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For the name... I've spent my gaming years playing in basements. The name stuck when a bar opened up near me called The Cellar, and that's where we moved our games. For the avatar... I usually don't bother with these on forums.

I guess you could say that I'm a product of my upbringing. :love:

I agree that people definitely saw it back then. But there were also other factors at play concerning its "acceptance". Folks who didn't agree with the behavior would say to themselves, and to those they knew were like-minded, "George is an naughty word." But George was either your neighbor, your...

Gotcha. I'm not on X, haven't looked at the book the disclaimer is in, and my only familiarity with Ben Riggs are the clickbait titles the name is associated with on here. So, of course, my first impression in seeing this thread was "Oh look, some clickbait..." Then as I read it, I thought it...

I just noticed that I edited the wrong post. I have corrected it to clarify that I'm not referring to the book, but instead referring to post on X.

And everyone else is trying to change their minds?

Yes. I absolutely agree that this is what the reaction should've been.

My take on this isn't so much about what may or may not be in the book. It's more about the reactions and discussions here. Edit: The "highlighter" remark was about Ben's tweet.

I'm not suggesting that at all. Keep those items in if they're important to the game's conception. Then allow the reader to take away what they want from those things. We don't need to take a highlighter to them and tell folks "These are the bad parts." Edit: The "highlighter" remark was...

After reading through these exhausting 80-some pages I keep thinking about my grandfather who died in '99. He was an Irish immigrant who grew up on a farm in Iowa. He was indeed a racist and a sexist, and made no attempts to hide or apologize for it. He had also beaten his kids (my mom, aunt...

I don't believe the book will offer anything new for me, and I'm not willing to spend that much money on a paperweight. So I have made the choice not to purchase it. How was that not a choice?

The "substance" is what the rest of the book may or, in the case of the current DMG, may not contain.

The majority of the things I've heard about TG: Maverick (and I also saw it) that people liked had to do with references to the previous movie. I admit that if I was at a store and saw that cover I would be compelled to pick it up. Then as I'm reaching for it, and realizing what it is, I'd...

Yeah, this is starting to remind me of the new Top Gun movie. A whole lot of "hey remember that thing" and very little substance.

Great to see Mike at Chaosium! Although the Orient Express board game didn't interest me (but it did interest 13,000 backers), I'm eager to see what other board game ideas they have.

At nearly every table I've either GM'd or played at, it was expected that everyone had their own books. The only exception was, as you stated, if you were new to the game, but it wasn't long after (if you enjoyed it) that you'd pick up your own book(s). The majority of my GM'ing experience...

I've never been one for illustrations, unless it was a comic strip. When I was a kid the only thing I really noticed was the big dragon. Later on I was able to see the original print in Frank's living room. It was then that I really noticed the fighter, and I had commented on how cool it was...

Today I learned... When I would play a PC, I've been playing wrong. I always just though Backgrounds were optional. I could rarely ever find one that matched my character's "backstory".

This is my main complaint about character creation apps...players end up having no understanding of their character and how it interacts with the game. When I purchase a new system, the first thing I do is go directly to the "Character Creation" chapter, and start working on a character using...

When I play in events at conventions they are typically systems or settings that I'm looking to try out. If there was a ticket cost associated with these events, I'd be reluctant to try something new.