So somebody from something called Penny Arcade ran some Swords & Wizardry.
My players all started D&D with 4e like I did.
OK. But...
Each of you has also been taken back to 1974 and Original Dungeons and Dragons. Ancient mechanics for an ancient world. Before you quit D&D forever, let me tell you...
The goal is to play a game with the soul of Original D&D, but significantly more humane to the player.
A sort of OD&D roller-coaster with all the twists and turns of old school gaming but minus the freedom and danger.
He compares the experience to:
I remember when I was a kid my parents took me to Fort Clatsop in Oregon. It's a winter encampment built back in 1805. Today it's a tourist attraction populated with peopled dressed in period clothing. I watched re-enactors churn butter and load muskets.
And his purpose?
Maybe seeing for just a night what it was like back then, will give them a greater appreciation of the game they're playing now.
You know... I can understand edition warring on the internet. It's waving your arms and defining your tribe, so to speak. I get that, and depending on my mood, wholeheartedly approve.
But why actually sit down and play something that you think is crap? The last line almost makes it sound like his players aren't happy with the usual game, and this guy's response was, "Gee guys, if you think the game is shit now, you should have played it then! You won't complain anymore! Those poor fools of ancient history had no way of knowing how much their game sucked!"
Seriously though, what are the chances that a guy with this attitude and apparently no experience was capable of delivering anything other than a crap game for his players anyway? I'm betting even the ones who might like early edition play didn't get to experience it in a way the encourage that interest.
Wait.
Wait.
I hope that as my players picked up their dice and got in their cars to drive home...
These people are old enough to drive?
My players all started D&D with 4e like I did.
OK. But...
Each of you has also been taken back to 1974 and Original Dungeons and Dragons. Ancient mechanics for an ancient world. Before you quit D&D forever, let me tell you...
The goal is to play a game with the soul of Original D&D, but significantly more humane to the player.
A sort of OD&D roller-coaster with all the twists and turns of old school gaming but minus the freedom and danger.
He compares the experience to:
I remember when I was a kid my parents took me to Fort Clatsop in Oregon. It's a winter encampment built back in 1805. Today it's a tourist attraction populated with peopled dressed in period clothing. I watched re-enactors churn butter and load muskets.
And his purpose?
Maybe seeing for just a night what it was like back then, will give them a greater appreciation of the game they're playing now.
You know... I can understand edition warring on the internet. It's waving your arms and defining your tribe, so to speak. I get that, and depending on my mood, wholeheartedly approve.
But why actually sit down and play something that you think is crap? The last line almost makes it sound like his players aren't happy with the usual game, and this guy's response was, "Gee guys, if you think the game is shit now, you should have played it then! You won't complain anymore! Those poor fools of ancient history had no way of knowing how much their game sucked!"
Seriously though, what are the chances that a guy with this attitude and apparently no experience was capable of delivering anything other than a crap game for his players anyway? I'm betting even the ones who might like early edition play didn't get to experience it in a way the encourage that interest.
Wait.
Wait.
I hope that as my players picked up their dice and got in their cars to drive home...
These people are old enough to drive?
