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Message: <blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 8528422" data-attributes="member: 90374">My XPAge: 42Year started: '91? Hard to say for sure I started, stopped, started for several years in the 90's and aughts. First RPG: 2EHow many in first decade: 2-3 First DM: School mateViewsPC Death:It happens. The frequency and expectations depends entirely on system.OSR: its fun and part of skill play.Modern D&D: It happens, but player agency to protect their PC is abundant. Other systems: Depends on expectations. Sometimes the genre is a meatgrinder, other times, there are better fail states than death to explore. Individual characters vs party:D&D works best as a team game. I prefer to have a group goal in mind for a campaign and sessions make headwinds towards that goal. That said, OSR style gaming is less narrative oriented and thus copacetic group play is less necessary. Non-D&D games often have less team requirements to play, so they do individual characters with divergent goals and views much better. Current ControversiesWeird racist stuffA product of their times. I expect modern publishers to at least make an effort to produce inclusive and non-offensive products. Inherently evil racesA prefer a more nuanced setting, where cultures can encompass a wide variety of philosophies. I do like things such as undead and planar beings to take the inherently evil space. AlignmentLove the 9 point system. I know its general, but im a-ok with that. Our sessions are often filled with deep discussions on motivations and morality. I also like cosmos driven wars and mechanical impacts (to a certain degree). Totally get that is not what many folks want from their RPG. Modern takes continue to make removing alignment trivial. So don't see why its a controversy anymore. Conclusion:I'm a hopeless extrovert. I talk to think. I learn from people and doing,  more than I do from books. So, learning from both newcomers and old timers has had a large impact on my playstyle. Since I enjoy discussion as much as the game itself, I like exploring systems and playstyles instead of sticking to one. Forum discussions have helped me understand the game, and what I like, more than any game master guide or designer commentary. I lacked suitable players and GMs for the first half of my gaming experience. It was a never ending series of start ups and shutdowns. Always D&D too. It wouldn't be until the last 15 years that I really got into long lasting campaigns and a variety of systems. I do my best to pass it along with new comers, help folks with questions, and debate gaming philosophies with other game heads. I dont believe in one true ways and always try and tailor my messages to be constructive/informative. I wasn't always like this, but I try my best to lead by example. I still have my moments now and then. -Cheers</blockquote>

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