tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post5016050227645094925..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: I think we should remove at least one more body part so that the children truly understand how terrible the stepsisters areZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-3024441129041634362014-06-09T16:27:35.356-07:002014-06-09T16:27:35.356-07:00I think Zak assumes that when people start a conve...I think Zak assumes that when people start a conversation by making points and asking questions, and then stop having that conversation by not responding and not answering questions and not making new points when the other person starts engaging, that the original person doesn't _really_ want to have a conversation but is more interested in doing something else less helpful or interesting (whatever that is, trolling or talking to themselves or I don't know), and so there's no point in talking to them at all.<br /><br />There's no chance you missed and there's no rule about this, just continue that first conversation you started.Nate L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02173472885140308661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-60820478580900193682014-06-07T06:56:22.704-07:002014-06-07T06:56:22.704-07:00I was HOPING that the title was going to refer to ...I was HOPING that the title was going to refer to something that happened in a game. It was not.<br /><br />(morbid mood probably from reading too much of the Last Gasp blog at one sitting)Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808516798917797684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89737213567813993092014-06-05T18:49:20.147-07:002014-06-05T18:49:20.147-07:00And you have a point about messages. One of things...And you have a point about messages. One of things that bothers me is that many, many people accept messages in entertainment uncritically. <br /><br />My kids are 9 and 11. We watch all the crappy Disney tween shows and the rest, but we 1) watch together and 2) deconstruct the messages in the shows and commercials together. <br /><br />Where/when did I miss a chance to reply to someone? Is that a rule? I wasn't aware of it. Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-28217250549213557482014-06-05T18:48:14.291-07:002014-06-05T18:48:14.291-07:00Well if you go back and look at the last time you ...Well if you go back and look at the last time you commented--which was on the technocrat post--you can see it. Maybe you have an answer nowZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-48985627280699409042014-06-05T18:46:05.860-07:002014-06-05T18:46:05.860-07:00Um... What? I think I missed the question. I apol...Um... What? I think I missed the question. I apologize for breaking the rules. Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-27299707872095268392014-06-05T17:55:50.198-07:002014-06-05T17:55:50.198-07:00Nevarlan oglum
pornoNevarlan oglum <br /><a href="http://www.oyunskoroyunu.com" rel="nofollow"> porno </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665385860863681786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-62994555921881617502014-06-05T14:32:38.147-07:002014-06-05T14:32:38.147-07:00The desire, by some, to control the content of RPG...The desire, by some, to control the content of RPGs is not limited to a desire to protect children. The category of people whom they wish to 'protect' is much larger than simply people below the age of 18.Socrates_Is_Mortalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979487483897210762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-47887150868703003692014-06-05T13:52:24.701-07:002014-06-05T13:52:24.701-07:00Oh wait, just realized last time you got asked a q...Oh wait, just realized last time you got asked a question on this blog you refused to answer. You're banned, Scott Anderson--no more comments for you.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-55571707733035041092014-06-05T13:50:56.028-07:002014-06-05T13:50:56.028-07:00Parents should teach their children to despise all...Parents should teach their children to despise all intended messages and rip things up and make their own.<br />If they don't do that and the kids don't learn: they're fucked no matter what messages they take away, for they are doomed sheep forever.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-21036146774021543342014-06-05T13:48:35.354-07:002014-06-05T13:48:35.354-07:00Every child's story and every entertainment pr...Every child's story and every entertainment product is a form of propaganda. We shape our communications whether they are games or art or other things to have meaning. <br /><br />We used to have way better propaganda. I blame Sesame Street and Captain Planet. Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-21720739489586861842014-06-05T13:01:29.890-07:002014-06-05T13:01:29.890-07:00During the Second World War the Soviet Union used ...During the Second World War the Soviet Union used Bomb-Dogs (like Rocket-Cats but leg-propelled) against German tanks but it was a monstrous fuck-up as dogs aren't very good at field recognition of armour, and tend to prefer the cover of trenches full of Russians to battlefields with bits of lead flying around.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dogCoopdevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219253658967958289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-37141400038848363912014-06-05T11:47:24.922-07:002014-06-05T11:47:24.922-07:00I take the 'surrogate parent' argument to ...I take the 'surrogate parent' argument to be the idea that the content of recreation activities or media consumed by children should be instructive and moralizing to prevent children from become 'bad'. <br /><br />I even have sympathy for this to a degree when I think of kids watching things like Ichi the Killer or Caligula. The distinction though is that it's a child's parent's duty to determine if media and activities are appropriate, not the media or activities'. Miike movies are not marketed or aimed at children so if kids are watching them that's not Miike's fault. <br /><br />Likewise with D&D in the 80's I remember hearing that it was bad because it encouraged kids to fantasize about massacre, diabolism and plunder. TSR responded by toning down its offerings, focusing on rewards for good behavior and heroism, creating heroic railroads (err storylines) and generally trying to make a game mostly about imagination into a game mostly about rolling dice. The idea was that if D&D prevented imagining immoral scenarios or if the game world was punitively moralistic it would teach good rather then allow the player to decide between nobility, murderhoboism and evil. I think that's the idea at least.<br /><br />Fun article, cute rocket cats, and some lovely phrases in it. I also like the story about the bird incendiaries in the commentsGus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-57149966810509277042014-06-05T11:23:36.338-07:002014-06-05T11:23:36.338-07:00Who are the people arguing that RPGs should be &qu...Who are the people arguing that RPGs should be "surrogate parents", and what exactly do you mean by that? That sounds really weird, and it has me curious to see it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772291836142633734noreply@blogger.com