RE: [DL] Quick note: Barnes & Nobles (OT)

["Mark Chiddicks" <Mark.Chiddicks@descisys.com>]

I was at university in England in the mid to late 80s, and though D&D was played it was far from the only game in town, and by 1990 it made up maybe 1 game in 4 at the roleplaying clubs i went to, with stuff like Shadowrun, Rifts and Traveller much more popular. D&D WAS popular, but far from a majority choice. When I got to NZ everything was White Wolf, Call of Cthulhu and Cyberpunk - hardly anyone over 15 was playing D&D - indeed it was the D&D audience who took to CCGs and the hardcore roleplayers were all playing story-driven horror games.

Over the last 8 years my gaming group has played large amounts of Call of Cthulhu, Elric!, Pendragon, a little Ars Magica and now Deadlands, and around 10% of that time, D&D. The various external groups that the people I play with are in are all pretty much the same. I bought 3ed because I liked the improvements to D&D - it actually made it something I could stand to play again, but its not really set anyone alight with excitement.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed. [mailto:sosentinel@adelphia.net]
Sent: Monday, 29 July 2002 3:50 p.m.
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: [DL] Quick note: Barnes & Nobles (OT)


At 11:30 PM 7/28/2002, Mr. Mark Chiddicks wrote:
>Actually one last comment - that 'fantasy world' you mention is actually 
>pretty much exactly the gaming community that I have existed in since 
>about 1984, in both Britain and New Zealand

         Wow, I'm moving to Britain and/or New Zealand, then!

         Seriously, I have never heard about his before. Thanks for opening 
my eyes, good sir!

>  - I was a little surprised when 3ed D&D came out cos I thought nobody 
> played 'that old thing' any more. Maybe 'Earth Prime' has different 
> sub-planes :)

         Well, it did before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, anyway.:-)


Deo Vindice,
Mr. Christopher L. McGlothlin, M.Ed.

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