Things I Believe About RPGs

jrients · October 16, 2007, 03:43:37 PM

I don't need story now. An after action report where everyone speculates what the enemy was up to will do just fine.
Scanning old books for what Blessed Saint Gygax said is exactly the same as letting a Forge designer dictate to you.
If suddenly no one could make any money selling RPGs, new RPG stuff would still be published.
If suddenly everyone stopped publishing new RPG stuff, I could still find people who would play a game of D&D.
That being said, a constant flow of new products keeps things interesting.
I will never get tired of dungeon crawls.

Settembrini · October 16, 2007, 03:57:45 PM

flying starships is awesome
owning a starship is awesomer
RPGs are the best and cheapest holo-deck equivalent in existance
most people online don´t care for or understand the many uses and points of the methods used in RPGs
most people only know one or two ways of RPGing and some sadly generalize from thereon
constructing starships is already playing the game
painting minis is already playing the game
prepping the session is already playing the game

TonyLB · October 16, 2007, 04:05:01 PM

There is no such thing as too many pirates.
Likewise ninjas
Likewise giant battle-robots
RPGs can set the stage for you to discover things about yourself
RPGs can set the stage for you to discover things about others
Telling the fiction of awful, horrendous, abominable things can be good clean fun
Pure escapism has gotten a bum rap

James McMurray · October 16, 2007, 04:09:11 PM

RPGs are games, no more, no less
see previous bullet

The Evil DM · October 16, 2007, 04:09:34 PM

I could choose 4 different RPG's from my bookshelf and game with only those 4 books for the rest of my life.

...I'm just saying I could.

Blackleaf · October 16, 2007, 04:18:30 PM

all games produce story
all stories are not valued equally
the journey itself is the reward
rolling dice is fun
rolling funky dice is extra fun
it's make believe

Spike · October 16, 2007, 04:28:48 PM

When I was a child I gamed as a child.

As I grew as a gamer I set aside childish gaming.

Now when I shoot squirrels with my boomgun it is mature and sensible and not at all munchkiny wonkfest gaming.

James McMurray · October 16, 2007, 04:36:26 PM

Quote from: SpikeNow when I shoot squirrels with my boomgun it is mature and sensible and not at all munchkiny wonkfest gaming.

Spike is doing it wrong

droog · October 16, 2007, 04:46:36 PM

I am always right.

brettmb2 · October 16, 2007, 04:46:56 PM

Quote from: James McMurray
RPGs are games, no more, no less
see previous bullet

I couldn't agree with you more. I think more people should keep this in mind.

beejazz · October 16, 2007, 04:52:15 PM

That said, games at their best are good times all around.
Do what you gotta to keep 'em that way for you and all involved.

Gronan of Simmerya · October 16, 2007, 04:54:58 PM

It's just a fucking game. It's a game I like a lot, and I've had a lot of good times with it over the years, but in the final analysis, it's just a fucking game.

Mcrow · October 16, 2007, 05:12:45 PM

Quote from: Old Geezer
It's just a fucking game. It's a game I like a lot, and I've had a lot of good times with it over the years, but in the final analysis, it's just a fucking game.

Old Geezer is in fact an old grump.
Bigger the boom! the better
It's the best social event for many
RPGs are "Cops & Robbers" for all ages.
There's nothing wrong with the 4th bullet above

GrimJesta · October 16, 2007, 05:23:59 PM

Quote from: droog
I am always right.

Whoa, I... I think I agree.

-=Grim=-

Spike · October 16, 2007, 05:51:54 PM

Quote from: James McMurray
Spike is doing it wrong

James is just jealous because his boomgun squirell killing is still munchkin powergaming twinkery