tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post4792346297501131209..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Same-Old, Same-OldAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-67920846410184469262016-10-18T21:04:19.353-06:002016-10-18T21:04:19.353-06:00Well, just because I could live without Tiamat doe...Well, just because I could live without Tiamat doesn't mean I couldn't live with it. heh<br /><br />I believe a good campaign has both the known and unknown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-60126397310702972752016-10-18T18:45:42.715-06:002016-10-18T18:45:42.715-06:00Hare, You'll be pleased to know that I still h...Hare, You'll be pleased to know that I still have Tiamat in my world somewhere, tucked away safe and sound.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-24324544695302235612016-10-18T18:25:14.454-06:002016-10-18T18:25:14.454-06:00Certainly evident in the nature of the conflict an...Certainly evident in the nature of the conflict and resolution in the movie, which seemed copy pasted from the first one to come out. I called it "A New New Hope". Despite the fact that the dissolution of a vast empire should be a big deal, the major powers in the movie are pretty much reskinned stand ins for the previous ones.<br /><br />I suppose the D and D equivalent would be "Team Awesome has defeated the evil emperor! Meet the new evil king!".<br /><br />I don't consider myself a brilliant creator. I just find cliches boring.<br /><br />Your post made me realize that this is not purely the result of a lack of creative ideas, it's an intended outcome. I better understand the attachment some people have to official, canonic products. To the point where a game without Tiamat is not really D and D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-58542021097013650262016-10-05T13:42:04.761-06:002016-10-05T13:42:04.761-06:00It's hard not to draw a distinction between ty...It's hard not to draw a distinction between types of people, JB. I don't really think there are two types, mostly just a lot of grey ~ but I do think that fulfillment is found on the end of the axis that promotes the accomplishment of something, whatever that is, whereas despair necessarily corresponds to people who drift into the comfort zone to satisfy themselves hedonistically.<br /><br />What happens if I don't accomplish something? I can still control that thing, I can redress it and try again. But what happens to the dependent when the liquor stores are closed on election day or the fantasy nostalgia they love so much is acquired and then systematically gutted by a corporation interested in money. What can those people do about that?<br />Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-29323931416703361562016-10-05T13:33:52.296-06:002016-10-05T13:33:52.296-06:00@ Alexis:
That "slave to repetitive comfort&...@ Alexis:<br /><br />That "slave to repetitive comfort" thing feels a lot like the reason an alcoholic enjoys his bottle or the stoner his weed. It's in direct contrast to the "need to work" thing that you describe in Acts of Faith post from last month.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.com