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 Origin
of Role-Playing!
Dave
is given co-creator status of Dungeons & Dragons
and share in much that formed what we call RPGs.
Many cite David with the true origin of the ideas
and (written & unwritten) rules and Gary with
later work and help.
One
common myth is the Chainmail, by E G Gygax,
was the origin of the rules for D&D. This
is not the case. Dave had been playing for quite
some time before then and when a new combat
system was requested he looked into Chainmail,
only to find it too complicated and hard to
adapt for his players.
A
Naval combat game was the inspiration to the
rules. (Also why AC use to go down in numbers
when the armor was better .... )
More
below.
One
good start is to understand what is Role-Playing.
Best to get going with a possitive. Then the historical
background begins to make sense.
Then
there are other sites with this information.
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