tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post5946100481828456374..comments2024-03-29T20:04:30.755+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: The State of OSR AdjacencyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-57742901222785784672022-03-29T19:42:29.061+08:002022-03-29T19:42:29.061+08:00My god. I've been trying to articulate why I h...My god. I've been trying to articulate why I hate discord for years now that that. Was it. Want all of the fomo of a group chat but with mostly strangers? Yikes. Low leven anxiety field generator in your back pocket. CursedWordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435725071829196668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-41626055776459715392020-12-28T01:49:22.640+08:002020-12-28T01:49:22.640+08:00I play both chess and squash and that's why I ...I play both chess and squash and that's why I know that there is no central globalised 'scene' for either, like there was for the OSR. <br /><br />Sure, there may be local 'scenes' around a chess or squash club or whatever. But when I meet a colleague for a game of squash before work, or play a bit of online chess with various friends, there is no scene involved. They are just pastimes which people can pick up and enjoy. The OSR is becoming more like that.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-1346522147440290422020-12-28T01:46:52.708+08:002020-12-28T01:46:52.708+08:00God damn it. Maybe the question I wanted to ask wa...God damn it. Maybe the question I wanted to ask was what is the only word in the English language with 5 letters and 4 vowels. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-35210322730351569392020-12-27T04:15:45.695+08:002020-12-27T04:15:45.695+08:00If you really believe that, I'm afraid that yo...If you really believe that, I'm afraid that you play neither chess nor squash.<br /><br /><a href="https://new.uschess.org/news/were-trying-grow-chess-interview-magnus-carlsen" rel="nofollow">The chess scene.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/squash-lacrosse-niche-sports-ivy-league-admissions/616474/?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow">The squash scene.</a><br /><br />Wherever there are humans and any kind of limited resource (from money, to books, to bodies) a "scene" will develop, no matter what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-84514207468017096462020-12-27T03:00:58.707+08:002020-12-27T03:00:58.707+08:00Wouldn't levee count as well?Wouldn't levee count as well?Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446892406199986114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-19424688350711558112020-12-26T06:00:08.564+08:002020-12-26T06:00:08.564+08:00The OSR Reddit is fairly dead (though not without ...The OSR Reddit is fairly dead (though not without value).<br /><br />The “official” (lol) OSR Discord is very active. It’s had its share of drama of course, and bad actors come and go, but in the two years that I’ve been active on it I’ve found the good parts far outweigh the occasional bad.<br /><br />I do miss the quasi-permanence of G+ though. :(Lonely Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972235096626678516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-29594069659388301712020-12-18T21:37:57.361+08:002020-12-18T21:37:57.361+08:00I agree with this. I've been happily creating ...I agree with this. I've been happily creating my stuff in the vacuum of a few friends and posting on my blog. It makes me happy that I'm less aware of drama nowadays. That said I miss gplus somedays, just for the interaction and new stuff. shanepatrickwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779728578574223142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-9081851520377805692020-12-18T18:23:14.363+08:002020-12-18T18:23:14.363+08:00Concur that there is now no bottleneck on content ...Concur that there is now no bottleneck on content needed to buy - but also I think a great boon has been just the 'how-tos' and actual plays and the generators and all the 'this is my new blog' green shoots that show lots of folk just getting stuck in which encourage others who may be hesitant and so on and so on.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-20869927729294012192020-12-18T18:19:55.712+08:002020-12-18T18:19:55.712+08:00Oh, I just realised someone already said it below....Oh, I just realised someone already said it below. Damn.Ynas Midgardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972628887096890642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-54523489291707965202020-12-18T18:19:14.570+08:002020-12-18T18:19:14.570+08:00eerie :Peerie :PYnas Midgardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972628887096890642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-80021192576206221522020-12-18T17:33:17.887+08:002020-12-18T17:33:17.887+08:00You are going to have to explain that reference!You are going to have to explain that reference!noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-35566509737924119672020-12-18T17:30:52.077+08:002020-12-18T17:30:52.077+08:00Also the winner.Also the winner.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-7978764932849573352020-12-18T17:30:44.824+08:002020-12-18T17:30:44.824+08:00Winner. Winner. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-49943637314291643472020-12-18T17:30:23.199+08:002020-12-18T17:30:23.199+08:00I can't believe that I got responses to this! ...I can't believe that I got responses to this! Epees is cheating. (Also we would have to get into the deep philosophical question about whether an e-acute is the same thing as an e.)noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-7729996009376891772020-12-18T13:20:31.552+08:002020-12-18T13:20:31.552+08:00epees?epees?Gundobadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14335443896772607081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-69912199992052753112020-12-18T10:04:39.197+08:002020-12-18T10:04:39.197+08:00EerieEerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-45988529348081179982020-12-18T06:48:49.150+08:002020-12-18T06:48:49.150+08:00Is "eeler" a word? Is "epees" ...Is "eeler" a word? Is "epees" sufficiently English?Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923725063649465366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-47117476105428937502020-12-18T06:40:43.988+08:002020-12-18T06:40:43.988+08:00like Fawdon Metty in the dead of nightlike Fawdon Metty in the dead of nightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-29327586488374008562020-12-18T06:39:14.791+08:002020-12-18T06:39:14.791+08:00eerieeerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-70665196626151294392020-12-18T04:20:19.949+08:002020-12-18T04:20:19.949+08:00Quiz question: what is the only 5 letter word in t...Quiz question: what is the only 5 letter word in the English language to have three 'e's? noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-37941453190306735542020-12-18T04:18:00.121+08:002020-12-18T04:18:00.121+08:00It just sounds like a quicker and more chat-like v...It just sounds like a quicker and more chat-like version of Twitter, which is basically my idea of hell.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-15252302837117010332020-12-18T04:16:15.060+08:002020-12-18T04:16:15.060+08:00I would agree with that actually. I think Reddit i...I would agree with that actually. I think Reddit is the place for that now?noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-46172564866328687662020-12-18T04:15:41.895+08:002020-12-18T04:15:41.895+08:00Anonymous, I half agree. My point is that one can ...Anonymous, I half agree. My point is that one can ignore 'the scene' now. Chess doesn't have a scene. Squash doesn't have a scene. OSR D&D doesn't have to have one either and it's now finally in that happy position.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-38966526260065167492020-12-18T02:40:52.879+08:002020-12-18T02:40:52.879+08:00EELS in all capitals though, that looks positively...EELS in all capitals though, that looks positively badass.<br /><br />EELS & EATERIESJoel Sammallahtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107984318947080798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-45862448138536914852020-12-17T21:49:17.262+08:002020-12-17T21:49:17.262+08:00"There is no good reason for any sensible per..."There is no good reason for any sensible person to be on Twitter."<br /><br />Amen.Matt Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301070414722134097noreply@blogger.com