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<blockquote data-quote="Mordax_sighs" data-source="post: 188613" data-attributes="member: 4518">A go away to play NERO for a couple of days, and everything goes crazy 'round here...This is exactly my point.There are some people who are perfectly happy to play the same old D&amp;D for 30 years.&nbsp; Same old &quot;start at 1st level, whack orcs and collect copper.&nbsp; End at level 10+, whacking dragons and collecting magic widgets.&quot;I'll admit that I still do that sometimes, but mostly it's boring now.&nbsp; I mean, I've been playing D&amp;D since grade school.&nbsp; I don't know about you guys, but I've really experienced enough tombs and dragons and orcish bandits and stuff.&nbsp; Been there, done that.&nbsp; I'd rather move on to something, *anything* else.As for the merits of various genres:Peasants?&nbsp; It's a chance to use your noggin for defeating orcs and zombies with everyday farming tools.&nbsp; That can be anything from CoC grim to 3 Stooges slapstick.&nbsp; Epic heroes?&nbsp; It's a chance to juggle dozens of magical effects, and try and handle situations you'll never, ever see in a normal campaign (trips to Hell, etc.).&nbsp; Something completely different?&nbsp; If my players wanted to play aquatic elves, and never see the surface, I'd give it a go.&nbsp; It would be *so* weird.That's what this is about.&nbsp; Trying to make the old hobby into something shiny and new.&nbsp; Much like how I don't eat the same food every day.You guys who can't wrap your brains around that idea...All I have to say is, I'm glad TV hasn't affected your attention spans - I'll bet you can watch paint dry, too. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mordax_sighs, post: 188613, member: 4518"] A go away to play NERO for a couple of days, and everything goes crazy 'round here... This is exactly my point. There are some people who are perfectly happy to play the same old D&D for 30 years. Same old "start at 1st level, whack orcs and collect copper. End at level 10+, whacking dragons and collecting magic widgets." I'll admit that I still do that sometimes, but mostly it's boring now. I mean, I've been playing D&D since grade school. I don't know about you guys, but I've really experienced enough tombs and dragons and orcish bandits and stuff. Been there, done that. I'd rather move on to something, *anything* else. As for the merits of various genres: Peasants? It's a chance to use your noggin for defeating orcs and zombies with everyday farming tools. That can be anything from CoC grim to 3 Stooges slapstick. Epic heroes? It's a chance to juggle dozens of magical effects, and try and handle situations you'll never, ever see in a normal campaign (trips to Hell, etc.). Something completely different? If my players wanted to play aquatic elves, and never see the surface, I'd give it a go. It would be *so* weird. That's what this is about. Trying to make the old hobby into something shiny and new. Much like how I don't eat the same food every day. You guys who can't wrap your brains around that idea... All I have to say is, I'm glad TV hasn't affected your attention spans - I'll bet you can watch paint dry, too. ;) [/QUOTE]

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