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Finding D&D: Essentially

Fantasy Heartbreakers, Finding D&D, Hobby culture, OSR, Seminar

April 5, 2018

Ron Edwards

13th Age, Arduin Grimoire, Dangerous Journeys, DragonQuest, Dungeons & Dragons sensu lato, Earthdawn, Empire of the Petal Throne, Forge: Out of Chaos, GURPS, GURPS Fantasy, Hahlmabrea, HârnMaster, Legendary Lives, Lejendary Adventures, Numenera, RuneQuest sensu lato, Skyrealms of Jorune, Talislanta, Torchbearer, Tunnels & Trolls, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Ysgarth

Finding D&D, part 4! This one is scaring me. Remember how I warned that the one about fundamentalism and the OSR wouldn’t be insulting? I fear this one can’t say the same, and even if it doesn’t go too far, I know it’s going to gore a lot of oxen. One point I develop in […]
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Finding D&D: Communion

Finding D&D, Hobby culture, Seminar

March 8, 2018

Ron Edwards

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition, Champions sensu lato, Cyberpunk 1st edition, Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, Dungeons & Dragons BECMI, Forgotten Realms, RuneQuest sensu lato, Shadowrun

It’s not a metaphor. I’m talking about D&D as religion, not merely “religious” as a colorful synonym for “passionate.” This is Finding D&D, Part 2, addressing TSR as orthodoxy and the resulting construction of culture and values. It’s still just a draft, intended for review & critique and so on. I’ve already spotted a couple […]
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