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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5134857" data-attributes="member: 2732">First of all, OSR is a nebulous name, it's either called &quot;Revival&quot; or &quot;Renaissance&quot; depending on who you ask.The OSR as referenced to that seemed to be born out of a few things.&nbsp; There were rule sets created to be clones of OD&amp;D/AD&amp;D coming out a few years ago.&nbsp; I think the key critical mass came when EGG died and WoTC announced 4e, because the former gave us some introspection and thoughts towards the history of D&amp;D, the latter I think caused a lot more alienation of older D&amp;D fans because of all the changes.&nbsp; It's sort of like a perfect storm came into place.The key difference in the last few years is the proliferation of blogs (instead of message boards) reflecting on the past, along with the word being adopted.It's hard to know if this is a sudden increase in activity is large or small.&nbsp; I think a lot of additional stuff factors does involve the nostalgia element.&nbsp; Note--this IS NOT A BAD THING, Nostalgia is not a dirty word unless it is used as such.&nbsp; Part of the reality right now is that many of us who started in the very late 1970s to early 1980s are now approaching middle age.&nbsp; That involves some reflection on the past--people revisiting their formative years.&nbsp; That's why you see oldies focused on the music of 30-20 years ago as a key demographic.And you will note this with some blogs.&nbsp; While some blogs focus on general analysis, other talk about other things along with gaming like comics and &quot;heavy metal&quot;.&nbsp; That isn't really old-school.&nbsp; (Most of the game creators weren't really into heavy metal like the adolescents who played it).&nbsp; To be honest, I hate the term &quot;old school&quot; in itself because that's a colloquialism that seems fundamental opposed to the language of D&amp;D, and to be represents the slang of the 80s generation.We'll have to see how long the &quot;R&quot; part of the OSR lasts.&nbsp; If it's something deeper than middle-age reflection and/or a fad, it'll likely last and grow stronger.&nbsp; If not, it won't.&nbsp; As long as people have fun, I don't care.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :-)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5134857, member: 2732"] First of all, OSR is a nebulous name, it's either called "Revival" or "Renaissance" depending on who you ask. The OSR as referenced to that seemed to be born out of a few things. There were rule sets created to be clones of OD&D/AD&D coming out a few years ago. I think the key critical mass came when EGG died and WoTC announced 4e, because the former gave us some introspection and thoughts towards the history of D&D, the latter I think caused a lot more alienation of older D&D fans because of all the changes. It's sort of like a perfect storm came into place. The key difference in the last few years is the proliferation of blogs (instead of message boards) reflecting on the past, along with the word being adopted. It's hard to know if this is a sudden increase in activity is large or small. I think a lot of additional stuff factors does involve the nostalgia element. Note--this IS NOT A BAD THING, Nostalgia is not a dirty word unless it is used as such. Part of the reality right now is that many of us who started in the very late 1970s to early 1980s are now approaching middle age. That involves some reflection on the past--people revisiting their formative years. That's why you see oldies focused on the music of 30-20 years ago as a key demographic. And you will note this with some blogs. While some blogs focus on general analysis, other talk about other things along with gaming like comics and "heavy metal". That isn't really old-school. (Most of the game creators weren't really into heavy metal like the adolescents who played it). To be honest, I hate the term "old school" in itself because that's a colloquialism that seems fundamental opposed to the language of D&D, and to be represents the slang of the 80s generation. We'll have to see how long the "R" part of the OSR lasts. If it's something deeper than middle-age reflection and/or a fad, it'll likely last and grow stronger. If not, it won't. As long as people have fun, I don't care. :-) [/QUOTE]

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