(0:28) The new fiction podcast, Bite Size Tales).
(1:43) Dan re-reads the D&D 2nd Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. Wayne watches Secrets of Blackmoor). The inspiration D&D’s creators drew from Strategos).
(6:38) The rather disjointed rules of early RPGs.
(8:23) The heavy crunch of early RPGs that might be as much unearned reputation as reality.
(13:02) Why an early RPG may have needed to describe concepts that would be misinterpreted as immutable rules.
(16:06) Narrative examples of play.
(19:17) Separating old games from OSR games. Conveyed interpretation and social tradition.
(27:07) The shortcuts around setting building, and how rules may have gotten caught up in those.
