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From: plutchak@uwmacc.UUCP (Joel Plutchak)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Anything but D&D
Message-ID: <1085@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-May-85 13:10:05 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 13:10:05 1985
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In article <28700004@ISM780.UUCP> billp@ISM780.UUCP writes:
>
>Yes, there are lots of us out here who wouldn't (and don't) touch
>D&D and related garbage even with very loooong poles.  Unfortunately,
>there are many misguided souls out there who can break away from the
>stuff.  They spend long hours arguing Alignment and Class while the
>rest of us enjoy something more akin to Fantasy Role Playing.  Hang
>in there.  If you have interesting FRP topics to discuss, it will
>be heard in spite of the noisy channel.
>
>Bill Putnam
>UUCP: decvax!ima!ism780!billp
>

   This kind of thinking abounds here on the net.  People feel they need
to unintelligently criticize what they don't like.  [Inflammatory statements
edited out...]  If you don't like what's being discussed, simply whining
about it won't do a speck of good.  Neither the above nor the original article
made any attempt to add to non-D&D discussion besides merely stating the fact 
that it would be welcomed.  Why not initiate discussion on other topics?  I
for one would like to learn of other FRPGs, having only had the opportunity to
enjoy (yes, I enjoyed it) AD&D.
  I realize that I'm not enriching the discussion either; I *would* like to
contribute to the broadening of the discussions, but, alas, don't have the
necessary credentials.  So, Bill, how about it?  Enlighten us misguided D&Ders.

-- 
                                   - joel 

  "The only thing worse than a hacker is a hacker who's proud of being one."