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lowkey13
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But what I guess I don't understand is what happened to hobbyist/DIY/punk aesthetic that animated D&D? It's not missing; look at the threads and you can see people recounting their own, highly modified, campaigns. And I'm not arguing that "back in the old days," everyone did it right and customized the heck out the system. Naw; it wasn't born out of desire, but out of necessity; many "table rules," were often because of convenience or not reading all the cross-references and asides that Gygax buried, and the adoption of additional materials was because, TBH, you had to.
But still ... I like 5e because it is so highly adaptable. What do you think?
***By punk, I mean DIY nerd. But definitely punk. We did it our way.
. . . what happened to hobbyist/DIY/punk aesthetic that animated D&D? It's not missing; look at the threads and you can see people recounting their own, highly modified, campaigns.
I'm not saying that you are wrong, but .... the internet also creates a plethora of new rules and variants that can more easily be disseminated. I mean, look at enworld! Or just do a google search.
I understand that the internet might allow people to unify as to what the RAW are, but based on what I can easily see, it also allows for a great deal more customization.