D&D General Do You D&D OSR?

[Shardstone]

No one is arguing with your preferences or experiences, but I will thank you not to put words in my mouth or ascribe motivation to me. I'm right here. You can ask rather than just make stuff up.

I'm referring to you saying the game is a bad fit. That is a negative framing.

 

[Reynard]

(This thread defines OSR as "TSR-era games", though, which is why I voted the way I did.)

No it doesn't.

 

[Mark Hope]

No it doesn't.

Yes it does:

"OSR games here includes just straight up playing TSR era D&D currently."

 

[Reynard]

I'm referring to you saying the game is a bad fit. That is a negative framing.

No, it isn't. You are taking it that way but there's nothing inherently negative about point out thatb5E is built for something different than OSR style play. That's like calling it "negative" to point out that the handle of a screwdriver isn't a very good hammer while you watch someone try and use it to pound down a nail.

That you can change 5E to do different things with varying degrees of effort depending on what those things are does not change that 5E was designed to do something else. You're a game designer. Surely you understand intent in design.

 

[Reynard]

Yes it does:

"OSR games here includes just straight up playing TSR era D&D currently."

Includes. As in "also means."

 

[Mark Hope]

Includes. As in "also means."

Umm yeah? That's a definition, which is why I voted as I did. It's not the only definition but it is one

 

[darjr]

I wouldn’t put it so negatively.

Edit: I mean about the player style of many 5e players.

 

[payn]

I am getting a sense of "doesnt work for me, so doesnt work for anyone" here.

 

[Jack Daniel]

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[Reynard]

Umm yeah? That's a definition, which is why I voted as I did. It's not the only definition but it is one

Yup. I totally misread your comment. Lol. Sorry.