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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 9085551" data-attributes="member: 5142">I'm sorry, but why can't I deny that narrative you are pushing? <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤨" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f928.png" title="Face with raised eyebrow    :face_with_raised_eyebrow:" data-shortname=":face_with_raised_eyebrow:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" />And again, why are you turning it into some sort of zero-sum wargame? Our hobby is growing and you still want to frame the growth on the margins in areas of alternative play styles and preferences as "losing ground"? This "at war" mindset you seem to have adopted about our hobby, which permeates your language - e.g., losing ground, threatened, attack, etc. - is so puzzling to me. How on earth are these narrative games threatening you, your preferences, or what you choose to play at your table? You know what other subculture is growing in our hobby? The OSR movement and appreciation for old school style gaming. Moreover, I was hoping for more specifics, especially regarding how 5e/One D&D is (somehow) becoming a more narrative game, but you seem more interested in this conspiracy theory-like mindset that perpetuates a false sense of victimhood rather than actually engaging a more concrete discourse about the shape and evolution of our hobby. It's kind of disappointing because I think that there is interesting conversation to be had there. But I don't think that conversation can get anywhere if you feel that you are fighting some "Lost Cause" crusade in our hobby against some imaginary threat to your personhood.</blockquote>

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