Re: (TFT) psychology of HT

["John Paul Bakshoian" <hailmelee@hotmail.com>]

> From: Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com>
> Subject: Re: (TFT) psychology of HT
> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 19:46:46 -0400 (EDT)
>
> I feel he also tried to move away from TFT with the UnderEarth
> series.  It resembles TFT, but plays a little differently.  I think a lot 
> of the grief between the two came from the rather late delivery of 
> ITL/AM/AW, which is referred to in an article in
> Space Gamer #29 by SJ.  I also think it wasn't quite what HT had
> in mind.  I don't know this for sure, but it's my belief that TFT was a bit 
> too complex for Howard's taste.  (Side point: the UE series is not 
> complete.  Lords of UE plays OK,
> but Dragons is incomplete as it stands.  It lists talents, for
> example, but never describes them.  That was left for Conquerers of UE.  In 
> fact, Dragons refers rather often to Conquerers, which was never released. 
> )

Maybe we are approaching this all wrong.  Perhaps if we offer to buy the 
UnderEarth series, and have HT throw in TFT as an afterthought, that might 
work.  After all, we are buying what Howard really wanted to show the world. 
 Then maybe he'll give Joe the Conquerers playtest copies.

Hail Melee

John Paul
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