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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 8889204" data-attributes="member: 20741">The &quot;I only play D&amp;D&quot; gamers are, similarly, people I have only encountered in forums, not among gamers I have met in real life in school, stores, or at conventions.I've been gaming for a very long time, since 1977 with OD&amp;D -- and more or less continuously since 1980.&nbsp; In terms of campaigns I have played (many sessions, 15+ as part of a long-term campaign) I have played in a lot over the years. There are many more one-off or 2/3 session palate cleanser games over the course of time than are listed below -- typically between AD&amp;D, RM, D&amp;D, or PF campaigns. Where there is an asterisk, I have played/run in multiple campaigns over the years:AD&amp;D *Traveller *Gamma WorldTop SecretCall of Cthulhu *James Bond 007Rolemaster *SpaceMaster *StormbringerGURPSD&amp;D 3.x *LUG Star TrekPF1 *Star Wars: Saga EdStarfinderPF2 *5e *Mutants &amp; MastermindsRunequestOf those which received hardcore continuous play over a ~ 5 year span or more? AD&amp;D 1st ed, Rolemaster, D&amp;D 3.x, PF1. The ones which weave in and out most often are Call of Cthulhu and Traveller.It's clear that FRPG is my genre of preference, but I'm not tied to the D&amp;D brand. I stopped AD&amp;D from 1984 through 2000 -- when we were neck deep in Rolemaster and eschewed 1st/2nd ed. Indeed, I only played 2nd ed at conventions or as a CRPG, never in a home game campaign. We sat out 2nd ed in its entirety. It was 3rd edition which brought us back into the D&amp;D fold, as it were.I guess the bottom line is that I don't have much of a point of reference with those who don't have similar experiences. All of the people I have met -- including everyone I game with remotely online over the past decade have similar past RPG experiences. So.... seeing people double-down on the &quot;I only play D&amp;D&quot; here is more than a little odd to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 8889204, member: 20741"] The "I only play D&D" gamers are, similarly, people I have only encountered in forums, not among gamers I have met in real life in school, stores, or at conventions. I've been gaming for a very long time, since 1977 with OD&D -- and more or less continuously since 1980. In terms of campaigns I have played (many sessions, 15+ as part of a long-term campaign) I have played in a lot over the years. There are many more one-off or 2/3 session palate cleanser games over the course of time than are listed below -- typically between AD&D, RM, D&D, or PF campaigns. Where there is an asterisk, I have played/run in [I]multiple [/I]campaigns over the years: AD&D * Traveller * Gamma World Top Secret Call of Cthulhu * James Bond 007 Rolemaster * SpaceMaster * Stormbringer GURPS D&D 3.x * LUG Star Trek PF1 * Star Wars: Saga Ed Starfinder PF2 * 5e * Mutants & Masterminds Runequest Of those which received hardcore continuous play over a ~ 5 year span or more? AD&D 1st ed, Rolemaster, D&D 3.x, PF1. The ones which weave in and out most often are Call of Cthulhu and Traveller. It's clear that FRPG is my genre of preference, but I'm not tied to the D&D brand. I stopped AD&D from 1984 through 2000 -- when we were neck deep in Rolemaster and eschewed 1st/2nd ed. Indeed, I only played 2nd ed at conventions or as a CRPG, [I]never[/I] in a home game campaign. We sat out 2nd ed in its entirety. It was 3rd edition which brought us back into the D&D fold, as it were. I guess the bottom line is that I don't have much of a point of reference with those who don't have similar experiences. All of the people I have met -- including everyone I game with remotely online over the past decade have similar past RPG experiences. So.... seeing people double-down on the "I only play D&D" here is more than a little odd to me. [/QUOTE]

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