tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post3167404767845586124..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: This Is Me Not RantingAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-69671211807911508102011-06-16T16:03:00.860-06:002011-06-16T16:03:00.860-06:00If (big if) you see a problem with Magic turning t...If (big if) you see a problem with Magic turning the world into the 20th century in short order there are some options.<br /><br />1.) The Warhammer Solution: In terms of magic, too much exposure causes changes in a person. For one off uses its fine, but to use magic all day every day..why that is where monsters come from. People become warped chaos monstrosities in due time.<br /><br />2.) The Greek God solution. Always trying to keep man down, the gods will smite, curse and otherwise destroy those who attempt such things (and weaken their own power by contrast). One minute you are performing a double bypass the next moment you have scales, hooves and a taste for human flesh as punishment. Even if the gods don't turn on your directly they may instruct their clerics to avoid such schemes, perhaps even hunt down wizards who get too involved in their exclusive "healing from the gods" racket, hell maybe they hold back advancement on purpose.Zzarchovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714805545939725730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-65069155861558867192011-06-15T16:29:18.886-06:002011-06-15T16:29:18.886-06:00I think I should have warned you with a little mor...I think I should have warned you with a little more vigor about that thread.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-20147043363253281172011-06-15T12:47:57.762-06:002011-06-15T12:47:57.762-06:00DaveL,
It is a time-honored marketing techique. P...DaveL,<br /><br />It is a time-honored marketing techique. Poke the sheeple with a sharp stick and watch them baa and run around angrily in a circle while you fleece them silly. Naturally they will all rush from curiousity to buy the item that will offer a few hours of diversion before it finds its way to that great impulse shelf all RPG players keep, to gather dust and to be pulled out again when shearing time for Raggi arrives again with the next worthless system/module.<br /><br />Don't fault him. He's a businessman playing the game the way its played. I think its hilarious that he's selling a product that anyone with an RPG already has, shaking the numbers around and adding pictures. "Yes, step right up here, look at the wonderful pictures, look at this hand right here, this hand that will show you the wonders of the universe, this RIGHT hand that will never do anything wrong to you ..."<br /><br />It's funny as hell.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-28895409888946340022011-06-15T11:59:12.487-06:002011-06-15T11:59:12.487-06:00Raggi posted on his blog that he was printing 2000...Raggi posted on his blog that he was printing 2000 copies of the so-called "Grindhouse" edition. With all the "press" he's getting in the blogosphere, I'm thinking that's not nearly enough!DaveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837748113498012191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-26064681078497906402011-06-15T10:39:30.428-06:002011-06-15T10:39:30.428-06:00Well done not ranting there, Alexis. I suppose if...Well done not ranting there, Alexis. I suppose if you had ranted, blood would have begun dripping from my walls, followed by Raggi pictures spewing from the ceiling fan as I read it. :)<br /><br />Thanks for your analysis of recent events.<br /><br />- ArkArkheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04197738947435750745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-6755245549442596792011-06-15T09:37:40.264-06:002011-06-15T09:37:40.264-06:00Thank you Scott. I was not even certain which ...Thank you Scott. I was not even certain which 'Scott' Chris was referring to.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-90794198692527678782011-06-15T09:29:54.364-06:002011-06-15T09:29:54.364-06:00Just to clarify. My 'culture war' statemen...Just to clarify. My 'culture war' statement was in reference to the 'heroic/anti-heroic' argument that preceded Mr. Christopher's posts.<br /><br />It was meant to indicate that certain topics are 'hotbutton' and turn into a mini 'culture war'. <br /><br />Commenting on Aldeboran has provided valuable feedback on this: people in different parts of the country experienced different responses to the 'panic' era.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.com