Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Article on Gen Con in Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="NascragMan" data-source="post: 2988722" data-attributes="member: 32865"><p>I admit I'm a little biased about this article. I wrote the Nascrag tournament last year, so it was exciting to see the details of my adventure in print. And, by his own admission, he enjoyed the game. I met him and the rest of the team after the award ceremony last year. He certainly seemed to be having a good time.</p><p></p><p>Much of the article seems fairly innocuous. He's got the preconception that because someone can tell a story, he thinks he is a god. And he, like every other writer, can't see beyond the 3% of people who wear costumes. But basically he hung out with 4 20-something, sexually active, college students (one of whom was gay). His story reflect his experience.</p><p></p><p>If he had attached himself to the nascrag judges he would have written a much different article. he would have thought that most attendees we're married and many brought their children with them to the con. He would have thought that most attendees were physicians, geneticists, college professors, stock brokers, nuclear physicists, computer professionals, and artists.</p><p></p><p>My biggest problem with the article is this single paragraph:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">"Though he is a significant presence in the gaming community of central Indiana, and as devoted as any aficionado, Wells is far from the typical Joe Gamer. Most are single men in their 20s or early 30s with bleach-white skin and black attire. Many suffer from some combination of medical affliction, be it a runny nose/dandruff mix, an acne/pinkeye blend. They either talk constantly in a nasal, matter-of-fact tone, or they say little to nothing at all. Under no circumstances does the typical gamer wear a wedding ring, or for that matter stand purposefully in the vicinity of a woman. It’s not that he’s necessarily gay or doesn’t like women;it’s just that since mostly guys game, and gaming is mostly what those guys do, the situation rarely presents itself. When gamer girls are around, confusion, a sort of sexual disorientation, ensues."</p><p></p><p>That's just despicable.</p><p></p><p>BTW, if you're coming to GenCon, be sure to try Nascrag. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NascragMan, post: 2988722, member: 32865"] I admit I'm a little biased about this article. I wrote the Nascrag tournament last year, so it was exciting to see the details of my adventure in print. And, by his own admission, he enjoyed the game. I met him and the rest of the team after the award ceremony last year. He certainly seemed to be having a good time. Much of the article seems fairly innocuous. He's got the preconception that because someone can tell a story, he thinks he is a god. And he, like every other writer, can't see beyond the 3% of people who wear costumes. But basically he hung out with 4 20-something, sexually active, college students (one of whom was gay). His story reflect his experience. If he had attached himself to the nascrag judges he would have written a much different article. he would have thought that most attendees we're married and many brought their children with them to the con. He would have thought that most attendees were physicians, geneticists, college professors, stock brokers, nuclear physicists, computer professionals, and artists. My biggest problem with the article is this single paragraph: [INDENT]"Though he is a significant presence in the gaming community of central Indiana, and as devoted as any aficionado, Wells is far from the typical Joe Gamer. Most are single men in their 20s or early 30s with bleach-white skin and black attire. Many suffer from some combination of medical affliction, be it a runny nose/dandruff mix, an acne/pinkeye blend. They either talk constantly in a nasal, matter-of-fact tone, or they say little to nothing at all. Under no circumstances does the typical gamer wear a wedding ring, or for that matter stand purposefully in the vicinity of a woman. It’s not that he’s necessarily gay or doesn’t like women;it’s just that since mostly guys game, and gaming is mostly what those guys do, the situation rarely presents itself. When gamer girls are around, confusion, a sort of sexual disorientation, ensues."[/INDENT] That's just despicable. BTW, if you're coming to GenCon, be sure to try Nascrag. :) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Article on Gen Con in Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
Top