The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Ryujin]

Flat!

As a good pizza should be.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Not only are there no editions to D&D, there aren't really any role-playing games other than D&D. It was the first game, and every other game is really just a set of house rules different people have done to the primary game! It's all so clear! It's D&D all the way down!

This statement will definitely not offend anyone on the Internet. Absolutely no chance!

 

[overgeeked]

The single greatest moment is D&D liveplay happened on Critical Role Thursday night when everyone at the table stopped caring about the rules and just had fun.

 

[overgeeked]

Not only are there no editions to D&D, there aren't really any role-playing games other than D&D. It was the first game, and every other game is really just a set of house rules different people have done to the primary game! It's all so clear! It's D&D all the way down!

This statement will definitely not offend anyone on the Internet. Absolutely no chance!

There is no D&D. Just Gygax’s house rules for Arneson’s game. Which were his house rules for Wesley’s game. Which were his house rules of Verdy’s game. Which were his house rules of Reisswitz’s game. Which were just him trying to simulate war in a game in order to teach officers to fight real wars.

 

[RealAlHazred]

There is no D&D. Just Gygax’s house rules for Arneson’s game. Which were his house rules for Wesley’s game. Which were his house rules of Verdy’s game. Which were his house rules of Reisswitz’s game. Which were just him trying to simulate war in a game in order to teach officers to fight real wars.

"I invented all games of all sorts: wargames, board games, roleplaying games, live-action games... Don't ever let anyone else on the Internet tell you otherwise!" -- Carl von Clausewitz, 1825 (probably)

 

[CleverNickName]

The single greatest moment is D&D liveplay happened on Critical Role Thursday night when everyone at the table stopped caring about the rules and just had fun.

You can't have fun without rules.
That would be against the rules!

 

[overgeeked]

You can't have fun without rules.
That would be against the rules!

It’s sad that some people actually think that. It’s a game. Play. Go have fun. “But the rules!” They don’t matter. “Heretic!” Yeah, I know.

 

[prabe]

I am shocked to realize there are people who disagree with us about the relationship/s between "rules" and "game." It is a problem of course that they do not realize it is we who are right and they who are wrong.

 

[CleverNickName]

A pizza needs a crust: a solid and uniform base to support all of the other toppings. It can be as thin as a cracker or as thick as a baguette, but it has to be there. Otherwise all of the things that make pizza worth eating--the tangy sauce, the cheese, the toppings--will never make it to the table. A crust-only pizza is just a boring slice of bread...but a pizza without any crust at all is just a messy, weird soup.

Nobody is suggesting that pizzas don't need a crust. But there is a weird assertion that unless you have a sufficiently dense pizza crust, the cook is going to take advantage of you. I can't wrap my head around that.

(Assuming we're still talking about rules.)

 

[Xamnam]

Otherwise all of the things that make pizza worth eating--the tangy sauce, the cheese, the toppings--will never make it to the table.

a pizza without any crust at all is just a messy, weird soup.

I can see someone hasn't opted into the thrilling new airborne experience Cloudy with a Chance of Marinara, Pepperoni, and Mozzarella at their local pizzeria.