[Humor?] our home and GITP

Herobizkit · Jul 17, 2017

I'm finding an interesting corollary between various types of questions and styles of answers between we here at EnWorld and the folks over at Giant In The Playground's forums.

It seems like a lot of novices find their way there and questions tend to weigh heavily on character creation/"builds" and How do I roleplay [x] trope/race/whatever. In a way, it feels like the forums are largely frequented by players.

Here, OTOH, it feels far more "professional" in that many of the questions and threads appeal to the "meta" of D&D and RP, as though there were a larger percentage of older/wiser graybeards and DM's here.

I just found it interesting. ^_^

Dannyalcatraz · Jul 17, 2017

Well, my beard IS grey...

Herobizkit · Jul 18, 2017

We may have to change the name of OD&D to Graybeards & Grognards.

Ryujin · Jul 18, 2017

Jeez, I've only been playing since '78 :blush:

Nupo · Jul 18, 2017

I'm new to this forum, but not D&D, been playing since '79. And yes my beard is gray, as well as what little hair I have.

I've been on the GITP forum for some time now, but still feel like an outsider there. It's not that I don't feel welcome, it's that I feel like I don't fit in. I get the impression that most people there play very high level (god like) characters, very fast level advancement, very low character mortality, and most don't start at first level. Many even level up every session! I guess I'm just too old school. In our campaigns characters always start at first level, and at least a third of them die before ever seeing second level. They level up roughly every four or five sessions at lower levels, and slower at high levels. Also, we consider anything over sixth level "high level" and anything over around 12th god like. Is there anyone that plays more like we do on this board, or am I still a minority?

Eltab · Jul 18, 2017

Well, my beard IS grey...

My moustache is thinking about it...

MichaelSomething · Jul 19, 2017

Different sites have different demographics and cultures. Enworld attacrts more old schoolers.

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Thornir Alekeg · Aug 4, 2017

Nupo said:
In our campaigns characters always start at first level, and at least a third of them die before ever seeing second level. They level up roughly every four or five sessions at lower levels, and slower at high levels. Also, we consider anything over sixth level "high level" and anything over around 12th god like. Is there anyone that plays more like we do on this board, or am I still a minority?

That's the way I played and will continue to play that way. My kids will learn to play that way as well if I can ever get a regular game going again.

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Nupo · Aug 25, 2017

Thornir Alekeg said:
That's the way I played and will continue to play that way. My kids will learn to play that way as well if I can ever get a regular game going again.

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Been playing that way since 1979. My kids grew up playing that way to, and my grandson will to. He's only five, but he's starting to take an interest.

Eltab · Aug 31, 2017

Nupo said:
I get the impression that most people there play very high level (god like) characters, very fast level advancement, very low character mortality, and most don't start at first level. Many even level up every session!

When I was running Tiamat and we had new players drop in 'to check this D&D thing out', we had fewer people STAY when the characters were higher-level.
Most of the new players looked confused about what-all they could do (too many options; which ones are good/bad?) and when they could do it.

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