I was just taking a look at this blog
http://www.playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-dalluhn-manuscript-dice-usage.html
which discusses something called the Dalluhn manuscript, which is apparantly a pre-publication playtest version of OD&D. One of the passages states "The Referee then determines the percentage achieved by the attacker by either 100% dice, a Table of Random Numbers, or a deck of playing cards minus the face cards."
I guess we shouldn't be surpised.
Mark Mohrfield
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> I thought the same thing.
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> Bo
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> On 9/25/2012 1:50 PM, Mark wrote:
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> > It occurs to me that if you want to use the standard rules, all you
> > would have to do is set the JQK cards aside.
> >
> > Mark Mohrfield
> >
> > --- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:HeroQuest-rules%40yahoogroups.com>, Bo <lorgryt_at_> wrote:
> > >
Cards a lot eiser to
> > > get, harder to loose, have non-game uses and if plastic will survive
> > the
> > > environment fairly well.
> > >
> > > Got to put a deck in the GOOD-bag! LOL
> > >
> > > Bo
> > >
> > > On 9/17/2012 10:34 AM, boztakang wrote:
> > > > I also like that you can find a poker deck just about anywhere, which
> > > > is not always the case for a 20-sided die. (not a problem for most of
> > > > us old-skool nerdz, but there is the occasional strange person who
> > did
> > > > not spend thier childhood collecting dice of odd shapes and color)
> > >
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