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<blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 1423693" data-attributes="member: 6398">Nail on the head with this one, folks.&nbsp;I think this might be the root of the problem.&nbsp; These boards are for &quot;General RPG Discussion&quot;, although I think we can generally admit that the central focus is usually d20-based gaming.&nbsp; However, some folks seem to believe that d20=D&amp;D, which is no longer the case.&nbsp; Indeed, it's far from it; d20 has become it's own animal (or, more accurately, is constantly becoming more animals).&nbsp;All these folks that whine about people that don't play by the &quot;standard&quot; rules should simply take a breather and relax.&nbsp; Just because some of us are done playing default D&amp;D and have moved on to other things doesn't mean that anyone has to get their panties in a bunch.&nbsp; All D&amp;D is now is d20 with pre-set conditions, just like Arcana Unearthed is d20 with pre-set options, and Babylon 5 is d20 with pre-set options, and Traveler: T20 is d20 with pre-set options, and Call of Cthulu is d20 with pre-set conditions, and Fading Suns is...&nbsp;Anyone getting the point here?&nbsp;All the homebrewers are doing (and this is true for low magic, rare magic, grim n gritty, higher magic, comical, sci-fi, Modern/Espionage, and any other genre) is erasing the pre-set conditions of any of these individual games and setting their own parameters of play.&nbsp; To indicate that any style is the result of fear, laziness, incompetance, or anything else that would imply a &quot;lesser status&quot; within the community, is to indicate a lack of understanding concerning what the d20 engine is capable of, the purpose of Open Gaming, and the ability of others to modify the system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bendris Noulg, post: 1423693, member: 6398"] Nail on the head with this one, folks. I think this might be the root of the problem. These boards are for "General RPG Discussion", although I think we can generally admit that the central focus is usually d20-based gaming. However, some folks seem to believe that d20=D&D, which is no longer the case. Indeed, it's far from it; d20 has become it's own animal (or, more accurately, is [i]constantly[/i] becoming more animals). All these folks that whine about people that don't play by the "standard" rules should simply take a breather and relax. Just because some of us are done playing default D&D and have moved on to other things doesn't mean that anyone has to get their panties in a bunch. All D&D is now is d20 with pre-set conditions, just like Arcana Unearthed is d20 with pre-set options, and Babylon 5 is d20 with pre-set options, and Traveler: T20 is d20 with pre-set options, and Call of Cthulu is d20 with pre-set conditions, and Fading Suns is... Anyone getting the point here? All the homebrewers are doing (and this is true for low magic, rare magic, grim n gritty, higher magic, comical, sci-fi, Modern/Espionage, and any other genre) is erasing the pre-set conditions of any of these [i]individual games[/i] and setting their own parameters of play. To indicate that any style is the result of fear, laziness, incompetance, or anything else that would imply a "lesser status" within the community, is to indicate a lack of understanding concerning what the d20 engine is capable of, the purpose of Open Gaming, and the ability of others to modify the system. [/QUOTE]

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