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<blockquote data-quote="kennew142" data-source="post: 3972971" data-attributes="member: 18490"><p>I didn't assume that you were intolerant, just that the remark was. A statement I stand by, even if it was the result of irritation. <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 ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have been in the same boat for most of my gaming history. Because I am a classicist and a historian (with a late antiquity specialty), I have tended to run games that very closely mimic that period. I've grown out of that style (or at least I am trying to do so). I don't mean to imply that anyone who wants a purely European flavored game needs to grow, just that my own personal growth as a gamer is taking me in this direction.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think this is true of most discussions of this nature. I have a sister-in-law who says she doesn't like Mexican food. Not only is this incomprehensible to me, but I know that there are so many styles of Mexican cuisine as to invalidate (in my mind) her statement. But the secret is that you cannot invalidate someone's opinion or gut reaction. It is a visceral reaction and may defy logic.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personally, I am hoping that D&D 4e will simulate both Western and Eastern style fantasy equally well.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't like it when people use the argument <em>you should just keep playing the current edition if you don't like it</em>. It's one thing when it is the mechanics we're discussing. If the new mechanics aren't for you, you probably should stick with an older edition. Everyone should feel free to express their hopes and desires for the upcoming edition. I do.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that saying you dislike asian themed named should be good enough. There will always be people who not only disagree with you, but will try to change your opinion. But Asian themed or anime themed would probably be as good a term as any.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm with you 100%. I would add Golden Wyvern Adept, except that topic has already derailed many a thread! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I disagree 100%. I can't stand any of these names either. French and Italian don't exist in my campaign. It's still putting too much implied setting in the core rules. Count me as one of those GMs/players who would rather have very bland and boring names for feats and spells. I can provide the appropriate flavor for my game.</p><p></p><p>However, if I am going to see one style of naming, I may as well see the other as well. Neither suites my taste. I don't like feat names with animals or monsters in the name. I don't care whether the name comes from anime, video games or professional wrestling. I just don't like the sound of it, anymore than I like names in a foreign language that are meaningless to me (or to my campaign in the case of French, Spanish and Italian which I can usually read witihout a problem).</p><p></p><p>The fact is that neither of us is likely to get our way. The flowery names are likely here to stay. I hear about as many people praising them as hating them. In the end, I can only hope that these names are few and not too intrusive.</p><p></p><p>*************************************</p><p>I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread topic. As someone who has watched very little anime (and has liked about 20% of what he's seen), and has never really been into video games, I enjoy reading this thread and its related one. Some of the elements that some folks see an anime/video game derived, strike me as something out of traditional (not D&D inspired) fantasy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kennew142, post: 3972971, member: 18490"] I didn't assume that you were intolerant, just that the remark was. A statement I stand by, even if it was the result of irritation. ;) I have been in the same boat for most of my gaming history. Because I am a classicist and a historian (with a late antiquity specialty), I have tended to run games that very closely mimic that period. I've grown out of that style (or at least I am trying to do so). I don't mean to imply that anyone who wants a purely European flavored game needs to grow, just that my own personal growth as a gamer is taking me in this direction. I think this is true of most discussions of this nature. I have a sister-in-law who says she doesn't like Mexican food. Not only is this incomprehensible to me, but I know that there are so many styles of Mexican cuisine as to invalidate (in my mind) her statement. But the secret is that you cannot invalidate someone's opinion or gut reaction. It is a visceral reaction and may defy logic. Personally, I am hoping that D&D 4e will simulate both Western and Eastern style fantasy equally well. I don't like it when people use the argument [I]you should just keep playing the current edition if you don't like it[/I]. It's one thing when it is the mechanics we're discussing. If the new mechanics aren't for you, you probably should stick with an older edition. Everyone should feel free to express their hopes and desires for the upcoming edition. I do. I think that saying you dislike asian themed named should be good enough. There will always be people who not only disagree with you, but will try to change your opinion. But Asian themed or anime themed would probably be as good a term as any. I'm with you 100%. I would add Golden Wyvern Adept, except that topic has already derailed many a thread! :D I disagree 100%. I can't stand any of these names either. French and Italian don't exist in my campaign. It's still putting too much implied setting in the core rules. Count me as one of those GMs/players who would rather have very bland and boring names for feats and spells. I can provide the appropriate flavor for my game. However, if I am going to see one style of naming, I may as well see the other as well. Neither suites my taste. I don't like feat names with animals or monsters in the name. I don't care whether the name comes from anime, video games or professional wrestling. I just don't like the sound of it, anymore than I like names in a foreign language that are meaningless to me (or to my campaign in the case of French, Spanish and Italian which I can usually read witihout a problem). The fact is that neither of us is likely to get our way. The flowery names are likely here to stay. I hear about as many people praising them as hating them. In the end, I can only hope that these names are few and not too intrusive. ************************************* I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread topic. As someone who has watched very little anime (and has liked about 20% of what he's seen), and has never really been into video games, I enjoy reading this thread and its related one. Some of the elements that some folks see an anime/video game derived, strike me as something out of traditional (not D&D inspired) fantasy. [/QUOTE]
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