tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6130565217214139248..comments2024-03-28T15:30:09.903-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: D&D in the NewsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19704049724344255092008-04-09T13:45:00.000-04:002008-04-09T13:45:00.000-04:00I'm someone who would much prefer roleplaying rema...I'm someone who would much prefer roleplaying remain a niche hobby. I'll be writing my thoughts on that in a day or two, depending on my schedule.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68584544159388276232008-04-08T13:58:00.000-04:002008-04-08T13:58:00.000-04:00I've called 3e: a computer game without the conven...I've called 3e: a computer game without the convenience of a computer. Which is rhetorical hyperbole, but for which the rhetoric is as important as the hyperbole. (^_^)<BR/><BR/>It's natural for the casual observer to assume that computer games completely obsolete pen & paper role-playing games. Just as for many wargamers, computer versions nearly completely obsolete board wargames.<BR/><BR/>(Miniatures wargaming means more investment in the physical bits, so provides more reward in eschewing the computer.)<BR/><BR/>Then, if they bother to look at D&D3e, it does a lot to confirm that natural intuition. (Despite the fact that it can be played in a much looser style.)<BR/><BR/>I don't think it helped that, IMO, the original games did a poor job of communicating themselves. My understanding of original, classic, and advanced D&D has changed quite a lot since seeking out the stories of & discussing with Gygax, Kuntz, Mornard, and others.<BR/><BR/>Just as reading (fiction) is still attractive despite television and film and computer games (which are sometimes more story than game), so does pen & paper role-playing gaming still have a place despite computer games, MUDs, MMOGs, etc.<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm not one who thinks our hobby needs to conquer the world. I'd rather it be a niche than morph into something just to appeal to more people. But I worry that in the current state of affairs, too many who would enjoy our hobby can too easily miss it.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14650948497159000012008-04-04T16:53:00.000-04:002008-04-04T16:53:00.000-04:00Here's the link to my post, since IDK how to do th...Here's the link to my post, since IDK how to do that cool trackback thing:<BR/><BR/>http://bobmungovan.livejournal.com/44746.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19846125245067433322008-04-04T16:08:00.000-04:002008-04-04T16:08:00.000-04:00"I simply think that what we are seeing is that t..."I simply think that what we are seeing is that the last vestiges of D&D's faddishness are finally falling away and the game is revealed for what it always was: a peculiar little hobby activity for a small group of peculiar people."<BR/><BR/>I think you're exactly on the right track here. I also loved your comparison to bridge, since my dad is a bridge die hard. I exchanged emails with him and he sees the comparisons as well.<BR/><BR/>I'm going write a post piggybacking off your final posts at my lj. Super short version: Why can't rpgs be happy with what they are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com