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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 4442064" data-attributes="member: 336"><p>That is one way to look at it. It can also be seen as a way to attract a much broader base. Those that did not necessarily grow up weaned on Moorcock, Howard & Leiber. Even Gygax posited that he included a lot of the LotR tropes because of the popularity of the novels at that time. Nowadays with the movies that popularity is probably even greater. So should WotC just ignore that potential avenue because it is popular?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe or just maybe those things that are being "done" can easily fall into the category of fantasy / sword & sorcery.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I don't see much difference in the way I'm running my games now than when I was running BD&D & 1e. Many of the rules are different, the same can be said of when I was running 3e, but the gameplay and the fun we are having at the table is still pure D&D to me.</p><p></p><p>If the game experience is not the same for some, I feel sorry for them, but I don't feel the need to apologize for the things I like. The same way that I don't expect them to do so about the things they like.</p><p></p><p>In the end it is just a game and I have better things to do with my time than spend it commiserating about what was done or not. I have fun playing and when I don't I find something else to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 4442064, member: 336"] That is one way to look at it. It can also be seen as a way to attract a much broader base. Those that did not necessarily grow up weaned on Moorcock, Howard & Leiber. Even Gygax posited that he included a lot of the LotR tropes because of the popularity of the novels at that time. Nowadays with the movies that popularity is probably even greater. So should WotC just ignore that potential avenue because it is popular? Maybe or just maybe those things that are being "done" can easily fall into the category of fantasy / sword & sorcery. Personally, I don't see much difference in the way I'm running my games now than when I was running BD&D & 1e. Many of the rules are different, the same can be said of when I was running 3e, but the gameplay and the fun we are having at the table is still pure D&D to me. If the game experience is not the same for some, I feel sorry for them, but I don't feel the need to apologize for the things I like. The same way that I don't expect them to do so about the things they like. In the end it is just a game and I have better things to do with my time than spend it commiserating about what was done or not. I have fun playing and when I don't I find something else to do. [/QUOTE]
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