As I recently said on Google+: Everything has been said. We’re relaxing for a bit before starting all over again. You know, ascending AC, saving throws, edition wars, OGL, sandbox, entourage, megadungeon, no elves, kickstarters, alignment, comeliness, strength limits, ability modifiers, the umpteenth variant of barbarian, witch, bard and necromancer, how to draw maps, utility vs. good looking, and how really they’re the same, or not, also typography, porn, sexism, fun, and how it’s meaningless to talk about it, doing it anyway, and it’ll be 2006 all over again, and nobody will have learned a thing, except for those that have moved on, and somebody will have a fit and leave the blogosphere, and hate on Facebook, and post inappropriate political messages, and drop off the net, and delete their blog, and we will feel young again and everything will be fresh and in love and exciting.
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Actually I think there some value in cyclical conversation. Like history, it gives us the opportunity to reflect, to take into account our experience, rephrase, educate, challenge, adapt.
There is also a certain futility about it and aren’t we all trying to run away from middle age and death and searching for the meaning of it all?
– Alex Schroeder 2014-03-18 13:35 UTC
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On the Roles, Rules, and Rolls blog Roger the GS argues the other way:
wherein you resolve to dodge the topics of: ascending AC • what do hit points mean • what does [insert ability score] mean • race as class • racial level limits • gender stat limits • racial balance • class balance • Vancian casting • critical hits and fumbles • what good are megadungeons • lethal poison • character mortality • GMs fudging dice • railroading • where do monsters eat and shit in the dungeon • player skill dealing with traps • level draining • what should xp reward • do you use this goof-ass rule from old old D&D like brawling, weapon length, psionics, contracting diseases at taverns, etc. • sexual politics in RPG • racial politics in RPG • artistic depictions of women in RPG • real world religion and D&D • satanic panic • do you use alignment and if so what system • can rules stop bad or antisocial players • realism in D&D combat (lack of) • realism in D&D timekeeping (lack of) • encumbrance and how it sucks • wandering monsters • pretend sex and romance in your rpg • variable weapon damage • killer GMs • Monty Haul GMs • EDITION WAR • D&D VS OTHER GAME WAR • the morality of murderhoboism • do you use miniatures • do you make the players map • skill systems • behavior at cons • should RPGs be made for soccer moms or should the long demonic tongue be unfurled overtly in abomination • [insert class/race] does not belong in real D&D • rolling vs. building the characters • omg falling damage • pant pant stop – RPG Blog Dodge
I laughed because it’s true. 🙂
– Alex Schroeder 2014-03-20 09:26 UTC