Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
ENWorld, while a great crossroads for D&D and D20 fans of all sorts, isn't entirely populated by people actually playing the game ("the game" being D&D or any of its derivatives, such as C&C or True20 or perhaps an older version of D&D). On the Internet, even if you can't find a game to play, you can at least find other fans to talk to.
Of course, this somewhat colors how any given person will view any given aspect of the game, IMO. (This was most obvious to me with the oWoD books from White Wolf.) People looking at a product or aspect of the game to use in their game tend to be more utilitarian than the folks who, really, that doesn't affect, since they mostly just read the books for pleasure.
OTOH, there are people who get incredibly passionate and will fight to the death over subtle rule issues that, in play, simply aren't that big of a deal, but since D&D is mostly theoretical to them, by choice or by circumstance, they follow their passions where they wish.
So, the question to you, dear reader: Are you a D20/D&D gamer, or are you mostly a D20/D&D reader? (Optional essay question: Are my feelings about what this means accurate, or am I full of crap?
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Of course, this somewhat colors how any given person will view any given aspect of the game, IMO. (This was most obvious to me with the oWoD books from White Wolf.) People looking at a product or aspect of the game to use in their game tend to be more utilitarian than the folks who, really, that doesn't affect, since they mostly just read the books for pleasure.
OTOH, there are people who get incredibly passionate and will fight to the death over subtle rule issues that, in play, simply aren't that big of a deal, but since D&D is mostly theoretical to them, by choice or by circumstance, they follow their passions where they wish.
So, the question to you, dear reader: Are you a D20/D&D gamer, or are you mostly a D20/D&D reader? (Optional essay question: Are my feelings about what this means accurate, or am I full of crap?
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