I was looking at a copy of C&S, third edition, specifically the Character Generation. It looks A LOT LIKE HM (regardless of version). So that got to wonder, which came first the chicken (HM) or the egg (C&S)?

The history of C&S dates back to the middle of the 70's, 1974 to be exact when the designer, Ed Simbalist designed a set of rules called, Chevalier that he actually wanted to handed over to Gary Gygax to look at and possibly sell them to him. However, Gary was too engrossed in tearing strips off of a teenager in the gencon at the time for doing something wrong so Ed turned around with his co-authors and went his own way and published C&S 1st Ed. in 1977, 2nd Ed. in 1983, 3rd Ed. in 1997 and then 4th Ed. Rebirth around 2000 or so.

http://rdushay.home.mindspring.com/Muse ... Srevw.html
http://www.waynesbooks.com/ChivalrySorcery.html
http://www.mysticstation.com/index.php
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_5615.html
http://www.sden.org/jdr/spaceopera/GB/interviews/ed.htm


It is quite an interesting history to read.

Shane

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