Jester David
Hero
This is it.
The rest might make you old or a traditionalist or just someone who plays in meat space. But when you prefer and older edition to a modern one, you become a grognard.
How Did I Become a Grognard?
The rest might make you old or a traditionalist or just someone who plays in meat space. But when you prefer and older edition to a modern one, you become a grognard.
In an essay from the late 70s, published in White Dwarf, Lewis Pulsipher (who posts here as [MENTION=30518]lewpuls[/MENTION]) wrote that there are no major gods other than the Lords of Law and Chaos. It's clear that early D&D approached religion/divinity through the lens of alignment also - you can see this in Gygax's AD&D, ini the entry for Candles of Invocation (p 140), which says that they "are dedicated to the pantheon of gods of one of the nine alignments."
I think the change in focus for morality/religion from alignment as semi-abstract, pulp/Moorcock-influenced Law vs Chaos to fully-realised deities and religious practices is part of the pulling away from alignment. A game like Ruenquest exemplified this at an early stage in fantasy RPG evolution. The first discussion of it in the D&D context that I know of is the Dragon article "For King and Country" (no 101, 1985).
On minis: 99% of mine are unpainted.
AbdulAlhazred
Legend
Heck, I still have my Holmes Basic 'wax dice' that came with the very very first boxed set back in 1976. Nobody will let me roll them anymore, they're completely worn out. lol. (the d6 can roll for 30 seconds easily and the most common result is 'DM decides if it is a 4 or a 6')
[MENTION=42040]Retreater[/MENTION] I don't think you're a grognard man. You have fairly enlightened attitudes towards play from what I've read
I'd call someone a 'grognard' who steadfastly sticks to some very early modes of play and denigrates anything not crafted by the hand of Gary Gygax or at least hailing from the mid 70's when he was last a creative force in RPGs. No doubt that also dates me, lol.
Zardnaar
Legend
Nothing you prefer the latest edition
. Some grogs like 5E it's 3E and 4E they usually don't like sometimes 2E.
I like 3.5Ed most. Does that make me a Neo.5nard? Neofnord? Pointfivenard? Deminard?
Myrdin Potter
Hero
I was hoping for someone telling how they had invented a time machine and joining Napoleon's army and then surviving to become a veteran, but instead I just found a discussion on how to complain about advancements in RPG editions and technology.
Somehow I avoided that, I started with D&D (the original edition) and happily play 5e today.
Somehow I avoided that, I started with D&D (the original edition) and happily play 5e today.
Zardnaar
Legend
I would call you a Neo Grognard
.; Same thing as the old grogs you just prefer an older edition. Neo Grognard is probably where I am I like/prefer OSR stuff but like 5E and play 5E due to what players want.Perfect world would probably alternate game sessions.
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