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From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Mixing Technologies
Message-ID: <1913@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 10:19:35 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 15 10:19:35 1986
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In article <1255@gitpyr.UUCP> ccastkv@gitpyr.UUCP (KEITH VAGLIENTI) writes:
>My advice on mixing technologies in AD&D is don't.

   I tend to agree when it's in the large quantities that we seem to be 
discussing currently.  In small quantities, however, it can be fun!  When
running through a "novelty" dungeon (the same one with the tesseract room),
we defeated (with several casualties) a group of goblins straight out of
WWII.  (What?  You didn't hear about any goblins in WWII?)  Along with the
usual spoils, one of the party got a machine gun.  It was fun using the
thing to soften up oncoming baddies.  However, it had a limited amount of
ammunition, and a fireball was a much more effective weapon.  Also, the
wielder of the gun was chagrined when he was only able to sell it for
2 copper pieces to the local historian.

 - Joel ({allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster)