tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7440660647500769420..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Open Friday: Beyond D&DJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35724948400892477082011-10-11T14:58:24.070-04:002011-10-11T14:58:24.070-04:00I watched Disney's "Tangled" with my...I watched Disney's "Tangled" with my daughter, and thought... hmm, okay, here's the latest D&D movie. You've got thieves, fighters, assassins, clerics with their own hair as a holy symbol, paladin's mounts...dharmabeatdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364339489380521104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83754611262406891652011-09-06T10:43:35.674-04:002011-09-06T10:43:35.674-04:00Also, the presence of D&D is reflected on the ...Also, the presence of D&D is reflected on the covers of Fantasy fiction. Think other than Gor and Conan covers what were fantasy covers before D&D - especially before Dragonlance. Elmore and D&D & TSR redefined fantasy toward realism and away from the idyllic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23935821833491363312011-09-05T13:58:37.729-04:002011-09-05T13:58:37.729-04:00At a carnival in the early '90s, I saw a haunt...At a carnival in the early '90s, I saw a haunted house ride with 6-foot-high copies of creatures from the Monster Manual painted into its scenes. In a dreadful sci-fi film called "Recon 2020" or something like that, space marines creeping through caves on an alien planet encounter a CGI beholder that they refer to as a "watcher." The notion of a dungeon as a complex underground environment filled with monsters and treasures is probably more widespread now than its origin as a shallow basement beneath a fortification. Even the presence of "A Game of Thrones" on HBO indicates a wider acceptance of fantasy as mainstream entertainment than would have been possible 30 years ago.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677895164302972957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24083858037483693462011-09-05T07:35:17.649-04:002011-09-05T07:35:17.649-04:00The phrase 'Zero Charisma' has taken on a ...The phrase 'Zero Charisma' has taken on a life of its own (through the gamers in the scene in E.T) which was the first thing I thought of; I've heard it used by non-gamers on a number of occasions. Also, I've read a couple of album reviews in which the reviewer (who may or may not be a gamer) has referred to the sound of the guitars 'feeding back on themselves for double damage' which I thought was kind of cool.Andy Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244635915893523784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54739003426077008552011-09-04T17:27:40.900-04:002011-09-04T17:27:40.900-04:00In the Small World: Underground board game there a...In the Small World: Underground board game there are, among other allusions, Drows (complete with ink-black/blueish skin & white hair) and Gelatinous Cubes (as monsters). Besides, both the Keep on the Motherland and the illustration of the Altar of Souls do seem familiar.Zsu-Et-Amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211205261142528170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38068485271940271242011-09-04T01:27:13.391-04:002011-09-04T01:27:13.391-04:00Yesterday, I was conducting a training at my schoo...Yesterday, I was conducting a training at my school. I asked the teachers to discuss and define the concept of instructional rigor at their tables and then report out. One table--comprised entirely of teachers too old to be likely video gamers or RPG veterans--defined instructional rigor as facilitating learning that helps kids "level up." This puzzled some of the other older teachers, requiring a definition of the term, but I think everyone under 45 immediately understood what they meant.Brian MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752842049666489041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38318814441722280272011-09-03T18:18:58.971-04:002011-09-03T18:18:58.971-04:00Two things spring to mind, one pop cultural, one l...Two things spring to mind, one pop cultural, one less so:<br />1. The recent movie 'Sucker Punch' is clearly influenced by Japanese console RPGs, and so ultimately D&D.<br />2. There was an Svengali-like Australian Senator in the 1980s and 1990s called Graham Richardson who briefly had the nickname 'Dungeon Master' (as in an all-powerful, behind the scenes puppetmaster). RPGs were still very 'niche' in Australia when he was active so many in the media didn't understand the reference. The episode seems to have vanished into obscurity though (I can't find any info via Google) which is a shame, would be interesting to see if there were any D&D fans in the Australian Parliament!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969656036094082602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40730531061294994362011-09-03T15:38:07.818-04:002011-09-03T15:38:07.818-04:00Every time I see "+1" on an internet for...Every time I see "+1" on an internet forum.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14630719441368990652011-09-03T08:37:06.854-04:002011-09-03T08:37:06.854-04:00An interesting related link:
http://phrontistery....An interesting related link:<br /><br />http://phrontistery.info/disq6.htmlmaxamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143803116262064891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84135350699724675182011-09-03T05:37:45.661-04:002011-09-03T05:37:45.661-04:00Years ago, a friend's mother surprised us all ...Years ago, a friend's mother surprised us all when she asked him about a girl he had a crush on, "What's her charisma score?"Scallop Skulled Skaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614954870582728737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7836018680833338752011-09-03T04:59:52.664-04:002011-09-03T04:59:52.664-04:00In board and computer games 'dungeon' usua...In board and computer games 'dungeon' usually means 'underground complexes filled with monsters, treasures and traps' - and such complexes are the standard fantasy environment, when they don't really exist in anything before D&D (the Mines of Moria are, in D&D terms, more like a single location in a wilderness adventure).anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49347061124787373262011-09-03T02:52:53.271-04:002011-09-03T02:52:53.271-04:00The Dark Elf is in pre-D&D dictionaries descri...The Dark Elf is in pre-D&D dictionaries described as 'elves who dwell in Caves, Forests and Sea'.<br /><br />As opposed to the Light Elf (Elves of Air and Sky).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68736972631218045752011-09-03T01:49:39.808-04:002011-09-03T01:49:39.808-04:00Eh, LOTR didn't invent Orcs, just popularized ...Eh, LOTR didn't invent Orcs, just popularized them a bit. Not hard to get the same basic critters after a few days in a folklore book or two.<br /><br />Ironically you can get drow by doing the opposite, reading a few lines that shows they were "dark fey" according to some scandanavian traditions, and not sticking around long enough to get the dwarf-like appearance. Probably what Gary did, actually...Turkish Proverbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423061909797064886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90227884516252162942011-09-03T01:36:38.095-04:002011-09-03T01:36:38.095-04:00Sorry I got nothing to add. I'm glad I'm n...Sorry I got nothing to add. I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys Adventure Time! :DMike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73296074867258549102011-09-03T01:34:57.243-04:002011-09-03T01:34:57.243-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90293200494859900192011-09-02T20:58:41.307-04:002011-09-02T20:58:41.307-04:00I have met a couple of people who wouldn't pla...I have met a couple of people who wouldn't play dnd and refused too learn and then when they finally admitted they didn't know what it was, it occurred to me they were the type that usually follow pop culture. So, I said "It's like world of warcraft except you can do anything you want because I will keep track of the calculations on paper."<br /><br />At least one of them still plays dnd to this day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899964934488037629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89197636079062059822011-09-02T20:12:39.328-04:002011-09-02T20:12:39.328-04:00The idea of the critical hit. There are hundreds o...The idea of the critical hit. There are hundreds of games that use the term, everything from shooters to fighting games to good ol' RPG's.<br /><br />Also, in the old TV series <i>Big Wolf on Campus</i> that aired on YTV, one of the main characters was a super nerd. In this episode he is playing a role-playing game called "Serpent Quest."<br /><br />http://www.veoh.com/watch/v418391jx7X56Kq?h1=Big+Wolf+on+Campus+-++3x10+-+Very+Pale+RiderAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389490474361333127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78842010090561959262011-09-02T19:02:43.569-04:002011-09-02T19:02:43.569-04:00Here in Japan, roleplaying game terminology became...Here in Japan, roleplaying game terminology became widespread due to the immense popularity of the console RPG. So you have people who will use the phrase "leveling up" when they mean improving a skill. And they have no idea what D&D is.Andrew Logan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862829026060203177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85523468588961873312011-09-02T18:38:33.246-04:002011-09-02T18:38:33.246-04:00References to "law" and "chaos"...References to "law" and "chaos" as cosmic forces which in some way guide or inspire the actions of conscious agents antedate D&D, since D&D borrowed the concept from Moorcock, who borrowed it from <i>Three Hearts and Three Lions</i>.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868302412533031659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72407217933665129652011-09-02T16:55:00.799-04:002011-09-02T16:55:00.799-04:00There's a Beholder in an episode of Futurama. ...There's a Beholder in an episode of Futurama. I'm not sure if that counts.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315715886823365629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91780779085120700682011-09-02T16:23:09.907-04:002011-09-02T16:23:09.907-04:00@booberry:
One of my favorite Adventure Time sequ...@booberry:<br /><br />One of my favorite Adventure Time sequences has Finn saying that he can't do something because it would be "against [his] alignment".<br /><br />Priceless.Taketoshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876641059472816784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16845009974343300522011-09-02T15:19:33.318-04:002011-09-02T15:19:33.318-04:00Wait, have you heard about this show called Advent...Wait, have you heard about this show called Adventure Time? ; )<br /><br />D&D probably has much to do or more than Tolkien for spawning any number of knock-off fantasy novels. Leaving aside the swarm of directly tied in to official settings novels, I am thinking of all the books that had dwarves, elves, orcs, etc.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27699795948592944792011-09-02T14:53:24.687-04:002011-09-02T14:53:24.687-04:00There is this cartoon on cable called "Advent...There is this cartoon on cable called "Adventure Time" that has a ton of obviously D&D inspired type situations and things, without being obvious references to it. Dungeons as creature habitats, Very weird monsters that remind one of D&D abberations and the like.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85301186427780972972011-09-02T14:40:13.103-04:002011-09-02T14:40:13.103-04:00better one . . .
One of my law professors publish...better one . . .<br /><br />One of my law professors published an article with the following sentence: “The theory of value implicit in Posner's celebration of legal authority is perfectly suited to precisely this comforting, accommodating, psychic response to the chaotic evil of internal and external nature.”<br /><br />Law, Literature, and Authority, by Robin West (83 Nw. U.L. Rev. 977, 991)<br /><br />I asked her about it, and she responded that she had never heard of “chaotic evil.”<br /><br />Is there any peculiar about that word combination? There are so many words that I first encountered through D&D.Brian (brian_cooper at hotmail d o t com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02805168206752602148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88007445057338734042011-09-02T14:37:22.567-04:002011-09-02T14:37:22.567-04:00As with "Law" and "Chaos," alt...As with "Law" and "Chaos," although people are pretty attached to their side of the american two-party system, they have trouble explaining what either one stands for and instead fall back on "good" and "evil." That one might pre-date D&D.Brian (brian_cooper at hotmail d o t com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02805168206752602148noreply@blogger.com