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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 5396018" data-attributes="member: 957">Yeah.&nbsp; Good call.&nbsp; And I must admit that I can see that fault in myself......Though I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite about it, since I also tend to crack a lot of jokes.&nbsp; Though I'm also only very mildly and infrequently irked by the disruptions of otherwise immaculately crafted ( heh ) moods, so I gues it isn't too bad.While I absolutely agree that silliness is a well established tradition in D&amp;D and respect that game style, I think it is a credit to gaming in general that it is now a sub-genre rather than a presumed.&nbsp; Not to say that gaming has grown UP beyond that but simply that it has grown OUT into a more broad base and this is just one dimension of that growth.I think there is a significant difference between in-game and meta-game humor.&nbsp; If I'm watching Saving Private Ryan and someone with me cracks a good joke, I will laugh.&nbsp; If I were watching Saving Private Ryan and the Three Stooges start yucking it across the background or enemy guns start producing &quot;BANG!&quot; flags, I'm gonna be ticked.&nbsp; And I think this ties into your point about going rapidly from joking to finding the assassin.&nbsp; A South Park one liner is a tension release that, as much as anything CAN lead to higher tension within the actual plot.&nbsp; Finding the assassin because his giant clown boots squeak is terminal if a serious mood is intended.I respect the fun of silliness.&nbsp; But my personal preference is for &quot;serious&quot; story.&nbsp; And a lot of joking happens around the table during the serious play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 5396018, member: 957"] Yeah. Good call. And I must admit that I can see that fault in myself...... Though I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite about it, since I also tend to crack a lot of jokes. Though I'm also only very mildly and infrequently irked by the disruptions of otherwise immaculately crafted ( heh ) moods, so I gues it isn't too bad. While I absolutely agree that silliness is a well established tradition in D&D and respect that game style, I think it is a credit to gaming in general that it is now a sub-genre rather than a presumed. Not to say that gaming has grown UP beyond that but simply that it has grown OUT into a more broad base and this is just one dimension of that growth. I think there is a significant difference between in-game and meta-game humor. If I'm watching Saving Private Ryan and someone with me cracks a good joke, I will laugh. If I were watching Saving Private Ryan and the Three Stooges start yucking it across the background or enemy guns start producing "BANG!" flags, I'm gonna be ticked. And I think this ties into your point about going rapidly from joking to finding the assassin. A South Park one liner is a tension release that, as much as anything CAN lead to higher tension within the actual plot. Finding the assassin because his giant clown boots squeak is terminal if a serious mood is intended. I respect the fun of silliness. But my personal preference is for "serious" story. And a lot of joking happens around the table during the serious play. [/QUOTE]

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