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Originally Posted by JLV
LOL! I have to agree here. I can't imagine him sitting down and working out obscure mathematical formulae for something that appears to be quite clearly based on an intense desire to organize the D&D random generation method and give players some choices.
(In fact, I'm willing to bet that he originally based the Melee game concept on ST and DX because he felt these were the only two D&D characteristics that mattered in a fight and were therefore the only two he needed to deal with -- the other attributes would just sort of sit there and not interfere. Remember, he stated that the game originated with a desire to make D&D combat more satisfying...)
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LOL!! You guys are killing me here LOL!
I would bet that your bet is a good bet to make JVL.
After all Melee was an after-market "Patch" for D&D's combat system. So I suppose the idea was, just like dropping into Avalon Hill's Outdoor Survival for the overland adventuring, one would drop-into Melee for the combats - pre-Holmes Blue Book D&D