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7/24/2025, 10:44:19 PM
>>96171335
NTA. The OSRIC initiative system is a house rule, not an explanation of the DMG one. It's a good house rule, and it's certainly a good way to get started, but it's still a house rule.
>B-but that's how Gygax played!
In some context and some occasions, according to some reports, yes. But even assuming he ALWAYS used the system given in OSRIC, which is at least debatable, if Gygax wrote something in the rulebook and then did something else at the table, it's still a house rule rather than an explanation of what the rulebook says!
NTA. The OSRIC initiative system is a house rule, not an explanation of the DMG one. It's a good house rule, and it's certainly a good way to get started, but it's still a house rule.
>B-but that's how Gygax played!
In some context and some occasions, according to some reports, yes. But even assuming he ALWAYS used the system given in OSRIC, which is at least debatable, if Gygax wrote something in the rulebook and then did something else at the table, it's still a house rule rather than an explanation of what the rulebook says!
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