tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post5589902141640559891..comments2024-02-28T00:43:53.934-08:00Comments on "It's okay; Gary sent us.": Is OSRIC AD&D?Will Mistrettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18403399118961902073noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post-56702247921485303792009-09-27T16:55:10.148-07:002009-09-27T16:55:10.148-07:00"How come your posts here are so much reasona..."How come your posts here are so much reasonable than your comments at Maliszewski's hovel?"<br /><br />I tend to start out pretty reasonable by default, but I have little patience for anything on a self-proclaimed classic gaming blog that I perceive as antagonistic to or dismissive of old-school gaming or its practitioners.<br /><br />J.M. is a great commentator, but a little too lenient on that score, IMHO.Will Mistrettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403399118961902073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post-3698756973387731322009-09-27T11:14:52.369-07:002009-09-27T11:14:52.369-07:00I've always assumed that OSRIC is just a tool ...I've always assumed that OSRIC is just a tool for getting people playing/writing for AD&D. That's unwieldy, though. Playing OSRIC is basically playing AD&D 1e, so it doesn't much matter that OSRIC 'is,' any more than it matters what the rules of chess 'are.' Playing chess is playing chess whether you learned it from a book or from watching your older sister. It seems to me that the activity - the play, god damn it! - is the sacrament. We don't honor definitions, we honor offerings and actions. OSRIC is enough of AD&D. If people want to wave dicks in faces vis-a-vis <em>definition</em>, fine, but the play remains.<br /><br />How come your posts here are so much reasonable than your comments at Maliszewski's hovel? ;v)Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215651059418273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post-25994562506243261342009-09-26T18:24:42.775-07:002009-09-26T18:24:42.775-07:00I agree Will. I don't understand why all the h...I agree Will. I don't understand why all the hand wringing and why some people are so invested in this OSRIC = AD&D. Call it "Banana Dropping" for all I care as long as it's fun. If it will get someone at the table, say it's "Just like AD&D" or "House ruled AD&D in a shiny new package"; if someone hates AD&D tell them it's a "Retro-style roleplaying experience". Whatever works!Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post-34193888332998778652009-09-25T07:35:35.578-07:002009-09-25T07:35:35.578-07:00Do people who own the OSRIC rules call up their ga...Do people who own the OSRIC rules call up their gamer friends and say, "Hey, let's play some OSRIC!"?<br /><br />That just sounds weird. :)R. Lawrence Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251746447853665858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post-87049458953748774862009-09-25T03:27:52.996-07:002009-09-25T03:27:52.996-07:00OSRIC may not be 1st edition AD&D, but it sure...OSRIC may not be 1st edition AD&D, but it sure as hell is D&D and that's all I care about.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113217136376400257.post-86011588924904339592009-09-24T21:19:20.732-07:002009-09-24T21:19:20.732-07:00I'd agree with your assessment. OSRIC is not A...I'd agree with your assessment. OSRIC is not AD&D because, well, because it is not (it doesn't say AD&D on the cover and the content is very similar, but not the same).<br /><br />It seems like the dragonsfoot debate (dust-up, geek spat, slap fight, nerd rumble, etc) was about whether or not retroclones were part of the OSR. It's like arguing over whether the tomato is a fruit or a vegetable; what matters in practice is that it is edible and delicious in either case.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786312855250456688noreply@blogger.com