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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 5714304" data-attributes="member: 3887">I... I... really don't know. It might have something to do with being introduced to RPGs through AD&D, but that doesn't adequately explain why I stuck with fantasy gaming, despite being more of a SF fan.If pressed to give a more thorough answer, I'd say fantasy gaming allows me to more creative, or perhaps incoherent, or both, than other genres. There's a sense of anything goes, and that's liberating as both a player and a game master, though part of why I feel that about fantasy is inexorably linked to starting with D&D and it's famed kitchen-sink approach to the genre.I find that sense of wide-openness to be conducive to good gaming. While I'm probably more familiar with various types of science fiction, I'm not drawn to SF gaming milieus (unless it's something suitable nonsensical, like pulp/planetary romance). With them I feel a sort of pressure to get things right --things like a bit of the science-- or at least to make a serious attempt at addressing the major themes. For me, other genres come with baggage that looks like it will get in the way of fun times at the table.</blockquote>