tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post4009335631072948833..comments2024-03-29T06:49:41.107-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Hey, Mike Mearls...JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-83114634734402970052015-01-15T12:15:48.612-08:002015-01-15T12:15:48.612-08:00@ Ghost:
I know how you feel. At least this was S...@ Ghost:<br /><br />I know how you feel. At least this was SOMEWHAT game related and not just another post about football or Paraguay.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-2324936938170867592015-01-15T12:15:09.642-08:002015-01-15T12:15:09.642-08:00@ Antonio:
I appreciate your candor...and your pa...@ Antonio:<br /><br />I appreciate your candor...and your past support.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-10660410625569355552015-01-15T07:40:34.735-08:002015-01-15T07:40:34.735-08:00I dunno. I think people are getting their panties ...I dunno. I think people are getting their panties in a bunch over relatively minor issues.<br /><br />Mearls may have mislead, or he may have given what he thought was accurate information at the time. Either way, "Meh". I'm not sure it really matters.<br /><br />I agree it would be nice to have a more complete set of rules for novices, especially on the DMing front. I've written several blog posts of my own on that topic.<br /><br />But... for players who have familiarity with the D&D genre already, the Basic Rules PDFs actually do give you enough content to run a campaign, because it gives you the information you need to kit-bash using OSR resources, or your own home brew stuff.<br /><br />So, for an experienced DM,the PDFs are fairly sufficient and comments to the contrary are mostly over-reactive nerd rage.<br /><br />Would it be good to have more? Yes, absolutely... I even advocate that position.<br /><br />But the enhancements desired are not worth frothing at the mouth.Raging Owlbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-73031920502062111512015-01-14T22:02:24.021-08:002015-01-14T22:02:24.021-08:00Callin: thx for your relaxed answers. I like a goo...Callin: thx for your relaxed answers. I like a good rant - but readers who hate boos they haven't read? It's just like some of the reviewers on amazon who give 1 out of 5 stars because they don't like the content of a book or hate the author or whatever... but never even took the time to read through the first chapters.Cyrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928728937224603450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-8820185854315745072015-01-14T17:13:48.896-08:002015-01-14T17:13:48.896-08:00I miss reading about B/X D&D on your blogI miss reading about B/X D&D on your blogghostofmarxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459993621982295715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-18145787299794152832015-01-14T17:12:03.010-08:002015-01-14T17:12:03.010-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.ghostofmarxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459993621982295715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-75076259897669928292015-01-14T12:55:29.677-08:002015-01-14T12:55:29.677-08:00I don't quite get the anger here. I have been...I don't quite get the anger here. I have been playing this game (D&D) and many, many others since the 70s. <br /><br />I have played and ran <i>every</i> version of D&D there is.<br />You know what?<br /><br />There isn't a damn thing wrong with 5e. In fact it is a fine game.<br /><br />I have been playing it now for a while and it's a lot of fun. It is right up there with 1st Ed AD&D and Moldvay Basic.<br /><br />If you want to stick with the game you like. Great. Wonderful. More power to you!<br /><br />But if you have actually played this game then how do you know anything about it? <br /><br />Now topic at hand. The Basic Rules. Come on. Really? This is what we are going to complain about. "Oh noes! A company spokeperson has fallen slightly short of my expectations of them." <br /><br />The game is out there and it's free.<br />They may add more in the future. Or they may not.<br /><br />But honestly between it and the Starter set I was able to run plenty of games all summer long. <br /><br />Here is the tl;dr from an old-school gamer.<br />- D&D 5 is fun.<br />- The Basic set is a great place to start with it.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-74927554189524786442015-01-14T08:19:57.061-08:002015-01-14T08:19:57.061-08:00"Getting away with what?"
Getting away ..."Getting away with what?"<br /><br />Getting away with releasing a pile of World of Warcraft/Magic the Gathering shit and calling it D&D. Three times.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-63439123503624573152015-01-14T04:38:19.826-08:002015-01-14T04:38:19.826-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258180992723371727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-54176324157936100112015-01-13T22:10:36.118-08:002015-01-13T22:10:36.118-08:00Getting away with what? They put some of the rules...Getting away with what? They put some of the rules for the new game out there for free. No, it's not Moldvay Basic. It wasn't supposed to be, Talysman summarized that well. <br /><br />Look, JB, when you write about game stuff I tend to enjoy it and I won't let a player at my table finish char gen without rolling for their headgear and I have you to thank for that but I think this anger is silly and the personal attack against Mearl's is rude and misplaced.Lumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490249051095856396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-65544999902311609522015-01-13T20:21:34.462-08:002015-01-13T20:21:34.462-08:00It's not that WotC didn't release the game...It's not that WotC didn't release the game for free, it's that they didn't make due on their promises. Had they not told people "Hey, we're releasing this free product and it's gonna have all these features," then he wouldn't be complaining. Hell, I doubt JB would even care that much if they did but everyone else saw through them like he did. Probably would've left things at the "bullshit" post and left it at that. This post is about WotC deceiving people and getting away with itHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-35302720358502648272015-01-13T19:58:18.252-08:002015-01-13T19:58:18.252-08:00I don't get the anger. If you don't like 5...I don't get the anger. If you don't like 5e then why do you want basic 5e? If you do want it, why fault WotC for not completely given away something they spent years working on? I agree Mearl's comments made it sound like they were going to put more into basic than they have but personally I'm glad they have started supporting old school DnD, with the cheap PDFs, the reprints. Short of reprinting B/X I can't really imagine how they could support old school gaming more actually.Lumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490249051095856396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-72788697191797322562015-01-13T13:50:08.549-08:002015-01-13T13:50:08.549-08:00There's too much ink spilled that I have not y...There's too much ink spilled that I have not yet read on OD&D for me to pick up another new edition ^_^Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-84937604720220146562015-01-13T13:46:47.189-08:002015-01-13T13:46:47.189-08:00Callin. I apologize.Callin. I apologize.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-7805789015805697262015-01-13T13:45:38.931-08:002015-01-13T13:45:38.931-08:00See, JB? They didn't lie to Callie. So every...See, JB? They didn't lie to <i>Callie</i>. So everything is fine.<br /><br />Just don't lie to Callie.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-76958648093731098322015-01-13T13:42:07.351-08:002015-01-13T13:42:07.351-08:00"Have you checked out their recent products?&..."Have you checked out their recent products?"<br /><br />Have you wondered what the next level is beyond, "Fool me twice, shame on me?"TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-45642537466565496502015-01-13T13:32:53.598-08:002015-01-13T13:32:53.598-08:00but they didn't lie. I also happen to like the...but they didn't lie. I also happen to like the new game as do my players. The difference here is that I actually took a look at it. Do I like everything about the new game? Not at all - I could write a long list of why their first big adventure was a pile of crap.<br />But again, they didn't lie to me...I didn't expect (or even hope for) more than it was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588183535221978936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-77708626835657945282015-01-13T13:28:27.889-08:002015-01-13T13:28:27.889-08:00Whew, that's a good thing. I don't want an...Whew, that's a good thing. I don't want anyone dangerously ignoring me. I would never forgive myself.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-34238003712404178812015-01-13T13:26:37.918-08:002015-01-13T13:26:37.918-08:00Yes, why? It's only a company that's lied...Yes, why? It's only a company that's lied about its intentions! It's not like that's important to people who play a game the company is responsible for. Damn, it's like this game matters to you people or something!<br /><br />What's wrong with you?Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-34980068679589446212015-01-13T13:14:53.275-08:002015-01-13T13:14:53.275-08:00I half agree with you.
On the one hand, yeah, th...I half agree with you.<br /><br />On the one hand, yeah, there's stuff missing. On the other hand, it *is* playable as-is, if you already know how older D&D works. <br /><br />WotC did deliver what was promised. Mearls said at some point that the "Basic Game" was never intended as an introductory game -- that would be the starter set -- but as something for experienced players of previous editions and beginners who want to move beyond the starter set. So, no "how to play the game" section. Who needs that? No "how to design an adventure", although there's a "how to design an encounter" section, which also ties into the WotC concept of "adventure" as a series of combat encounters.<br /><br />So, it's a complete game, from a WotC viewpoint of what D&D is really about. That just happens to be a bad viewpoint, from your perspective and mine.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-13550803124700734612015-01-13T13:12:29.214-08:002015-01-13T13:12:29.214-08:00And really why do any you even care? You've al...And really why do any you even care? You've already decided (some without even looking at it) that 5E and WotC is a failure. Is this some form of vindication of your hatred for their past mistakes? Is it soothing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588183535221978936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-89411096456998576962015-01-13T13:09:23.479-08:002015-01-13T13:09:23.479-08:00Obviously viewpoints differ, but I see the Basic R...Obviously viewpoints differ, but I see the Basic Rules as being complete for a free game. Also obviously, some do not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588183535221978936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-44222287816781857402015-01-13T13:07:32.451-08:002015-01-13T13:07:32.451-08:00Then your opinion lacks any backing and can be saf...Then your opinion lacks any backing and can be safely ignored.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588183535221978936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-497324425116164892015-01-13T13:03:20.971-08:002015-01-13T13:03:20.971-08:00There, JB. It doesn't matter what the WOTC sa...There, JB. It doesn't matter what the WOTC said or what things it failed to do. The whole problem clearly lies in you, daring to consider paying money for things from a company as something you have a right not to do. Cheapskate.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-4351979749375454722015-01-13T13:00:29.120-08:002015-01-13T13:00:29.120-08:00I love this answer of Callin's.
Thing is, if ...I love this answer of Callin's.<br /><br />Thing is, if it looks like crap, smells like crap and sits in the bottom of the bowl like crap, I'm biologically compelled to treat is as something that will make me feel ill. Granted, yes, I haven't tried it, but there are limits to the sort of personal experimentation I'm willing to consider.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.com