tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post3248827864600808109..comments2024-03-29T06:16:21.012+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: A Return to EscapismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-87423980058571274112011-08-24T22:03:27.966+08:002011-08-24T22:03:27.966+08:00@Matthew - I think I may steal that last line of y...@Matthew - I think I may steal that last line of your comment as a quote. That's pretty awesome.Marshall Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647111558095583028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-67734605143047015382011-08-18T01:31:38.426+08:002011-08-18T01:31:38.426+08:00If I ever participate or produce a show with that ...If I ever participate or produce a show with that format, I will certainly do that.<br /><br />I was just a guest on that one, though but its solid advice.<br /><br /> - JuddSaturday Movie Matineehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592562387820941016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-83485704543013214672011-08-18T00:56:19.430+08:002011-08-18T00:56:19.430+08:00ckutalik: I like the way you put that. I do think ...<b>ckutalik</b>: I like the way you put that. I do think role playing is to a large extent adult make-believe. There's no reason to be ashamed to say so.<br /><br /><b>Zak</b>: I'd agree with that. Judd, if you're reading this, it might be worth considering letting bloggers know before you podcast about them, and preferably inviting them on the show to discuss what they've written?noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-43372802975090055092011-08-18T00:53:03.616+08:002011-08-18T00:53:03.616+08:00The Canon Puncture guys seem nice and very eager, ...The Canon Puncture guys seem nice and very eager, but they are all-too-willing to assume that things mean what they want them to mean for the sake of their podcast rather than saying "Noisms, we like your blog, why don't you come on the show and talk about them with us".Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-84792707884460860942011-08-17T23:32:41.899+08:002011-08-17T23:32:41.899+08:00Do we carry things from our lives into our games? ...Do we carry things from our lives into our games? Yes, of course, and it's a subject I occasionally get interested--and then not. <br /><br />It boggles my mind that people who play fantasy games are so resistant to the word "escapism". Escape from the stress and tedium of everyday life is exactly the point. <br /><br />The problem with the crit theory approach is that our gaming doesn't map out neatly into what we put into our games. <br /><br />Sometimes yes there is some portage, my own ambivalence to religion comes out in my campaign as the whole religion is mostly absurd social mores schtick ala Vance. <br /><br />But more often than not it's something completely else, the weird shit you mention. I love me some Tekumel, but a highly-stratified, tradition-heavy world replete with impalements for minor crimes, slavery, and human sacrifice is almost diametrically the opposite of my real worldview. (As is a big truckload of D&D tropes).<br /><br />But so what? It's fun to play around with all this stuff like it is to put on costumes at Hallowen.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-77802183398055349512011-08-17T22:34:01.973+08:002011-08-17T22:34:01.973+08:00Absolutely.
The whole point of the show was to in...Absolutely.<br /><br />The whole point of the show was to inspire exactly this kind of dialog.<br /><br />So, thanks for responding.<br /><br /><a href="http://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/escapism-2/" rel="nofollow">Tried to put some thoughts in order on my blog on escapism.</a><br /><br /> - JuddSaturday Movie Matineehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592562387820941016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-55026918669514685752011-08-17T21:44:47.316+08:002011-08-17T21:44:47.316+08:00Matthew: Yes, exactly. I think people are on a spe...<b>Matthew</b>: Yes, exactly. I think people are on a spectrum - there are some (like, I'm guessing, some of the members of that podcast) for whom it's incredibly interesting to analyse what their games say about the world, and others (like me) for whom it is never very interesting to do so, and there's everything in between. So I don't want to get judgemental about it, but it's just not for me.<br /><br /><b>Saturday Movie Matinee</b>: You didn't come across that way, really. I should say I like the podcast a lot, and generally speaking I find you a very interesting, eloquent and thoughtful speaker. So please, don't interpret this as an attack on you or the podcast. Just in this specific instance I thought you were giving me short shrift so I just couldn't help responding.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-5798922566577091392011-08-17T21:38:56.681+08:002011-08-17T21:38:56.681+08:00Sorry, the above link is Judd.Sorry, the above link is Judd.Saturday Movie Matineehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592562387820941016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-47849825790524318662011-08-17T21:38:32.374+08:002011-08-17T21:38:32.374+08:00I absolutely agree that I don't want analysis ...I absolutely agree that I don't want analysis to get in the way of me and my friends getting together to make shit up.<br /><br />Absolutely.<br /><br />My apologies if I came across as a blow-hard tool.Saturday Movie Matineehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592562387820941016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-38500245325093838992011-08-17T21:33:29.721+08:002011-08-17T21:33:29.721+08:00Agree, agree, agree. The idea that everything you ...Agree, agree, agree. The idea that everything you do in a game, as a player or a gm says something about you and your worldview is something i've believed for quite a while. The corollaries that often get lost in the discussion of this idea are:<br />1) It says something about you, but that something may not be a primary facet of your personality, nor even an important one.<br />2) Analyzing what it's saying may be interesting occasionally, but it's not always necessary or productive for the game itself.<br /><br />Gaming may be therapeutic, but it's not necessarily therapy.Matthewnoreply@blogger.com