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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 4910143" data-attributes="member: 8447">For a long time RPGA was considered something of a joke (just FYI, I am giving a long overview here -- I started gaming in the mid-70s); it was organized to bring a lot of gamers together, but was often seen as limited in vision, highly hierarchical, overly-persnickety on the rules, and too demanding in regards to &quot;This is the only way to play D&amp;D&quot;.&nbsp; And, quite realistically, for years it was seen as actively hostile towards non-D&amp;D games, which sometimes backfired.Now under 3e, RPGA was in a slipping position, but under 4e, things have rapidly reversed.&nbsp; Indeed, since RPGA was brought in on the playtesting of 4e it has had a strong role in shaping a vision of this version of D&amp;D; the notion that &quot;everything is core&quot; is important for such a large group, the notion that all the current rules and, by extension, all future rules would be balanced, thus there would be no question about what is a &quot;legal character&quot; for an RPGA session (often a major issue in the past).&nbsp; RPGA and 4e are intermeshed, thus are able support each other quite actively and easily ... and this gives a growing organization that helps to support 4e to the broader rpg community.&nbsp; This is a has utterly revitalized RPGA -- from a near-joke in the wilderness, it has become the standard-bearer of D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 4910143, member: 8447"] For a long time RPGA was considered something of a joke (just FYI, I am giving a long overview here -- I started gaming in the mid-70s); it was organized to bring a lot of gamers together, but was often seen as limited in vision, highly hierarchical, overly-persnickety on the rules, and too demanding in regards to "This is the only way to play D&D". And, quite realistically, for years it was seen as actively hostile towards non-D&D games, which sometimes backfired. Now under 3e, RPGA was in a slipping position, but under 4e, things have rapidly reversed. Indeed, since RPGA was brought in on the playtesting of 4e it has had a strong role in shaping a vision of this version of D&D; the notion that "everything is core" is important for such a large group, the notion that all the current rules and, by extension, all future rules would be balanced, thus there would be no question about what is a "legal character" for an RPGA session (often a major issue in the past). RPGA and 4e are intermeshed, thus are able support each other quite actively and easily ... and this gives a growing organization that helps to support 4e to the broader rpg community. This is a has utterly revitalized RPGA -- from a near-joke in the wilderness, it has become the standard-bearer of D&D. [/QUOTE]

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