tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post4688668994476984083..comments2024-03-15T03:18:11.032-04:00Comments on How to Start a Revolution in 21 Days or Less: Thank You, Dave ArnesonNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-53667663854823728672009-04-10T16:38:00.000-04:002009-04-10T16:38:00.000-04:00but it might just be relevant to anyone with odd i...<I>but it might just be relevant to anyone with odd interests.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not certain if it's just an 'odd' interest so much as it's a <I>creative</I> interest... and by 'creative' I'm emphasizing the 'create' part. Whether it's a new guitar riff or coming up with a neat tale around a RPG table, I think the act of creation, no matter how small or ephemeral, is something that can provide a powerful refuge against the soul-sucking blight of junior high and high school.<BR/><BR/>It also doesn't hurt that, like playing in a band, getting together for a RPG session is a communal act. It may only be a handful of people, but at least you're not <I>completely</I> alone during that magical time.Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-12124594364732726362009-04-10T00:36:00.000-04:002009-04-10T00:36:00.000-04:00Chris: There are already a few frog-men on the fir...<B>Chris:</B> There <I>are</I> already a few frog-men on the first level . . . hmm . . .<BR/><BR/><B>Trollsmyth:</B> Very true. But I still wouldn't want to go back to being 14, D&D or no.<BR/><BR/><B>Zachary the First:</B> Yes! And sometime I gotta write a paen to the RPG blogging community. You guys rock.<BR/><BR/><B>Knightsky:</B> I should check my drama/music nut friends if they feel the same way about their respective activities, especially regarding the whole high-school-as-pit-of-despair thing. It seems like a very classic gaming culture kind of thing, but it might just be relevant to anyone with odd interests. School sponsored stuff does have the advantage of being sort of socially acceptable.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-90703546970703628122009-04-09T23:51:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:51:00.000-04:00There are days when I feel like D&D -- Friday ...<I>There are days when I feel like D&D -- Friday nights in basements with the handful of people in the world who seemed to really understand me -- got me through high school, and a lot of dark times during it.</I><BR/><BR/>Been there, done that, burned the tour t-shirt.<BR/><BR/><I>I'm sure a lot of people have stories like this, but when I was introduced to D&D, I was a pretty lonely kid. A world where I didn't find D&D is a world I don't want to think about too hard.</I><BR/><BR/>Ditto. RPGs have given me a creative outlet that, if it wasn't there... well, I'm not certain what path my life might have taken, but I'm willing to bet it would have been an emptier one.Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-45336083659682801342009-04-09T22:11:00.000-04:002009-04-09T22:11:00.000-04:00We Fight On. That's what we do.And we're all in i...We Fight On. That's what we do.<BR/><BR/>And we're all in it with you, you know. :)Zachary Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166638173640517627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-14732467061137219232009-04-09T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:21:00.000-04:00There are days when I feel like D&D -- Friday ...<I>There are days when I feel like D&D -- Friday nights in basements with the handful of people in the world who seemed to really understand me -- got me through high school, and a lot of dark times during it.</I><BR/><BR/>The dark times don't stop. Neither does D&D, if you don't want it to.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this. Not enough good can be said about these folks like Arneson. :)trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-80723967168426119542009-04-09T10:23:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:23:00.000-04:00You could always add a "Frogs" row to your Dungeon...You could always add a "Frogs" row to your Dungeonwatch Gadget. It's the Arnesonian (Arnesonesque? Arnesquich?) thing to do. ;)<BR/><BR/><I>A world where I didn't find D&D is a world I don't want to think about too hard.</I><BR/><BR/>Life without D&D? <BR/>+++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe and Reboot +++Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.com