tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post2826157015259210562..comments2024-03-28T03:23:34.498-05:00Comments on Save Versus<br> All Wands: What is the OSR?Oakes Spaldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-15642786307383929632017-05-17T19:21:19.802-05:002017-05-17T19:21:19.802-05:00My first fangirl! Yay! :)
I think you're righ...My first fangirl! Yay! :)<br /><br />I think you're right about Bracket. I might have been reading Moore at the time.<br /><br />I think I followed your original blog and then lost track of it. I apologize. I will go back and look. Actually, I thought it was on my link list, but apparently not.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments. I really appreciate it. I'm sorry for letting down the side and not following up. There's at least one new product that I want to get out soon.<br /><br />It's weird. I felt good about what I did, but there was a point where I couldn't face tinkering with it anymore and had to give it a rest, at least for a little while.Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-7918307073544625162017-05-17T09:19:36.006-05:002017-05-17T09:19:36.006-05:00The Old School is C.L Moore. The Man is Katherine ...<i>The Old School is C.L Moore. The Man is Katherine Kurtz.</i><br /><br />While I get you're continuing a LeGuin tradition here (if you know it or not) what did poor Katherine ever do to you.<br /><br />Besides, the OSR is much more Leigh Bracket :)<br /><br /><i>If you were there, that's great, and my sincere thanks if you contributed to resurrecting or bettering Old School gaming in even the smallest way.</i><br /><br />Want to hear a funny...I was kind of there and my old RPG blog, People To Be had its first entry in July 2007 (http://www.peopletobe.com/blog/2008/07/).<br /><br />Yet when you replied to my new commentary on OD&D on G+ I went all fangirl given you're blog is a regular read (if not a regular comment) and Zylarthen is probably my favorite OD&D clone/rewrite/whatever.<br /><br />So thank yourself for embracing what it really is.<br /><br />Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-50063898508623848592014-12-09T08:30:03.373-06:002014-12-09T08:30:03.373-06:00It's interesting to me that we have reached a ...It's interesting to me that we have reached a point where we can't assume that fantasy readers (and, given the ease of entering the field lately, therefore also writers) have read "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie". In a sense, that's a great thing, as it implies a massive democratization of fantasy. On the other hand, it's a sad thing, since that essay is so useful in the pursuit of the subject.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-32380236678265874702014-12-08T23:56:48.878-06:002014-12-08T23:56:48.878-06:00You know, I had been tossing around many of those ...You know, I had been tossing around many of those ideas in my head for some time (most of them are pretty standard) but the Moore/Kurtz line just sort of came to me in a second. Yet it almost seemed that half of the comments were about it. :)<br /><br />I know this probably sounds disingenuous, but not every point is good vs. bad. There's a little bit of light-hearted deprecation about Old School as well. And of course a bit of exaggeration about it's rival. Much of it is unfair, obviously. I hope that makes it more fun.<br /><br />So, for Kurtz, part of it is based on Le Guin's observation that in a certain sense there wasn't any true _fantastic or exotic element_in her prose. You could replace the "medieval" names and places with contemporary ones and the dialogue would read like a boring exchange about late 20th century politics. And to look at it in a (probably unfair) negative light, one might say that the focus on the complex political intrigue might be contrasted with (again to exaggerate in a different direction) the simple fun of much of the "pulp" writers. Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-52592861623506786572014-12-08T21:25:47.581-06:002014-12-08T21:25:47.581-06:00Just got around to reading this post. I have been ...Just got around to reading this post. I have been around since the beginning of the whole OSR thing and I have been pretty unconcerned about it and I am not jealous of those who are concerned with it. I agree in large part with your entire post. I only have one bone to pick with you. :) What have you got against Katherine Kurtz? :) While C. L. Moore is most definitely Old School, I really have a hard time trying to see Katherine Kurtz as The Man.<br /><br />However, even though I have been around the whole time, I still am still not sure what the OSR is but you have crafted an excellent definition of what Old School is and that is what I for one hope that all those who call themselves part of the OSR are striving for and that is to truly be Old School.Halenar Frosthelm™, The Perilous Dreamer™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03872120077602032749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-74844960313152607892014-10-21T09:49:05.554-05:002014-10-21T09:49:05.554-05:00I missed this post but you are spot on! I missed this post but you are spot on! Charlie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899037807693796298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-44147966808953783462014-10-18T21:15:20.330-05:002014-10-18T21:15:20.330-05:00Very enjoyable read (and so true, especially #21)!...Very enjoyable read (and so true, especially #21)!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371885946051312891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-11385903922718154482014-10-18T21:14:00.731-05:002014-10-18T21:14:00.731-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371885946051312891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-72925393835317427472014-10-14T14:31:52.313-05:002014-10-14T14:31:52.313-05:00Love. My one question being, can you actually stim...Love. My one question being, can you actually stimulate torpidity? And is that anything like firing a torpedo?kesherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494262159858200847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-20259905670443566242014-10-11T19:08:23.938-05:002014-10-11T19:08:23.938-05:00Just imagine it's French. Which it sort of is....Just imagine it's French. Which it sort of is.Evan Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107866906860803155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-45059349472548671182014-10-11T17:32:16.363-05:002014-10-11T17:32:16.363-05:00The OSR-calypse!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...The OSR-calypse!<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EAJason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-56487586454296235832014-10-11T08:50:56.189-05:002014-10-11T08:50:56.189-05:00Zhee-rel of Zhwah-ree. Zh being pronounced like s ...Zhee-rel of Zhwah-ree. Zh being pronounced like s in measure. The R sound is a beast, though.Wayne R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04118962136054206381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-88330217625319851612014-10-11T08:05:15.407-05:002014-10-11T08:05:15.407-05:00Good post, amigo. I enjoyed it thoroughly.Good post, amigo. I enjoyed it thoroughly.Raul De La Garza IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605983985028555812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-71889462521186721602014-10-11T05:15:48.322-05:002014-10-11T05:15:48.322-05:00Fight on? Right on!
Anyway, yeah, I just posted o...Fight on? Right on!<br /><br />Anyway, yeah, I just posted on this tempest in a virtual teapot, and I think that we are both in agreement that it is about play styles, not about movements.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-8100757105479834682014-10-11T01:58:10.525-05:002014-10-11T01:58:10.525-05:00I'm not sure where my first reply went? Howeve...I'm not sure where my first reply went? However, I thoroughly enjoyed this post. My view on the latest revival of the argument on old school? Opinions Shared Randomly!Darcy Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-77909142730795813652014-10-10T23:58:00.065-05:002014-10-10T23:58:00.065-05:00As one of the guys who is in the running for havin...As one of the guys who is in the running for having "started" the OSR, let me say that I agree very much with your list. Laughed my butt off. (And I love Jirel of Joiry, even if I can't figure out how to say either "Jirel" or "Joiry" right.)Chris Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491320279165054124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-90142417877343663682014-10-10T23:41:33.612-05:002014-10-10T23:41:33.612-05:00This may be favorite post on the subject. I'm...This may be favorite post on the subject. I'm kinda in the same boat: nothing against defining the OSR, but I wasn't there and don't really have a horse in this race. Hell, I can't even call myself a grognard. A neo-grognard, maybe, but I think I'm ineligible for anything more than that, even if I feel more at home with this crowd than the new schoolers<br /><br />One major thing I'd add, and it's one of my favorite aspects of older editions: The Old School is information dense; the Man sells you useless padding. Seriously, just compare the older rulebooks and see how much more cool stuff they fit into fewer pages. So much of it's shit that you'd have to buy supplements for in 3e. Character customization's nice and all, but I'd rather that be in the supplements (minus fifty feats that all do the same damn thing) and domain play brought back to the core rules. I mean, who wouldn't want to build a castle?!Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-40784693510925456682014-10-10T22:19:15.568-05:002014-10-10T22:19:15.568-05:00Haha, nice list. Defining OSR is the new OSR.
Haha, nice list. Defining OSR is the new OSR.<br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-11356915222023168582014-10-10T22:14:17.085-05:002014-10-10T22:14:17.085-05:00#22 Should include guys like you who are putting o...#22 Should include guys like you who are putting out good stuff for .. what ... hundreds of dollars per year?ron65https://www.blogger.com/profile/06074986703119342744noreply@blogger.com