tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post3175020751774274838..comments2024-03-29T06:16:21.012+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Annoying Evil Idiot FucksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-39550324215683306362021-12-30T15:00:10.535+08:002021-12-30T15:00:10.535+08:00I agree with Prince on this. A certain amount of b...I agree with Prince on this. A certain amount of both internal and external conflict is desirable in defining the boundaries of a subculture. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-62489568695333441552021-12-29T23:57:59.199+08:002021-12-29T23:57:59.199+08:00Ice cream is decadent? Who knew? Next you'll b...Ice cream is decadent? Who knew? Next you'll be telling me that my pint limit at the local is constrained by prescribe neo-Maoist decadence limits. ;-) Joshing aside, if either of us could raise $800k for a standard real world herbal, I think we'd both be rather happy.fantasygamebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240994072742026340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-68670559000486049792021-12-29T21:17:33.715+08:002021-12-29T21:17:33.715+08:00Crusade has an ironic twist to it, but I don't...Crusade has an ironic twist to it, but I don't entirely agree. Communities and cultures diverge over time and periodically suffer reformations, friction and internal conflicts. Conflict can produce good things, as it has in case of this competition, because the energies have been properly chanelled. It has produced, not destroyed. If I write a negative review and I put actual points for improvement in there, some people might be turned off but they have an opportunity to better themselves. That essay was pure destruction, so I reconsidered and removed it.<br /><br />Any community or sub-community that aspires for expansion or longevity requires signal boosting, enthusiasm, and periodic attempts to define what is good and what is false. <br /><br />Merry Christmas.PrinceofNothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733680486570025367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-64659063773552646852021-12-29T21:06:25.432+08:002021-12-29T21:06:25.432+08:00Action is fuelled by passion, but it is the action...Action is fuelled by passion, but it is the action, not the passion that counts. I am blessed with a commentariat that asks questions, that challenges and occasionally, as they did in this case, second-guessed it.<br /><br />Good luck to you also. PrinceofNothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733680486570025367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-78747589395402634822021-12-29T20:58:47.721+08:002021-12-29T20:58:47.721+08:00Now that I have shed my Olympian Fury:
No this wa...Now that I have shed my Olympian Fury:<br /><br />No this was not an attack on Patrick Stuart. But it was an attempt to more formally list or critique Artpunk, and for better or for worse, PS is the only one that bothered to define it, so of course his essay bears scrutiny.<br /><br />Also yes, PS is credited as creative consultant and english writer in Mork Borg, so the link is hyperbolic but not unfair. He gave his blessing if you will.<br /><br />There is an element of satire or self-awareness to the word 'Crusade' as there is in most things I do. How I went about the contest is very much an indication of my stance: Hearty competition, winks, and more importantly, with the aim of inspiring and creating. The jury is starting to come in on whether I have succeeded with that aim. I do genuinely think that the Artpunk approach has deficiencies or perhaps diverges too much from what the initial OSR was about that are now beginning to manifest. PrinceofNothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733680486570025367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-84629629552464115912021-12-29T18:31:38.406+08:002021-12-29T18:31:38.406+08:00On one hand, no, there's no need to fight. And...On one hand, no, there's no need to fight. And "crusading" against an aesthetic movement is completely pointless and naive.<br /><br />On the other hand, though, crusading against crusading is equally pointless. You can't force anybody to agree with anybody else about aesthetic preferences.<br /><br />There's no Antarctic winter out there that only united we can survive. Different tastes and opinions are what they are. People will play what they like and won't play what they don't. Is a monoculture even desirable? I don't think so.emarskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733243569261035165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-2660684501050913842021-12-29T04:41:01.006+08:002021-12-29T04:41:01.006+08:00Holidays have been good - certainly better than la...Holidays have been good - certainly better than last year!noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-42451568349689606322021-12-29T04:38:08.785+08:002021-12-29T04:38:08.785+08:00There may be some - Dan would know. Mork Borg real...There may be some - Dan would know. Mork Borg really just never grabbed me.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-48466288026001976402021-12-29T01:42:57.710+08:002021-12-29T01:42:57.710+08:00FWIW, if anyone feels inspired by my No Artpunk en...FWIW, if anyone feels inspired by my No Artpunk entry to produce evocative illustrations (or even just redraw prettier maps) hit me up. I'm working on the full version of the adventure from which it was extracted but my talents lie solely in writing, not art or graphic design Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889179660165006042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-58326342181041381692021-12-29T01:07:51.847+08:002021-12-29T01:07:51.847+08:00I dunno David, I think in his shoes, *I* would mi...I dunno David, I think in his shoes, *I* would mind.<br /><br />His reviews work for me, though they're raw and unedited, for sure. I think his service has been consistently invaluable... with major emphasis upon consistent.<br /><br />At any rate, his blog continues to bring me joy. <br /><br />Not sure how we got here though. I can tell you that the scenarios I've read, are shite (So the Accursed Den, Snotsoil Mire and Devil's Tomb). I'd actually like to know the *good* ones, I'd be sure to give them a go. <br /><br />Phew! Hope the holidays are treating you well. Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092002529591261902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-46189213993254765762021-12-29T00:33:13.355+08:002021-12-29T00:33:13.355+08:00I don't know - that seems an unnecessarily ble...I don't know - that seems an unnecessarily bleak assessment. I don't think the commune is dying. I just think it's moving to a 'post-OSR' phase which is much less reliant on certain charismatic personalities and is more about good content. This is a good thing in the main.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-3039499133102854152021-12-29T00:31:25.141+08:002021-12-29T00:31:25.141+08:00I'm sure Bryce won't mind if I say I find ...I'm sure Bryce won't mind if I say I find his reviews basically unreadable. I mean, if it's appropriate to review a reviewer.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-69450129973257187942021-12-29T00:29:37.832+08:002021-12-29T00:29:37.832+08:00A community taste/mores maker.... I suppose I'...A community taste/mores maker.... I suppose I'll take that!noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-80934903761067889232021-12-28T23:40:31.068+08:002021-12-28T23:40:31.068+08:00youre comments generally have an order of magnitud...youre comments generally have an order of magnitude more comments/interactions that any of the other semipopular faces roundabouts, for better or for wrose i think youre as close to a community taste/mores maker that the OSR has (or, at least, the nebulous artpunk hemisphere that is centered in the centerpoint between you, patrick, and arnold/skerples).<br /><br />heavy's the head that wears the crown hahaMufnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553153945316136891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-47775651630830408982021-12-28T23:36:06.534+08:002021-12-28T23:36:06.534+08:00its a fair point, i couldve been clearer about my ...its a fair point, i couldve been clearer about my meaning: my point isnt that good stuff is out there, its that roiling cauldron that cooked up so much good stuff, so often, is now on simmer and nearly cooked down. What wil DTRPG and the like, nothing is out of print, and blogger is still around for people to peruse the archives, but ever since g+ siphoned up a lot of the creative energy and then killed it on close, and then the rise of discoed goving people their daily taste of 'content' but with much much less meat and no records we are left with a dying (but obviously not dead or even frankly close to death) commune.<br /><br />The parallels of the scene focused on the aesthetics of ruin becoming one itself isnt lost on me either, it might just be evidence of us reaching the comfortable, unencumbered middle yearsMufnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553153945316136891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-83922256607785349772021-12-28T23:28:52.590+08:002021-12-28T23:28:52.590+08:00Apologies, I think the sudden lack of paragraph br...Apologies, I think the sudden lack of paragraph breaks in my original post, made it tough to parse.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092002529591261902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-18195085443623754322021-12-28T23:19:13.894+08:002021-12-28T23:19:13.894+08:00Off the top of my head, Snotsoil Mire springs to ...Off the top of my head, Snotsoil Mire springs to mind. There are a good few others. <br /><br />I mean, you only need to take a quick look at what Bryce has reviewed (go on). See what you think. I own Mork Borg, btw, and am only interested to see it succeed (so ZERO issue with the game). Prince reviewed a couple also and was mildly more forgiving for one scenario, but on the whole, linear drek without knowledge of what makes a good adventure. <br /><br />You will note, that the I indicated that we have a problem above and beyond shit MB adventures: "Most of those shity adventures are not Art Punk".<br /><br />I mean, there IS a craft. But we know this, right? Hey, I thought the new Dune film sucked too, maybe I've been thawed out too soon or too late. <br /><br />Furthermore, I agree that this goes beyond our subcultures : "somewhat grim age of Spectacle we seem to be inhabiting/living through".<br /><br /><br />Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092002529591261902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-28262037632177019022021-12-28T20:24:20.390+08:002021-12-28T20:24:20.390+08:00Bwahahaha, I thought *I* was the granddad here.
M...Bwahahaha, I thought *I* was the granddad here.<br /><br />Modern D&D is also shit. Good shit's there, you just gotta dig.dansumptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403248887250857638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-65657187824293658052021-12-28T19:55:41.291+08:002021-12-28T19:55:41.291+08:00Yeah, fair enough. Although I don't think I ex...Yeah, fair enough. Although I don't think I exactly qualify as a "central hub"! noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-51368904992199215742021-12-28T19:54:44.168+08:002021-12-28T19:54:44.168+08:00But modern music is shit.But modern music is shit.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-5556589353956648862021-12-28T19:16:02.252+08:002021-12-28T19:16:02.252+08:00As someone who only discovered "the scene&quo...As someone who only discovered "the scene" 18 months ago, all this talk of its imminent death amuses me. Of course I was never there for the golden age, but it seems to me that gaming has never been more popular, and as a result the size of that "0.1%" never larger.<br /><br />Of course the exact constitution of any scene will morph over time, and experience splits. But if it's just great content you're after - shit's out there. The whole conversation reminds me very much of those old men who bitch that "modern music is shit". Mate, just face the fact that you're never going to see Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin again, and make a bit of effort to find all the great stuff that is out there.dansumptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403248887250857638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-1566958704202590782021-12-28T07:33:31.733+08:002021-12-28T07:33:31.733+08:00forgive me for lost bombing here, but the petit-ir...forgive me for lost bombing here, but the petit-irony of you being the central hub for community contemplation and news is making me smile, iirc in the oast youve been hesitant to really take the OSR et al as anything more than a weird group of like-minded individuals and here you are on a nanocrusade against bad vibes in the community (admittedly those aspects arent strictly at odds)Mufnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553153945316136891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-40583786278833814372021-12-28T07:28:56.603+08:002021-12-28T07:28:56.603+08:00issie with a lot of this is i think theres a lot o...issie with a lot of this is i think theres a lot of psychic tenderness, concious or otherwise, from the previous blow-ups from certain combative individuals. that, plus the scene itself badically being a small group of maybe 10 big fish and then a small hundreds number of small fry doing their own things and slowly drifitng away, any throwdowns are gonna be magnified in relative importance.<br /><br />and fragile is the right word for it, even relative slowdowns in content from peeps like Arnold or skerples makes it clear how long ago the honeymoon was, and we are at the 7 year itch era where we need to actually buckle down and conciously decide to make things better else the spark dies and we become another grunge: nice to talk or reminisce, but almost completely irrelevant.<br /><br />now, theres plenty of arguments that a) the scene itself is more like 4 seperate scenes all moving in different directions or even b) the candles burned out and things would be better if we took the 'movement' off life support, and i for ine would really like to see those viewpoints reckoned with before qll the big players drift off to something else, somewhere elseMufnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553153945316136891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-17057676200549300622021-12-28T07:12:21.476+08:002021-12-28T07:12:21.476+08:00i do read your blog, often; i only recently unsubs...i do read your blog, often; i only recently unsubscribed because i finally figured out the negativity isnt completely ironic.<br /><br />You've got a way with words and have obviously found an audience, good luck to youMufnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553153945316136891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-74170650215041005352021-12-28T06:59:44.591+08:002021-12-28T06:59:44.591+08:00‘others ten minutes of bad poetry for a character ...‘others ten minutes of bad poetry for a character sheet’<br /><br />It’s a blissful thing to feel included in these discussionsHer Christmas Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445850026904816000noreply@blogger.com