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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 9371704" data-attributes="member: 85555">This. To [USER=7635]@Remathilis[/USER] point, no one is saying you can't observe these things. But if you play 90s RPGs, you will notice them. It is the constant going to this without regard for how different the context was (and as I pointed out, failing to recognize that there were in fact many women writers in the Ravenloft line while doing so) that feels a bit odd at times Also that is a different issue from style. Something about this conversation assumes D&amp;D as played in 2024 by mainstream groups is the best way to do things ever. There is value in going back to old material and engaging it in good faith on its own terms. Not everything will be great (we have all commented on the railroading) but this is how the OSR emerged, going back to 1E and Basic and seeing what approaches were thrown out with the bathwater (and that led to a lot of valuable tools becoming popular again)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 9371704, member: 85555"] This. To [USER=7635]@Remathilis[/USER] point, no one is saying you can't observe these things. But if you play 90s RPGs, you will notice them. It is the constant going to this without regard for how different the context was (and as I pointed out, failing to recognize that there were in fact many women writers in the Ravenloft line while doing so) that feels a bit odd at times Also that is a different issue from style. Something about this conversation assumes D&D as played in 2024 by mainstream groups is the best way to do things ever. There is value in going back to old material and engaging it in good faith on its own terms. Not everything will be great (we have all commented on the railroading) but this is how the OSR emerged, going back to 1E and Basic and seeing what approaches were thrown out with the bathwater (and that led to a lot of valuable tools becoming popular again) [/QUOTE]

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