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GuyBoy reacted to Umbran's post in the thread How many years does it take for an RPG to become nostalgic, for you? with
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I do not become terribly nostalgic for games, so much as I get nostalgic for the kind of play experience I was having in a given era... -
GuyBoy reacted to KYRON45's post in the thread How many years does it take for an RPG to become nostalgic, for you? with Like.
My nostalgia comes from the shared narrative. The story we create. The rule set is at best a crutch to help facilitate that narrative...
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GuyBoy reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread How many years does it take for an RPG to become nostalgic, for you? with Like.
I am not nostalgic for the games themselves; but for the experiences, friends, and time at the table - which the games were a vehicle to...
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GuyBoy reacted to DragonLancer's post in the thread How many years does it take for an RPG to become nostalgic, for you? with Like.
It's less about year/time gone by as it is the emotions those games provoked then compared to now. I love the classic D&D archetype that...
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GuyBoy reacted to payn's post in the thread How many years does it take for an RPG to become nostalgic, for you? with Like.
Judging by your comments (which mine are very similar) its less about time itself and more about experience and time with it. There are...
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GuyBoy reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread How many years does it take for an RPG to become nostalgic, for you? with Like.
Looking back at my very long RPG GM career, I'm obviosuly nostalgic of the early 80s (1980-1984) and all the RPGs I played with my...
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GuyBoy reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General What Bits of History Inspire Your Homebrew Setting? with Like.
In my first teenage homebrew I called the Great Britain analogue "Cruithne" and based it on a mix of Hen Ogledd, the Ulster Cycle and...
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GuyBoy replied to the thread D&D General What Bits of History Inspire Your Homebrew Setting?.Slightly tangential as it's not directly about inspiring my homegrown setting, but I'm blessed to live close to a number of historical...
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GuyBoy reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General What Bits of History Inspire Your Homebrew Setting? with Like.
Currently, my campaign is inspired by the bronze age collapse. A volcanic eruption and earthquakes have shattered the civilized empires...
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GuyBoy reacted to darjr's post in the thread Shadowdark Setting Looks Set To Be 2025's First Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunder with Like.
Got em in the FLGS now. Just in time to beat the Tariff.
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GuyBoy reacted to Morrus's post in the thread How Will The New Tariffs Affect TTRPG Prices? with Like.
And of course also “just make it in America” assumes that Americans are the only important people in this community. It’s a soundbyte...
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GuyBoy reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread How Will The New Tariffs Affect TTRPG Prices? with Like.
Everyone should read this article - it really drives home what this is doing to the folks who make the games we love, as well as...
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GuyBoy reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Transgender Drow are Canon in Forgotten Realms! Woo! with Like.
You just gave me the coolest City of Heroes character name I now possess. Gonna make a trans warrior priestess given divine powers in...
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GuyBoy reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Transgender Drow are Canon in Forgotten Realms! Woo! with Like.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah. That's just some reactionary whackadoo trying to play on important historical figures for his own self...
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GuyBoy reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D General Transgender Drow are Canon in Forgotten Realms! Woo! with Like.
I think it might be a different thread where awful YouTubers were being discussed, but "Sargon of Akkad" is a rather infamous example of...