The Disoriented Ranger talks: Gaming Culture
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What's this about?
Nothing is older than yesterday's blog ... or so they say. After 10 years of exploring "all things D&D and role-playing" on The Disoriented Ranger blog¸ most of it during the Golden Age of the so-called OSR (and some of it in the Silver Age¸ I presume)¸ it is time to look back and see what I deem worthy of conserving.
I talked several subjects over the years¸ many of them about game design and gaming advice¸ but the most general was about Gaming Culture. How we play¸ why we play¸ consumerism¸ DIY¸ about communities in general¸ about where we are and where we could go with this hobby of playing role-playing games ...
I shared my takes about these and they make a good first anthology. So here they are: 15 posts on roughly 130 pages with thoughts and musings about The Hobby¸ all edited and prettied up for this pdf.
What's to come?
There are five more anthologies to follow in the next couple of months¸ so look out for:
Part 2: D&D and the OSR Part 3: Musings about DMing Part 4: Storytelling Advice Part 5: DIY & Gamedesign Part 6: Theories in Action
Parts 1 to 3 as well as Parts 4 to 6 will also be compiled for a PoD option!
This is not a trip down memory lane¸ the topics presented here are still as important as they had been when I addressed them. My sincere hope is that sharing them here will encourage and inspire new readers (or fans of the blog¸ but with fresh eyes) to see the wealth of potential our hobby has¸ as well as its pitfalls.
Other than that: I can just provide the map¸ and even I get lost ...
Cheers¸
The Disoriented Ranger
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What qualifies me¸ you ask?
Just so you know: "When the going gets weird¸ the weird turn pro." (Hunter S. Thompson)
What's this about?
Nothing is older than yesterday's blog ... or so they say. After 10 years of exploring "all things D&D and role-playing" on The Disoriented Ranger blog¸ most of it during the Golden Age of the so-called OSR (and some of it in the Silver Age¸ I presume)¸ it is time to look back and see what I deem worthy of conserving.
I talked several subjects over the years¸ many of them about game design and gaming advice¸ but the most general was about Gaming Culture. How we play¸ why we play¸ consumerism¸ DIY¸ about communities in general¸ about where we are and where we could go with this hobby of playing role-playing games ...
I shared my takes about these and they make a good first anthology. So here they are: 15 posts on roughly 130 pages with thoughts and musings about The Hobby¸ all edited and prettied up for this pdf.
What's to come?
There are five more anthologies to follow in the next couple of months¸ so look out for:
Part 2: D&D and the OSR Part 3: Musings about DMing Part 4: Storytelling Advice Part 5: DIY & Gamedesign Part 6: Theories in Action
Parts 1 to 3 as well as Parts 4 to 6 will also be compiled for a PoD option!
This is not a trip down memory lane¸ the topics presented here are still as important as they had been when I addressed them. My sincere hope is that sharing them here will encourage and inspire new readers (or fans of the blog¸ but with fresh eyes) to see the wealth of potential our hobby has¸ as well as its pitfalls.
Other than that: I can just provide the map¸ and even I get lost ...
Cheers¸
The Disoriented Ranger
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What qualifies me¸ you ask?
Just so you know: "When the going gets weird¸ the weird turn pro." (Hunter S. Thompson)