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RRhaezDaevan reacted to J.Quondam's post in the thread D&D General Snails: Threat or Menace? (in Dungeons and Dragons) with
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
In REH's conception Civilisation is decadent, treacherous and corrupt, whereas Conan as Barbarian is Honest, Direct and self reliant...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to SteveC's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
Oh sure. I just look at that group and see a movie made by James Gunn. And as much as I like his films, I don't think they work for...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to SteveC's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
I was just watching something very political (which I won't go into here) but the author took a big aside to talk about the book and...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
Seems folks have gone off the rails. This is honestly the biggest draw, and is even MORE relevant today than it was back then.
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
I've missed some of the intervening discussions but just pointing out that these same 'Conanesque' philosophies as you describe can be...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
Why? What is wrong with catharsis. We listen to music for catharsis. We even listen to loud bombastic music or sad melancholic music for...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
But that exists whether Conan exists or not. I don't read Conan to get ideas about how to use power. I read Conan as a form of escape...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
We aren't where we are because of Conan. Nor are we where we are because of Come Drink with Me or James Bond. I would say, you probably...
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RRhaezDaevan reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
Because it is cathartic. There are whole genres built on this idea. And it isn't just antisocial. Conan has a code. Characters in Kung...