03-01-2016, 04:56 PM
Havard Wrote:My dream for this place was actually to forge a community that had a shared interest in all things associated with the Blackmoor setting. Looking back, it seems that I completely failed at this. However, as Rob often reminds me, the fact that we have different ideas for Blackmoor is not a bad thing. At least there is probably some kind of common core that we all are fans of.
Nah, bro. Perhaps we didn't accomplish everything we could have, but in the end, come on. Don't be a Geroge Bailey. We did pretty damn good.
I see that you posted on another chapter in the Gygax/Arneson debate in the general section.
Well, here's something for you to have a good night's sleep over:
The big difference, for all I know, between Gygax' and Arneson's approach to gaming was that Gygax glorified the game itself. It was about playing, and about playing great games. He made that clear many times. - For Arneson, for all I know, it was never about the games themselves, at least not in the first place. It was about having a good time with his friends.
Now, look at us, ten years after we started posting at the same boards!
We might not be the "best" Blackmoor community theoretically possible, but we share a bond of friendship that, from what I know, is pretty much unparalleled among other fan communities, except perhaps for our drunk redneck uncles over at K&K. For all I know about him, I think Mr Arneson probably would have been pretty proud of what we do here - because we've always put the people before the game.