tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986545310967925199.post3096753338221882653..comments2024-03-24T19:08:45.014-07:00Comments on Old Guard Gaming : How I learned to stop worrying and love the dice.E.G.Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986545310967925199.post-39099548254853996892009-11-22T17:29:05.625-08:002009-11-22T17:29:05.625-08:00Thanks, gentlemen! I always worry I'm going t...Thanks, gentlemen! I always worry I'm going to turn people off when I start with the game philosophizing instead of sticking with monsters.<br /><br />Nice to see you share some of my sentiments.<br /><br />And Ken, "Just as a DM makes the game, the player (rather than the list of feats, skills and abilities) makes the character." , this is a very good observation.<br /><br />I like to see players holding up their end of the bargain at the table.E.G.Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986545310967925199.post-5949421019387201402009-11-22T00:06:16.644-08:002009-11-22T00:06:16.644-08:00Excellent post. I was just thinking about this as ...Excellent post. I was just thinking about this as our most recent C&C gaming session included two new players. I had not met one of them before and he turned out to have a lot of 3e experience. He was a good player, but afterwords confessed that he was looking for specific things (e.g. feats) that his character could do. Just as a DM makes the game, the player (rather than the list of feats, skills and abilities) makes the character.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786312855250456688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986545310967925199.post-35806520753690492852009-11-20T13:56:41.436-08:002009-11-20T13:56:41.436-08:00Excellent post. I wholeheartedly agree. Your turn ...Excellent post. I wholeheartedly agree. Your turn of phrase contrasting the "DM inhabiting the rules" as the unifying spirit it needs versus the consideration of the rules of the game as the game itself is particularly accurate, in my opinion and experience.Benoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318309230835219538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986545310967925199.post-26261170614123513822009-11-19T11:14:04.084-08:002009-11-19T11:14:04.084-08:00good post - enjoy teh cake!good post - enjoy teh cake!Ragnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986545310967925199.post-67851052341968113792009-11-19T01:03:21.595-08:002009-11-19T01:03:21.595-08:00You're definitely onto something here. As a TS...You're definitely onto something here. As a TSR guy who moved There (WotC) and Back Again, learning (or relearning) to trust the dice has been integral to my understanding of the old school philosophy. Life isn't balanced - it's messy . . . but a helluva ride. That's how I want my RPGS. Balance - or the illusion of it - is pointless. If life was perfectly balanced, I don't think I'd want to play.nextautumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201978755112508204noreply@blogger.com