D&D General Younger Players Telling Us how Old School Gamers Played

[Quickleaf]

The Golden Rule is to treat others as you want to be treated.

The Platinum Rule is don't tell someone else that you know better than they do what they experienced or how they feel.

So what's the Astral Diamond rule, Snarf? "Just roll with it, shine a light, and be excellent to each other"?
Or do we not talk about Astral Diamonds?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

So what's the Astral Diamond rule, Snarf? "Just roll with it, shine a light, and be excellent to each other"?
Or do we not talk about Astral Diamonds?

 

[jasper]

Oh, yea, started watching that and haven’t gotten through it.

Frankly everyone should read “The Elusive Shift”

At least it’d let everyone know how fractured the play styles were even back then.

Lots of people thought TSR was a bit bonkers. And TSR thought lots of the players were too.

Reality was probably everyone was.

https://www.amazon.com/Elusive-Shif...mzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb
Not at 20 bucks I not.

 

[MGibster]

Don't blame the younger people; blame the old dudes screaming at the younger people about how they're not doing it right and then telling them how their table did things as if that was the One True Way.

Okay, boomer.

 

[billd91]

Everything GenZ loves is made by GenXers.

Including much of GenZ itself...

 

[billd91]

So what's the Astral Diamond rule, Snarf? "Just roll with it, shine a light, and be excellent to each other"?
Or do we not talk about Astral Diamonds?

Shine on, you astral diamond.

 

[The-Magic-Sword]

https://www.amazon.com/Elusive-Shif...mzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb
Not at 20 bucks I not.

You could always put in a material request at your local library, they might be willing to pick it up. (I say as a librarian.)

 

[Reynard]

Including much of GenZ itself...

I've got 2 myself!

 

[Reynard]

https://www.amazon.com/Elusive-Shift-Role-Playing-Identity-Histories/dp/0262544903/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DONXGWPD77OM&keywords=the+elusive+shift+how+role-playing+games+forged+their+identity&qid=1668726528&sprefix=The+Elusive+Shift”,aps,79&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do:amzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb
Not at 20 bucks I not.

Not to call Jasper out specifically, but I don't get this attitude. Real people do real work to produce quality work. It's worth paying for. The stuff that's free? It's usually crap.

 

[billd91]

I've got 2 myself!

Same.