12-17T09:26:00.670-05:002015-12-17T09:26:00.670-05:00There have been decades of people trying to put to...There have been decades of people trying to put together an ecology of a fantasy world, where the existence of dragons makes logical sense. But Gygaxian ecology just "is." Although fairness dictates I should express "is" with multiple syllabic words largely gleaned from 20's to 50's pulp and fantasy fiction. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657793356913767894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-46957890479418314952015-12-17T09:21:50.210-05:002015-12-17T09:21:50.210-05:00"Gygaxian" refers to the prose style we ..."Gygaxian" refers to the prose style we all had to work so hard to unlearn when we got into writing classes.Pulpatoonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905442502700312809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-18080843356557184822015-12-17T08:13:47.530-05:002015-12-17T08:13:47.530-05:00Bombastic prose and ecological considerations in f...Bombastic prose and ecological considerations in fantastical venues. =)Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463222600747737190noreply@blogger.com