tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post1400576096177990940..comments2024-03-28T21:56:40.306-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: I Know You Meant Well But Circumstances Force Me To Regulate On YouZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-6358275116610712632010-02-23T20:36:34.347-08:002010-02-23T20:36:34.347-08:00Hmm, I thought the original post was one of the fe...Hmm, I thought the original post was one of the few cogent explanations I've ever read explaining reasons why people don't automatically uptake indie games. <br /><br />I've had the same kind of problem. A lot of indie games kinda take the approach of "here's a cool idea - run with it!" But they essentially put a large amount of work on someone else in the process. "Perhaps you could add a little more explanation about what everyday life looks like in your high concept setting?" Most of them are basically built to be an entertaining one-shot, and it can be hard getting people to commit to actually learning a new system and new author's grand vision for a one shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-84620162083409822342010-02-18T19:44:17.290-08:002010-02-18T19:44:17.290-08:00ok, orklord, email me
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c...ok, orklord, email me<br /><br />zakzsmith at hot mail<br />dot<br />comZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-14042457771127400842010-02-18T19:40:15.578-08:002010-02-18T19:40:15.578-08:00Zak,
Thanks for listening to the Canon Puncture S...Zak,<br /><br />Thanks for listening to the Canon Puncture Show and giving us your feedback. As you said above, it looks like we misunderstood what you meant in your post "How Much Do You Want To Be A Wizard?"<br /><br />We'd love to have you on the show to chat about it. We quite like your blog and your point-of-view.<br /><br />Rich Rogers<br />Canon Puncture Show<br />www.canonpuncture.comOrklordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949094354541446010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-71042103477552696282010-02-18T18:59:34.848-08:002010-02-18T18:59:34.848-08:00I don't think they had any kind of wicked moti...I don't think they had any kind of wicked motive.<br /><br />You're right--it was pretty much the same thing that made you read "Gnomes get + 1 to attack rolls vs. goblins and kobolds" as "Gnomes get +1 to attack rolls".Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-54146235635291415972010-02-18T18:46:53.296-08:002010-02-18T18:46:53.296-08:00Dear Zak and Mandy,
... I love the heck out of you...Dear Zak and Mandy,<br />... I love the heck out of you guys. Go get'm tigers<br />Ya'll make me so happy.<br /><br />"F' the bitches!"<br /><br />OR<br /><br />I just love the way you let them have it. I honestly think they're just jealous of you. Seriously, I'm sure tons of people are hitting themselves in the forehead wondering why they didn't think of your ideas first. <br />Maybe they had Satine-itis. You know.. Its like dyslexia except you only pieces of the sentence and then rearrange them to your personal need. <br /><br />~Love<br />SatineSatineinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614542164557636405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-34279002189910476202010-02-18T18:08:12.144-08:002010-02-18T18:08:12.144-08:00Guess maybe you missed something then, didn't ...Guess maybe you missed something then, didn't you, Derek?Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89647770600244509602010-02-18T18:05:46.765-08:002010-02-18T18:05:46.765-08:00"For example: without creative problem solvin..."For example: without creative problem solving and thinking up shit the DM didn't, you will die in any game I run."<br /><br />That's not the impression that I get from your actual play descriptions with the ladies. They seem more goofy and tropish (but fun, which is what counts). Hence the new show is named "I Hit It With My Axe" rather than "Lateral Thinking for Victory!".<br /><br />@Mandy: I'm curious how close to your comfort boundaries these examples would be:<br /><br />Fleshing out the temp: http://robin-d-laws.livejournal.com/325273.html<br /><br />Hardships in the swamp: http://robin-d-laws.livejournal.com/339649.html<br /><br />Those are small-scale player improvisations in a DnD 4e game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006319412311052853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-14062406386607542182010-02-18T14:22:13.673-08:002010-02-18T14:22:13.673-08:00Damn, Zak. I'm sorry about all of this. I'...Damn, Zak. I'm sorry about all of this. I'm listening to the podcast now and I think the whole thing is freaking weird. <br /><br />Peace,<br />Christianchristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-1152285772707382502010-02-18T13:36:17.617-08:002010-02-18T13:36:17.617-08:00Cool. I'm sure they'll respond when they s...Cool. I'm sure they'll respond when they see the message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-85285846358654406022010-02-18T13:23:48.952-08:002010-02-18T13:23:48.952-08:00They don't answer when I write to them. Get it...They don't answer when I write to them. Get it?<br /><br />If they write back, then all this goes away immediately.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-23412961453399129502010-02-18T13:20:59.258-08:002010-02-18T13:20:59.258-08:00Why not just have a friendly chat?Why not just have a friendly chat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-85749505985119229462010-02-18T13:12:18.905-08:002010-02-18T13:12:18.905-08:00I would've just told them that, but my comment...I would've just told them that, but my comments are "still awaiting moderation".Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-34532625055527772852010-02-18T13:11:15.393-08:002010-02-18T13:11:15.393-08:00Like i said, I know they meant well. But it's ...Like i said, I know they meant well. But it's possible to be condescending without realizing it.<br /><br />Emo joke aside, there's still no identity politics here.<br /><br />However: If they will agree to take down the podcast or issue a retraction or otherwise admit they fucked up, I'll take down this whole post and pretend it never happened.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-57844081575770134322010-02-18T13:04:21.370-08:002010-02-18T13:04:21.370-08:00It's odd that a podcast episode that was clear...It's odd that a podcast episode that was clearly very respectful of the Blog, the players and your point of view would end in flames rather than discussion and clarity about any missinterpretations. They may not have understood accurately, but they clearly weren't being condescending and praised the blog for its lack of identity politics, which seems the height of irony now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61638957015767027462010-02-18T12:28:53.171-08:002010-02-18T12:28:53.171-08:00Joe--
If my life were an indie RPG then you'd ...Joe--<br />If my life were an indie RPG then you'd notice my Open-Mindedness And Desire Not To Employ The Meaningless Sociological Abstractions That This Blog Is, In Itself, A Rejection-Of stat rolling against my Contempt For All Things Emo stat.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-49527504325422274942010-02-18T12:20:45.957-08:002010-02-18T12:20:45.957-08:00You mean "look like" as in A) you clicke...<i>You mean "look like" as in A) you clicked on their pictures or "look like" as in, B) they actually have admitted to playing emo vampire RPGs?</i><br /><br />I've certainly played emo vampire RPGs. Well, not so much the vampire aspect.<br /><br />But I can say "face-stabby, weeping emo misery-tourism play" and some people in the indie games community will know what I'm talking about, and then we'll have a conversation about that play style.Joe McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393763952670464032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89676029028526053632010-02-18T12:03:00.944-08:002010-02-18T12:03:00.944-08:00apparently I have google, and sirlarkins has googl...apparently I have google, and sirlarkins has google, but artrx doesn't.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-78968438624559658652010-02-18T11:57:52.771-08:002010-02-18T11:57:52.771-08:00Apart from liking the whole thing, I just wanted t...Apart from liking the whole thing, I just wanted to spotlight this bit in particular:<br /><br /><i>I know about Mouse Guard and Dogs In The Fucking Vineyard and Rolemaster and whatever game you think I will enjoy more than D&D. I have google, too.</i><br /><br />A-effing-men.<br /><br />It's great that gamers like to share their favorite RPGs with each other, but man can it get irritating after a while. One of the main reasons I don't read the RPG.net forums anymore.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25159800650777103992010-02-18T11:43:57.012-08:002010-02-18T11:43:57.012-08:00@Zak: Okay, since no one else has asked this, what...@Zak: Okay, since no one else has asked this, what's the painting called that you have on display in the Museum of Modern Art? And what are the titles of some of these books that are on shelves wherever fine literature is sold? Maybe there is some incredibly obvious way for me to find out the titles, but that hasn't occurred to me. And thank you for a well written and extremely entertaining blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-41050266588409559502010-02-18T11:22:58.746-08:002010-02-18T11:22:58.746-08:00'Tis a small price to pay for the privilege of...'Tis a small price to pay for the privilege of having hordes of unthinking slaves who dance like dynamited dogs to every note of our despotic and arbitrary tunes, eh neighbor?<br /><br />We will ride on a road of bones.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-85155740019502928582010-02-18T10:51:36.485-08:002010-02-18T10:51:36.485-08:00More often than not, people don't really read ...<i>More often than not, people don't really read what you write, they read what they want you to have written.</i><br /><br>+1, as the young'uns say. <br /><br />I know I shouldn't say this, Zak, because I'm sure this is all very annoying to you right now, but I'm glad to know I'm not the only blogger who regularly gets misread and misunderstood.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-77517344794370468012010-02-18T10:08:08.876-08:002010-02-18T10:08:08.876-08:00You mean "look like" as in A) you clicke...You mean "look like" as in A) you clicked on their pictures or "look like" as in, B) they actually have admitted to playing emo vampire RPGs?Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-31916813000810544192010-02-18T06:30:42.884-08:002010-02-18T06:30:42.884-08:00"To All Other Indie Gamers: I will do you the..."To All Other Indie Gamers: I will do you the favor of assuming Arnold doesn't represent you."<br /><br />Thanks.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856686157608714558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-16039686898440589002010-02-18T03:39:54.294-08:002010-02-18T03:39:54.294-08:00More often than not, people don't really read ...More often than not, people don't really read what you write, they read what they want you to have written.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-6949849790597713812010-02-18T03:27:34.803-08:002010-02-18T03:27:34.803-08:00@Mandy - My players express a similar sentiment (i...@Mandy - My players express a similar sentiment (in regard to gaming..don't know their attitude on on-camera or online sex acts), so I would imagine that sort of reticence is widespread.<br /><br />In general, I found Zak's original post to make a really good point, though I guess half-assed reads and rallying against strawmen is one of the reasons for the internet.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com