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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #1

www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-uncanny-resurrection-of-dungeons-and-dragons


Good read.

Dungeons & Dragons seems to have been waiting for us somewhere under the particular psyche of this generation, a psyche that may have been coaxed into fantasy mania by the media that surrounded it.

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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #2

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Yeah, pretty cool article. The guy they mention at the beginning is my FLGS! :)

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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #3

This was a good read!

It sounds likee you're lucky to have the guy at the store Trent!
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #4

So all them years I hated on 4th ed,
Justified...
Also 5th ed, is the best version since
1st great game. It’s not surprising it’s selling well.
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #5

Two people I've known for years that never would have played before just played their first games and have joined weekly games. Very interesting...
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #6

I never knew it died and needed to be resurrected.

That said, I played mostly AD&D 2nd Edition (1988-2002) and I have been playing 5th since it came out in 2014. 5th Edition has some minor issues but is definitely the best Edition since 2nd. 3rd/3.5 was "anime" ridiculous with it's crazy multi-class bonanza. 4th shall not be mentioned.
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #7

We played a lot of GURPS over the years, but are moving more to D&D again. I'm pretty sure we're using an older edition. We've got another game in a couple of weeks, I'm really looking forward to it! :)

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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #8

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Wait... wait... wait...

There is a D&D after 1st Edition!?

Blasphemy!!
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #9

Ro-gan wrote: Wait... wait... wait...

There is a D&D after 1st Edition!?

Blasphemy!!


C'mon, the best artwork even to this day was 2nd Edition.
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #10

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JACKOFTRADZE wrote:

Ro-gan wrote: Wait... wait... wait...

There is a D&D after 1st Edition!?

Blasphemy!!


C'mon, the best artwork even to this day was 2nd Edition.


One name for you... Larry Elmore.

Elmore’s greatness originated in 1st Edition.

‘Nuff said.
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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #11

Am I the only person who didn't hate 4E? I mean yeah, it was over simplified but for someone running games for newbies most of the time we were able to hit the ground running. I still run it now and then. Personally I prefer 3.5 or 5E, but I don't understand all of the vitriol that 4E gets.

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The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons 6 years 5 months ago #12

Joshua Baessler wrote: Am I the only person who didn't hate 4E?

yes

Well, I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it.
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