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Dungeon Crawling or Role Playing.

How long will it be before they just eliminate the "Dungeons" from the name entirely?

What’s the difference? There was a time, maybe back in the 1970’s -80’s when RPGs were new enough that there wasn’t necessarily a huge difference between running amok in a dungeon and “role playing.” Now I think gaming has spread out into a wide continuum of play styles. On one end, there are the straight dungeon romp for almost no reason whatsoever and on the other end it’s pretty much all…

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Using the Fantasy to Its Fullest

I've been giving some thought to player psychology. There are a lot of healthy benefits to roleplaying that many of us probably don't even realize.

There was a time when all I wanted to do was roll dice to punch Orcs in the face and hack Skeletons to tiny bits. Okay, if we’re being honest, that was yesterday? Earlier this morning maybe? And don’t get me wrong, rolling dice to burn things and blow stuff up still really appeals. It probably always will. (Oh, there’s a “but” coming.)But, I think the psychology behind some of the more…

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Bringing Community Together Part 4.

Can we grow as a community? Can we build one another up? Is it possible to attain peace?

Today we have questions we shouldn’t even be asking in the #ttrpg space. He went where with it? Why are all “Grognards” so bitter and jaded? Good question. The answer is: We’re not all that bitter. Many of us enjoy more games that just D&D. Most of us are even cool with having players of other races, ethnicities, genders, and LGBTQIA++ at our table. We’re here to game, not hate. Why are y’all…

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Getting Communities Together Pt 3.

I am going somewhere with all this, really. I've been giving it a lot of thought. Let's have some open dialogue and see if we can come together as a community.

I promise I am going somewhere with all this. I’m speaking from my own experiences as an OG (Old Gamer.) All of the opinions are mine. I’m not the world’s expert on all things Old Grognard, but I do sort of identify with that label. Labels are a lot of what this all boils down-to in the end. We have what are two separate communities under one banner. I’d love to think the RPG crowd on Twitter or…

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