On 10/31/2014 12:46 PM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:
> "I primarily went to the convention to browse but made a point to be in the auditorium when the folks from TSR were speaking. When it was Gygax's turn, he essentially just stood up, said "If you change the rules you're not playing AD&D(tm) anymore", & then sat down".<sic>

Do you have (or is there) some citation for Gygax saying this? I find it
a bit difficult to believe given that in the DMG (and, IIRC, the PH) for
ADD1, he specifically states that the rules are guidelines and if you
don't like how something works that it's perfectly fine to change it.

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