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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8252153" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>No, I don't. But I am going by memory. I recall as the line went on, they clearly started imitating vampire because vampire was HUGELY successful and was threatening the dominance that D&D once held. I didn't recall when the Vampyre came out or how gothy it was but was just basing my response off your post and my memory. </p><p></p><p>Again, we simply disagree. Which is fine. You don't have to agree with me. But this notion that including more genres somehow automatically makes something better I would reject. Especially with a line that was defined by the subgenre it belonged to, and by its staunch advocacy of that style of horror against more modern styles. </p><p></p><p>And I am not saying it didn't draw from other things. A lot of people contributed to that line and brought in influences. But it is really obvious if you look at Ravenloft in the 90s, it was rooted in classic horror (and it is explicit in the black boxed set). I don't think that is even controversial. There is a big difference between having a foundation based on a subgenre, and weaving in other subgrenres here and there, and just having a total free for all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8252153, member: 85555"] No, I don't. But I am going by memory. I recall as the line went on, they clearly started imitating vampire because vampire was HUGELY successful and was threatening the dominance that D&D once held. I didn't recall when the Vampyre came out or how gothy it was but was just basing my response off your post and my memory. Again, we simply disagree. Which is fine. You don't have to agree with me. But this notion that including more genres somehow automatically makes something better I would reject. Especially with a line that was defined by the subgenre it belonged to, and by its staunch advocacy of that style of horror against more modern styles. And I am not saying it didn't draw from other things. A lot of people contributed to that line and brought in influences. But it is really obvious if you look at Ravenloft in the 90s, it was rooted in classic horror (and it is explicit in the black boxed set). I don't think that is even controversial. There is a big difference between having a foundation based on a subgenre, and weaving in other subgrenres here and there, and just having a total free for all. [/QUOTE]
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