tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post3943703656577911734..comments2024-03-27T01:53:40.812-06:00Comments on Classic RPG Realms: Back in the day ...Sizzaxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-72455850147818139222011-10-12T10:19:56.683-06:002011-10-12T10:19:56.683-06:00Thanks everyone! And even one of my old gaming bud...Thanks everyone! And even one of my old gaming buds from long ago posted!<br /><br />@Anon: Yes I do miss Jener and Nealin, and Solabaris and the whole crew. More than anything I miss those days. Wish tehre was something similar today for me.<br /><br />I do really appreciate everyone's kind words and encouragment. I often fear I'll upset someone by being too honest.<br /><br />I think my biggest problem right now is that I cannot get anyone to play the games I'm interested in that are more "old school". But our community is small and the tastes are narrow. I've posted about this some today, so you can read the detials there, but I really want to say thank you to everyone who is reading along with my thoughts.Sizzaxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-11402409840550243032011-10-11T10:56:33.310-06:002011-10-11T10:56:33.310-06:00I have read your blog with interest for a while, a...I have read your blog with interest for a while, and commend your open and honest appraisal of your journey. I think Stephen said it best, the magic of what was past came from several factors, many of which have nothing to do with the game but more with circumstance.<br />I played 1st ed. AD&D and still consider it special. I am currently running a campaign using Joe Bloch's ADD system, and that feels different from the Pathfinder campaign I have just run.<br /><br />Can I have fun playing other systems? Sure. I have been a player in many, even recently, and enjoyed the roleplay experiences every time.<br /><br />So why do I feel most at home with 1st ed.? Two factors I think. One, nostalgia. Yes I can easily wander mentally back to those long summer days of endless gaming with friends. It was the system we all used, and the entertainment was great. So that is wired subconsciously. The other factor for me is the style and feel of the games. Modern gaming has a vastly expanded set of references, and rules sets that give an obvious nod to elements of computer gaming and fiction, as well as films, which are alien to my formative experiences. <br /><br />OSR has teasingly spread the aroma of the past around me, promising delights long past. Its not that I cannot enjoy 4e, or have any objection to it. But it is not gaming as I remember it, so if you give me a choice, and that is what the OSR / Pathfinder process has done (by effectively saying that the future of the game is not whatever you are told it will be)then yes, the current fare put on the table smells and looks less appetising.<br /><br />Of course, as has already been discussed, what is actually on offer is more vision than reality, because we are not ever going to be those carefree students of yesteryear. It is not that the recipe has changed, only that expectations can be much greater, and so the disappointment.<br /><br />I am enjoying my gaming with ADD. I know it will not be the same as what I knew, but for all that it is a system that feels like home. I will play any system, but some have that X factor that others don't give me.<br /><br />I hope that you find your X factor too. Happy gaming!yeomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538157446404937378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-2639275231372383422011-10-10T11:21:18.754-06:002011-10-10T11:21:18.754-06:00Just face it, you miss bad-ass player characters l...Just face it, you miss bad-ass player characters like myself - JenerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-26164902260755804432011-10-09T19:30:28.591-06:002011-10-09T19:30:28.591-06:00Chris, I think this questioning you are experienci...Chris, I think this questioning you are experiencing is going to have a great result. You're going to figure out what you want out of gaming. I really believe that there's nothing wrong with nostalgia, unless it becomes an end in and of itself. I've written about my experiences with/thoughts on gaming nostalgia on my blog:<br /><br />http://unto-the-breach.blogspot.com/2011/05/n-word.html<br /><br />Questioning is healthy, and you're on the right track, I think.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-7623416369811021022011-10-09T18:59:15.903-06:002011-10-09T18:59:15.903-06:00I know what you are looking for. I found mine just...I know what you are looking for. I found mine just in time.<br /><br />Stay with it and don't give up...you'll find it.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814063435676111475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-42600245797362775302011-10-09T17:43:16.560-06:002011-10-09T17:43:16.560-06:00Yeah, can't wait for my official copy to come ...Yeah, can't wait for my official copy to come in next February. I too like lots about DCC RPG. Thanks for the comments.Sizzaxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-85939031005779505252011-10-09T17:22:34.210-06:002011-10-09T17:22:34.210-06:00Chris, thanks for the comments. I actually leapfro...Chris, thanks for the comments. I actually leapfrogged from AD&D (with a smidgin of 2ED) straight into 4ED. There's actually a long story behind the writing of my first adventure (short version: it was originally a much shorter AD&D adventure, that when I decided to try my hand at publishing, I expanded and re-wrote to 4ED. <br /><br />Like Dak, I've also settled in on DCC RPG as one of my new favorite systems. Has the "feel" of AD&D with some sensible tweaking of rules.<br /><br />Great site and I'll be coming back regularly.Stephen Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550904853483525152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-20599532953510954792011-10-09T14:29:24.959-06:002011-10-09T14:29:24.959-06:00I use the same term, "Back in the day..."...I use the same term, "Back in the day..." I'm 40 y-o now, still playing what I call D&D. It's not the Official D&D, but I'm no longer caught up in the trap that brand loyalty can do to your heart. I learned a new term a couple years ago when I started getting obsessed with OSR, "Fantasy Heartbreaker". My understanding it's that answer to what you're missing, or missed, about D&D... so you check out this new "better than D&D" rpg, and it's not. Either not "D&D" or not better. I played 3e whole-hearted until 4e, and played that until I got sick of it. It took 2+ years for me to realize it wasn't "D&D", I too blame the OSR scene to add to the confusion. But for me OSR helped me figure out the D&D I want to play. Right now it's DCC so far with a bit of S&W and LotFP, it helps that I found a group that is totally into-it. Lost a couple long-term members because of the switch, but I've haven't had this much fun playing an RPG since AD&D in the early 80s. I hope you find that game.Reverend Dakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589927717583694031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-4410948224660357982011-10-09T12:25:09.070-06:002011-10-09T12:25:09.070-06:00Wow! Impressive site Stephen and that looks like a...Wow! Impressive site Stephen and that looks like an awesome adventure. It'll be on my to buy list. From what I can glean from the reviews your approach is very much like my brother's (who also happens to be a Stephen :). Blending an old school approach into modern games. We've talked alot about that actually. I think it's one thing older gamers can offer to the new wave.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Sizzaxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-64569478581773168302011-10-09T11:34:56.833-06:002011-10-09T11:34:56.833-06:00Great article. Captures a lot of my own feelings a...Great article. Captures a lot of my own feelings and experiences. I think ultimately the magic that we experienced back in the day owed something to the rules set we were playing but also quite a bit to "The Times" - the newness to the game... where you were in your life... hanging out with friends with (at least in my case) a much simpler set of responsibilities, etc. That said, the rules of AD&D were significantly simpler, and if that's the type of game you prefer, there are not alternatives out there as you mentioned.<br /><br />I, too, have been playing quite a bit of 4E (in fact I publish adventures for 4E) but I am also looking at some of these newer game sets as I think they "scratch a different itch" if you will. The feel of AD&D and its simulacrum stretch similar yet different muscles. <br /><br />Anyway, nice article.<br />-Stephen Newton-<br />www.thickskulladventures.comStephen Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550904853483525152noreply@blogger.com