tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248515008776497550.post8777592203236464387..comments2024-01-26T00:11:47.278-06:00Comments on Mesmerized by sirens: In a quandary about AD&D 1st editionPhilosophical slumberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585095964577331413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248515008776497550.post-18438389498016064122012-02-18T16:31:25.005-06:002012-02-18T16:31:25.005-06:00I don't think I ever played a "by-the-boo...I don't think I ever played a "by-the-book" D&D (of any edition) session in my entire life. I think you just have to learn enough to have fun. If you have a competent DM, you can play an entire game drunk or completely sober and have a rip-roaring time either way.<br /><br />I think the shift towards "rules-lite" RPGs is because of the social aspect; It was never about 17th level elves or making the perfect thief-magic user. It was about being with your friends, forgetting about your "dead-end go-nowhere" job, and just enjoying the fact that you're hacking and slashing your way through orcs until 3 AM.<br /><br />Granted, there will always be people who are as serious as cancer about RPGs and all the more power to them; At one point in my life, so was I. I think as you get older, though, you start grinning and smirking a lot more during sessions. Kids want to prove that they can be serious; Adults want to prove that they can still have fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248515008776497550.post-37544700907779441692012-02-18T02:57:25.693-06:002012-02-18T02:57:25.693-06:00because i think AD&D' learning curve may n...because i think AD&D' learning curve may not be a steep learning curve after allPhilosophical slumberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585095964577331413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248515008776497550.post-9192884916685720812012-02-17T09:06:25.491-06:002012-02-17T09:06:25.491-06:00Why bother? You're not exactly a fan of D&...Why bother? You're not exactly a fan of D&D (not that there's anything wrong with that.)perdustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.com