What do you think of when you hear the term ‘grognard’? Is it someone who is bitter about new gaming books? Does this person hate new things? Or is it a badge of honor? I’m certain that each one of us could offer a slightly different take on what it means, but the fact remains …
Category Archive: Trampas’ Blog
Oct
28
Love the Product/Hate the Company
D&D anymore is kind of like how I feel about Michael Jackson. I loved his Thriller album when it came out, so I bought it. His Bad album was pretty good too. But let’s face it – Michael Jackson is freaky in the extreme. I like the music, but not the performer himself. At the …
Oct
28
In with the new, out with the old: the fallacy of game edition garage sales.
The new edition of your favorite game is out. It’s hot off the presses and has that ‘new edition smell.’ The cover is new and shiny, the rules fixed all the problems with the old edition, and you want to take it out for a spin. Too bad all your old books are ‘useless’ now. …
Oct
28
When You Don’t Fit In
Recently, I was reading a thread online from a person whose character just did not fit in with the group dynamic. I had thought back to times when I had a similar situation myself. I once played in a Star Wars game a friend ran using a variant of White Wolf’s Storyteller system. Since it …
Oct
28
Dragonhelm’s Take on Star Trek: Voyager
In my last blog entry, I voiced my criticisms on Star Trek: Voyager. See the comments section for details. I was asked what my take would be, so I thought I would share it with all of you. Star Trek is the idealized and hopeful future. What if that concept is thrown on its head, …
Oct
28
Where Star Trek: Voyager Went Wrong
Like many of you, I grew up watching the original Star Trek series. I came to love The Next Generation as well, and got enthused when I saw Deep Space 9. When Star Trek: Voyager came along, it held a lot of promise. This was the ship that was on its own in an uncharted …
