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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Everett" data-source="post: 7649219" data-attributes="member: 21712">Re: Perception: sure, one gets whatever one gets out of a song (or any piece of art) and misses whatever one misses.  But I gave your song another listen, just now, and I don't see how I would ever glean that you're singing about 1E and 2E... or that the song is a commentary and isn't a parody.  I never played 1E/2E; only played 3.0 and 3.5, and mostly wizards.  3.0 and 3.5 wizards at 1st level have all the same traits you mention -- 4 HP/level, Magic Missile and maybe one other spell and then you're done in the fight (hoo, what fun!) and a stupid backup weapon.  I always opted for bow instead of dagger and poured some skill points into Weapon Focus (archery) to make it worthwhile.  I understand that 3.0/3.5 games are dominated by casters when a campaign reaches high-into-epic levels, but I never played a campaign out that far and haven't gamed at all in several years.Honestly, it's foremost the country-folksy-twangy tone, instrumentals and vocals, that make it sound like the song is merely about how bored you are.  Would a wizard listen to country music?  Did Gandalf and Merlin grow up at their mothers' knees listening to Roy Rogers?  Seems unlikely.  Besides which... well... the lyrics are all about that you're just not that into the game: you tell us that you don't know what you're doing there, you'll be dead soon, got a stupid hat, should've played a different class... i.e., "the guy sounds bored."  It's a clever piece and we all get a chuckle out of it, but what else you gonna get?  I wouldn't listen to Eminem if I wanted a lighthearted romp through the flowers and I wouldn't listen to the soundtrack from Mary Poppins if I was walking the back alleys of Detroit.Know what I mean?</blockquote>

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