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Now, I'm as fond of ye ol' murderhoboing as the next person. As I always remark, "If God & Gygax didn't want us to kill Orcs, why did He make them out of XP?"
So, this is a thread / thought / discussion starter.
I am going to start by saying that I am not looking to open this up to general comments about adult themes, etc. in RPGs. So, please don't, okay?
Instead, it's about a very specific issue- violence.
Necessary Disclaimer- I know not everyone plays the same way. I know not everyone thinks RPGs are violent, or enjoy violent RPGs.
Now, I'm as fond of ye ol' murderhoboing as the next person. As I always remark, "If God & Gygax didn't want us to kill Orcs, why did He make them out of XP?"
But as I've remarked about before, I play a lot of 1e and B/X modules that I convert to 5e. And something has been bugging me.
And this came to a head recently when I ran B2 for some kids. Generally, Goodman Games did an amazing job, and I reviewed it here-
https://www.enworld.org/forum/showt...the-Borderlands-On-Running-an-Updated-Classic
So here's the part of the original I wanted to emphasize-
There's a fine line between fun happy combat and ... um ... uncomfortable colonialist massacre of women and children, if you catch my drift. Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament, a possibly mentally ill hermit I need to murder for his stuff!
Thing is- I obviously have a different perspective now. I'm not trying to harsh on anyone's conception of what is, and isn't fun- after all, I was deliriously happy watching John Wick 3, so I'm not getting on any soapboxes when it comes to violence.
I'm just ... curious ... as to what other people think. I mean, I understand WHY (IMO) violence is part of the scene (legacy of wargaming, advancement through XP, fantasy tropes, etc.), but I'm curious as to what people think of it now?
So, throwing it out there.
War, huh, yeahWhat is it good for
Absolutely nothing
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
I mean ... other than XP!