tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post5689851770033148791..comments2024-03-27T03:18:19.290-04:00Comments on Aeons & Augauries: I want 2011's EPT tooJDJarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-6348185863854641912011-01-11T20:20:50.342-05:002011-01-11T20:20:50.342-05:00@timeshadows, that might be why it's a tricky ...@timeshadows, that might be why it's a tricky standard to set,<br /><br />@trey, I figure we'll know it when we see it.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-40822330276530628042011-01-11T18:53:26.381-05:002011-01-11T18:53:26.381-05:00The real question is what exactly does it mean to ...The real question is what exactly does it mean to be the "next EPT?" <br /><br />Does that mean in terms of innovation? detail? longevity? Just a non-Western setting? What exactly?Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-30944201890112326382011-01-11T13:33:37.479-05:002011-01-11T13:33:37.479-05:00Barker was carving wooden figures when he was 10 y...Barker was carving wooden figures when he was 10 years old. When the Pulps came about in his life, he began to alter his imaginary world accordingly, and writing fiction in that vein. When he learnt of RPGs, he had already been an active historical miniatures for years if not longer. If the existence of RPGs is the benchmark, then only folks from countries that have no RPG exposure (including MMORPGs) or folks older than Barker, Arneson, and Gygax have any hopes of meeting the criteria.<br /><br />It raises an interesting point, though.<br /><br />I was gaming prior to my exposure to Moldvay, but had no rules or dice, and my world setting was being shaped by coin-ops, the TRON film, and all of the comics and TV sci-fi (horror, etc.) to which I had been exposed prior.<br /><br />I wonder if 26/27 years of game-world development is a respectable measure in this regard? :)<br /><br />Please realise I am not complaining for my own sake, but rather that the benchmark seems...arbitrarily unlikely to be met, especially if one of those candidates must then become initiated into a rules-set (even one of their creation) without being influenced by others with a gaming history.<br /><br />Just some thoughts on your post and the possible 'implications' of that benchmark.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-28796914118981488152011-01-11T13:02:41.772-05:002011-01-11T13:02:41.772-05:00@Timeshadows. I'm just going with an example s...@Timeshadows. I'm just going with an example someone else set. Tekumel was (as far as I know)a pre-RPG invention so using it as a bellwether of creativity and innovation in RPG brings that along with it.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8170674472098446028.post-20148413788359814312011-01-11T12:54:41.298-05:002011-01-11T12:54:41.298-05:00Interesting that you made that a provision for the...Interesting that you made that a provision for the creation of the 'next Tekumel'.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.com