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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

"Internet Killed the Tabletop Star" 

The online gaming/pop culture magazine The Escapist has just published my article "Internet Killed the Tabletop Star," about what the roleplaying hobby would look like had the internet never existed. To hint at the initial summary of the net's effects on RPGs, my original title was "Roleplaying Cataclysm."

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Posted by: Allen Varney / 11:11 PM

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Allen,

I think there's something about playing god with little miniature armies that goes to the roots of the male psyche. Here in Korea, which is a thoroughly wired culture where kids breathe sleep and eat video games, board gaming and tabletop gaming is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The hobby will never completely die, I rather think it just needs to find a new equilibrium. What do you think of the direction WOTC took with D&D 4th edition, just curious?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : March 25, 2009 3:11 AM
 
I haven't looked closely at D&D 4e, and given the polarized feelings it has inspired across the community, it might be unwise to say much even if I had. I do commend the Wizards of the Coast design team (led by my friend Rob Heinsoo) for their sincere attempt to push the field forward.
# posted by Blogger Allen Varney : March 25, 2009 3:21 AM
 
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