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That would count as setting a trap, I guess, since a pit is a trap if you didn\u0026#39;t dig it, and monsters can fall into pits (I think). 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If you find a bear trap or a land mine (Nethack loves anachronisms) you can try to disarm it and then carry it around, setting it somewhere else.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don’t know when nethack got that feature but I doubt it is in the modern period so I’m going to guess early 90s"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/2386775122233140975"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/2386775122233140975"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701374002911#c2386775122233140975","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/1477126078929650625"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Roberto"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5852315389177384385"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-30T09:58:46.699-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-30T09:58:46.699-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I don\u0026#39;t remember any kind of player setable tr..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I don\u0026#39;t remember any kind of player setable traps in UUW, but that could just be in the magic department and I missed it. I wanna say Twilight 2000 is a good candidate, because I\u0026#39;m pretty sure that had landmines. Whether they worked properly is another question. ;p I think whichever it was, it was probably a modern set game or a roguelike, since those are the two most likely candidates to need a trap."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/5852315389177384385"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/5852315389177384385"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701356326699#c5852315389177384385","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/1477126078929650625"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MorpheusKitami"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16591271981112642781"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"24","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhUPnenIH2dBStmGs3LlykXie-ASdY0R6iBZ-kUmikJRRvaXYmj65Xqgno_HbzlVZkAuAXDipl4Z7c7nEqr7bLKEqke6OsgcWZ804BLAU_DV-43hAxwQkQaIxVIqJosetw\/s113\/kenkelly_1.png"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1898110733"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 30, 2023 at 9:58 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1477126078929650625"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-30T07:00:37.919-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-30T07:00:37.919-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hi, \nThis has nothing to do with the current game ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi, \u003Cbr \/\u003EThis has nothing to do with the current game probably but do you know what the first RPG that lets players set traps of their own is? Seems to me like it might be Shadowrun MD or Tecmo\u0026#39;s Deception but they seem relatively young. Maybe you could do something similar in Ultima Underworld?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/1477126078929650625"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/1477126078929650625"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701345637919#c1477126078929650625","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 30, 2023 at 7:00 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5515020965805725508"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-30T06:38:30.809-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-30T06:38:30.809-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"it took me an incredible time to realize that Izno..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"it took me an incredible time to realize that Iznogud spells out is no good... probably because I never read out or focus on names when I read"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/5515020965805725508"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/5515020965805725508"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701344310809#c5515020965805725508","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/8468954091837489848"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 30, 2023 at 6:38 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1248968764894991566"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-30T02:52:49.222-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-30T02:52:49.222-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Btw I\u0026#39;m curious, is Iznogud known outside Euro..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Btw I\u0026#39;m curious, is Iznogud known outside Europe? 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Apart from a couple of quality of life improvements (like the berzerker auto-raging and the ninja auto-hiding when you click everyone to attack), this game is just more of what you got in the original.  Both games are endless, and just not fun."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/5136842073081819881"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/5136842073081819881"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701303370820#c5136842073081819881","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kus of the Valley"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06934962993210684339"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-837414180"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 7:16 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2402248423657380147"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T19:06:21.574-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T19:06:21.574-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Would be great if he shows up again to reply. He a..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Would be great if he shows up again to reply. He also already commented on his other game, \u003Cem\u003EShard of Spring\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/shard-of-spring-won-you-bastards.html?showComment=1662181941753\u0026amp;m=1#c4398424127870986289\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Elast year in September\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/5936217434381120405\/comments\/default\/2402248423657380147"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/5936217434381120405\/comments\/default\/2402248423657380147"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/demons-winter-won.html?showComment=1701302781574#c2402248423657380147","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/5936217434381120405\/comments\/default\/3292913163188526161"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Busca"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/demons-winter-won.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5936217434381120405","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/5936217434381120405","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 7:06 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2983875747840398391"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T18:55:14.776-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T18:55:14.776-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This review on mobygames states that if you import..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/7402\/worlds-of-legend-son-of-the-empire\/user-review\/2311549\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EThis review on mobygames\u003C\/a\u003E states that if you import your party, \u0026quot;the game is made harder\u0026quot;, though it\u0026#39;s not entirely clear to me this should be the case due to actual level-scaling which Narwhal above warned to check for - the reviewer just writes \u0026quot;no wandering around idly slaughtering millions of monsters\u0026quot;.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps more reliably, the \u0026#39;Adventurer\u0026#39;s Handbook\u0026#39; for the game (v1.4), a full solution written by a former tester of WoL, indicates: \u0026quot;By far the best advice is to import a successful party from \u0026#39;Legend\u0026#39; if you can.\u0026quot; For the reasons mentioned by Narwhal this sounds reasonable to me, too. Regarding character development, the same paragraph seems to indicate there is still enough room for imported parties (though of course you don\u0026#39;t have the initial low-level progression again). As for (finding) equipment, I understand that while you keep spellbook, ingredients and runes, your weapons are not brought over."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/2983875747840398391"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/2983875747840398391"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701302114776#c2983875747840398391","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/6631106820105383052"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Busca"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 6:55 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7405225781656778287"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T14:20:00.849-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T14:20:00.849-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I played the original Legend when it came out and ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I played the original Legend when it came out and I loved it (squishy wizard aside), I didn\u0026#39;t get to play this sequel at the time.\u003Cbr \/\u003EMany years later I tried replaying Legend a few times and this one--which seemed to be identical with different graphics from the short time I played it.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs much as I loved the first one originally, I must say I did find it tiring nowadays, so while I may play darksun-shattered lands or even pools of radiance still, I can\u0026#39;t get back into these."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/7405225781656778287"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/7405225781656778287"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701285600849#c7405225781656778287","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Boroth"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 2:20 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8355206670633870218"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T13:19:20.213-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T13:19:20.213-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well, there\u0026#39;s more to that. A common setup als..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, there\u0026#39;s more to that. A common setup also was to let the ruler claim all the popular events, acts, laws etc., while any unpopular measures were blamed on the second-in-command. Adding another level, the seconds regularly even kept the bad events away from the ruler on purpose (and the rulers clueless) - after all, it was part of their job description to make their boss look good.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETaking this into account, it\u0026#39;s easy to see why the vizier-type guys were often badly liked and eventually quite eager to claim the throne themselves..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/8355206670633870218"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/8355206670633870218"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701281960213#c8355206670633870218","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/8468954091837489848"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Architect"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.ancient-architects.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 1:19 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2001815789845319024"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T11:51:36.338-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T11:51:36.338-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Something else that might bolster this trope: a wi..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Something else that might bolster this trope: a wise ruler chooses an advisor whom everyone (court and people) absolutely hates. That way they\u0026#39;re not going to have an easy time of pulling off a coup. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/2001815789845319024"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/2001815789845319024"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701276696338#c2001815789845319024","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/8468954091837489848"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bruce Brenneise"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11322005049442981571"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEivFIogmUdtpC2gZHmFA1FWtZdazx3uG-8omB1FkhiKwMggdO0HJP6qngrUr_bKwpzSP6SvUObmSXcm5Pxb2EsIpk1Dy9gD39YyGve_8HPWpllw_0FrJPYZi7tUf3NUvT8\/s220\/fulltoon.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1732507911"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 11:51 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5955379386865455621"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T10:03:22.877-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T10:03:22.877-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A great post that brought back a lot of memories! ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A great post that brought back a lot of memories! I was a university high school, UNI,  student from 1974 to 1979, it was a 7th through 12th grade program at the time. Some of the folks you mentioned were classmates, and many of us went on to be game designers, programmers etc. The program for younger students at UNI at the time was very computer focused. We spent mornings learning programming, computer construction, and many of our classes used the UI computer facilities. I have no doubt that having 12 and 13-year-olds descending into the PLATO lab was alternately frustrating and highly annoying for the countless academics and university classes that also wanted to use the resources, which as you say, were scarce, slow, and coveted. The memories that stick out were finding, hacking, and making our own games, then finding them deleted, rebuilding them, etc. There were actual school projects as well, which we would bend to our own purposes.\u003Cbr \/\u003ED\u0026amp;D hit Uni my first year and the confluence of programming, PLATO, and RPGs was a match to dry tinder. \u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/172569385713417945\/comments\/default\/5955379386865455621"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/172569385713417945\/comments\/default\/5955379386865455621"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/brief-everything-we-know-about-1970s.html?showComment=1701270202877#c5955379386865455621","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Will Purves"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12375096729522589036"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"29","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6u7eFBaySk-C6dUtmnzgeOot5YpCoqGQs_Wl6dVqEf7ds_HwdDkfMTdCfoAVLZ5gg5xXTlNhIBi75FTGh5vM_1WAYwsVsL2jcCpR2pyZRylFIZ_NRLmOULRqZfLUNZA\/s220\/Screen+Sh+%283%29.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/brief-everything-we-know-about-1970s.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-172569385713417945","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/172569385713417945","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1665075761"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 10:03 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7392201937557880946"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T09:05:54.673-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T09:05:54.673-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The intro dungeon in BT3 was . . . something.  I d..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The intro dungeon in BT3 was . . . something.  I don\u0026#39;t know if I can say after all these years that it was particularly difficult, but, man, did it ever get tedious.  I could be wrong--it\u0026#39;s been decades--but as I recall, the worst part was not getting your party to the right level but getting your party to the right level and then getting a magic user with all the prerequisites to take the Chronomancer class.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can\u0026#39;t believe I did that.  I can\u0026#39;t believe I did that twice.  All I can say in my defense is that I was a teenager with a lot of free time and only so many games with which to fill it."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/7392201937557880946"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/7392201937557880946"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html?showComment=1701266754673#c7392201937557880946","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3349886984443603421\/comments\/default\/748643493108210215"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"John"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/game-499-worlds-of-legend-son-of-empire.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3349886984443603421","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3349886984443603421","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 29, 2023 at 9:05 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6263192383426591366"},"published":{"$t":"2023-11-29T07:17:50.183-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-11-29T07:17:50.183-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There must be something to the really bad low budg..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There must be something to the really bad low budget movie scene... 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