tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post104253661593854756..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Cheating YouAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-66418647706278672302011-12-27T16:51:19.357-07:002011-12-27T16:51:19.357-07:00I am, personally, waiting to hear that "legit...I am, personally, waiting to hear that "legitimate" post.<br /><br />People try and drop this hobby at a ludicrous rate, and while part of it is of course that this is a preposterously nerdy thing to enjoy in the first place,the other is, as you've said before, that noone really knows how to do it.<br /><br />Like being given a set of poles and a ball, you could prop the poles up likes goal and play football (both varieties), cut one down and play baseball, or some odd variation of dodgeball, but the point is, we've got a set of playing pieces, and noone to say "this is how to do this".<br /><br />At times it's a blessing, enabling us to mold and shape our worlds and games to suit the needs and wants and whims of our friends.<br /><br />Others, it's fairly tiring. I don't think any reader here doesn't understand just how much potential this game has, but it feels like holding an empty gun in a battlefield. If only we had a damn bullet, we could -do- something.<br /><br />It's an odd collection of metaphor, but then, it's an odd game.Pandredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917809464727878157noreply@blogger.com