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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 128807" data-attributes="member: 363">So...it's OK to stereotype all of us, then? SJG knows exactly what they're doing. Like I said, they could have led off with any other d20 product. John Wick also played the same joke with &quot;What's That Smell?&quot; It's basically these guys &quot;rebelling against the Empire&quot; of d20. Going after a corporate entity is one thing; making people who buy the product of that entity the butt of a joke is another.I know I seem very defensive about this. I'm actually a lot less concerned about it than I seem. I'm just quibbling a bit, because jokes like these are tired and pointless. &quot;Oh, ha ha - d20 is for munchkins. Glad you pointed that out&quot; or &quot;See? 'What's That Smell?' is directly above the d20 logo. Oh the hilarity!&quot; Basically, game designers should stick with game designing, not comedy. They generally stink at it, and their attempts at satire are about as subtle as a turd in a punch-bowl. The only ones to have shown any propensity for humor have been Kenzer with HackMaster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 128807, member: 363"] So...it's OK to stereotype all of us, then? SJG knows exactly what they're doing. Like I said, they could have led off with any other d20 product. John Wick also played the same joke with "What's That Smell?" It's basically these guys "rebelling against the Empire" of d20. Going after a corporate entity is one thing; making people who buy the product of that entity the butt of a joke is another. I know I seem very defensive about this. I'm actually a lot less concerned about it than I seem. I'm just quibbling a bit, because jokes like these are tired and pointless. "Oh, ha ha - d20 is for munchkins. Glad you pointed that out" or "See? 'What's That Smell?' is directly above the d20 logo. Oh the hilarity!" Basically, game designers should stick with game designing, not comedy. They generally stink at it, and their attempts at satire are about as subtle as a turd in a punch-bowl. The only ones to have shown any propensity for humor have been Kenzer with HackMaster. [/QUOTE]

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