Define "grognard"

[Bullgrit]

Let's define "grognard."

Note this is a multiple choice poll.

Bullgrit

 

[ExploderWizard]

You forgot:

Lemongamer

 

[UngainlyTitan]

If you have not heard of the Grenadiers a pied de la Garde Imperial you have no business calling yourself a Grognard

 

[Doug McCrae]

Imo, it mostly means someone who prefers a previous edition of a game, not necessarily D&D. Though I can't deny that the wargamer and wargamer -> D&D gamer meanings might be used too.

Someone who prefers an older edition of anything is unavoidably going to come across as negative, if the current edition is more popular. At least they will if they express an opinion about the current edition.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I voted for what I perceive to be the most commonly assumed definition (in "the D&D culture", whatever the heck that is meant to be anyway. . .) So, it's not *my* definiton, per se.

I don't really stick to one definition, personally. I bandy the term about left and right, for fun mostly. Means very little to me, truly.

 

[Diamond Cross]

An old veteran soldier; specifically of the grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (Grenadiers à Pied de la Garde Impériale).

 

[Squizzle]

As a relatively new entry into English, used almost exclusively by a very small subculture, it hasn't acquired a stable meaning yet. You just have to roll with context clues to determine intended meaning when you encounter it.

 

[Desdichado]

The original definition of grognard was related (supposedly) to their grumpy, grumbling demeanor. Although a lot of fans of older editions of the game have made an attempt to "reclaim" the word and make it something positive, as far as I'm concerned, it will always come with a connotation of being negative and complainy.

Clearly, in context, it has nothing to do with any regiment of Napolean's army, so to the folks who keep throwing that out, you're being deliberately obtuse. Not cool.

 

[Festivus]

I envision "Grumpy Old Men (with Dice)" when I hear the term... I need to be careful, I am getting sufficient numbers of grey hairs to be mistaken for one!

 

[maddman75]

The original definition of grognard was related (supposedly) to their grumpy, grumbling demeanor. Although a lot of fans of older editions of the game have made an attempt to "reclaim" the word and make it something positive, as far as I'm concerned, it will always come with a connotation of being negative and complainy.

Clearly, in context, it has nothing to do with any regiment of Napolean's army, so to the folks who keep throwing that out, you're being deliberately obtuse. Not cool.

I'm with Hobo. Someone who likes an older version of a game, dislikes a newer version, and is grumbly and complainy about it. Frequently make appeals to authority to prove their way of playing is better than anyone elses.