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<blockquote data-quote="amerigoV" data-source="post: 5468436">I can get behind the D&amp;D is an experience concept. D&amp;D has become a generic term for me these days - like Kleenex or Xerox. Anything that has lots of orcs, elves, dragons, and wizards pretty much qualifies. Yes, I view WOW as a D&amp;D variant, although I kicked that habit about a year ago. The ruleset behind it does not mean as much to me. I ran Ravenloft using Savage Worlds. I am currently running Expedition to the Ruins of Castle Greyhawk with SW. I play in a Pathfinder AP using D&amp;D 3.5. I've played some D&amp;D 4e. Its all D&amp;D to me, although I prefer the SW ruleset if given a choice.Now, if a fantasy setting has a strong theme, I do not consider it D&amp;D. So Dragon Age (both the computer game and RPG) are distinct to me from D&amp;D. The Black Company Campaign setting, while d20, is not D&amp;D. Eberron, while it has a theme, is still D&amp;D cuz it is still a high fantasy kitchen sink type of game. The Pathfinder APs and world is D&amp;D. Dark Sun I am not sure which it is - strong theme but still a lot of the kitchen in there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="amerigoV, post: 5468436"] I can get behind the D&D is an experience concept. D&D has become a generic term for me these days - like Kleenex or Xerox. Anything that has lots of orcs, elves, dragons, and wizards pretty much qualifies. Yes, I view WOW as a D&D variant, although I kicked that habit about a year ago. The ruleset behind it does not mean as much to me. I ran Ravenloft using Savage Worlds. I am currently running Expedition to the Ruins of Castle Greyhawk with SW. I play in a Pathfinder AP using D&D 3.5. I've played some D&D 4e. Its all D&D to me, although I prefer the SW ruleset if given a choice. Now, if a fantasy setting has a strong theme, I do not consider it D&D. So Dragon Age (both the computer game and RPG) are distinct to me from D&D. The Black Company Campaign setting, while d20, is not D&D. Eberron, while it has a theme, is still D&D cuz it is still a high fantasy kitchen sink type of game. The Pathfinder APs and world is D&D. Dark Sun I am not sure which it is - strong theme but still a lot of the kitchen in there. [/QUOTE]

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