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<blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 5999568" data-attributes="member: 73683">Okay, really, what is making you say stuff like this? Do you actually believe that video games have nothing to offer tabletop roleplaying games in terms of gameplay inspiration, despite my providing to you, earlier, no fewer than three direct examples of video games inspiring cool D&amp;D gameplay ideas? D&amp;D (and other RPGs) have been taking inspiration from other forms of games for decades. Hell, just as another example, Paizo's Legacy of Fire Player's Guide includes a bunch of achievement feats that the designers outright state were inspired by achievements/trophies from current generation video games.Tabletop RPGs are not sacred. They are not inviolate. They are not virgin territory unspoilt and uncorrupted by other games. Designers have been mining the world of entertainment media for inspiration since D&amp;D was first put to paper, and that's exactly how it ought to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannager, post: 5999568, member: 73683"] Okay, really, what is making you say stuff like this? Do you [I]actually believe[/I] that video games have nothing to offer tabletop roleplaying games in terms of gameplay inspiration, despite my providing to you, earlier, no fewer than [I]three direct examples[/I] of video games inspiring cool D&D gameplay ideas? D&D (and other RPGs) have been taking inspiration from other forms of games for [B][I]decades[/I][/B]. Hell, just as another example, Paizo's Legacy of Fire Player's Guide includes a bunch of achievement feats that the designers outright state were inspired by achievements/trophies from current generation video games. Tabletop RPGs are not sacred. They are not inviolate. They are not virgin territory unspoilt and uncorrupted by other games. Designers have been mining the world of entertainment media for inspiration since D&D was first put to paper, [B][I]and that's exactly how it ought to be[/I][/B]. [/QUOTE]

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