Comments on: Clean Slate Two http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/clean-slate-two/ A "Sarcasm & Veiled Menace" Production Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: drcheckmate http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/clean-slate-two/#comment-200 drcheckmate Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:26:45 +0000 http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-200 I think I'm going to go with " 'If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong' school." In the light of day that really looks like the way to go. "Do I ever long for the days of 2nd ed. AD&D?" But, in a way, I do. I had a certain style of play and DMing then that was later molded by WEG d6 and White Wolf. And then... Then d20 happened, and I invested a lot of time in trying to make that system work for me. Much like I tried very hard to like Episode I, but when I watch it now I literally get so angry I hurt. I want to re-capture the seat of my pants, "rulings, not rules," no ocean of books at the table, player (not DM or designer) driven story style of my "Old School" days. I think I’m going to go with ” ‘If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong’ school.”

In the light of day that really looks like the way to go.

“Do I ever long for the days of 2nd ed. AD&D?”

But, in a way, I do. I had a certain style of play and DMing then that was later molded by WEG d6 and White Wolf. And then… Then d20 happened, and I invested a lot of time in trying to make that system work for me. Much like I tried very hard to like Episode I, but when I watch it now I literally get so angry I hurt.

I want to re-capture the seat of my pants, “rulings, not rules,” no ocean of books at the table, player (not DM or designer) driven story style of my “Old School” days.

]]> By: Connell http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/clean-slate-two/#comment-199 Connell Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:06:03 +0000 http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-199 See... I have a hard time saying that you or I are either. Old school conjures up images of the people who never left the old games, or who simply never appreciated those that game after their chosen favorites. New school makes me think of the people who only play these relatively newer games, and have no idea about, or possibly respect for, the older games. Can I look back at WEG Star Wars and say I had fun times? Yeah. Do I prefer it d20 Star Wars? That's another yes. Was I thrilled to hear about the return of Traveller? Am I missing TORG? Do I ever long for the days of 2nd ed. AD&D? No. There isn't so clearly defined a label for us. I continually refer to myself as an elitist, because I have a harder and hard time relating to the (key word here) majority of gamers. I think you might have that problem too... See… I have a hard time saying that you or I are either. Old school conjures up images of the people who never left the old games, or who simply never appreciated those that game after their chosen favorites. New school makes me think of the people who only play these relatively newer games, and have no idea about, or possibly respect for, the older games.

Can I look back at WEG Star Wars and say I had fun times? Yeah. Do I prefer it d20 Star Wars? That’s another yes. Was I thrilled to hear about the return of Traveller? Am I missing TORG? Do I ever long for the days of 2nd ed. AD&D? No.

There isn’t so clearly defined a label for us. I continually refer to myself as an elitist, because I have a harder and hard time relating to the (key word here) majority of gamers. I think you might have that problem too…

]]> By: drcheckmate http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/clean-slate-two/#comment-198 drcheckmate Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:45:12 +0000 http://drcheckmate.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-198 Amen. It being any given variable. Amen.

It being any given variable.

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