tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post5061304824303221614..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: The Hair ShirtAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-62818978526409065592014-11-24T13:34:40.454-07:002014-11-24T13:34:40.454-07:00Well, give me a little time and there will be anot...Well, give me a little time and there will be another 5-star review. I'm trying to sort my thoughts out on the matter, because the book requires far more thought (and yes, work) to understand the concepts than normal gamer-related literature requires.<br /><br />There's something like earning a PhD in this book. Instead of saying "do this, do that," you've pushed onto the reader the philosophy of running a game at a high level. Not content with Chemistry 101 (where the atomic weight of carbon is 12 and nitrogen is 15), you've asked us to understand the functions of each component in order to understand how carbon and nitrogen interact in a sample of high octane gasoline.<br /><br />I've already forgotten the first half of the book as my brain tries to incorporate the information from the latter half, so I'll be rereading it (likely many times).<br /><br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657793356913767894noreply@blogger.com