Your point that play styles in RPGs could be different city to city or region to region and not just across countries was something I had originally planned to look at
Especially in the context of say music, where historically you can easily see local subcultures of different genres develop and emerge, that share DNA with the bands 30 minutes up the road but for specific local reasons have gone off in a totally different direction
One of my laments about the internet is how much as I live how easy it is to discover music from everywhere and anywhere now, those local scenes are too often now being exposed to a national or international audience too early, long before they’ve had a chance to really simmer and develop a unique taste.
I imagine that’s the case with most things now and RPGs would be just the same. I’m not sure a younger British gamer would instinctively have the connection to that kind of Warhammer style anymore just by dint of growing up here.
Thanks so much for the mention, Christian! Really glad you something out the piece, :)
Thanks for the mention! Great newsletter here.
Your point that play styles in RPGs could be different city to city or region to region and not just across countries was something I had originally planned to look at
Especially in the context of say music, where historically you can easily see local subcultures of different genres develop and emerge, that share DNA with the bands 30 minutes up the road but for specific local reasons have gone off in a totally different direction
One of my laments about the internet is how much as I live how easy it is to discover music from everywhere and anywhere now, those local scenes are too often now being exposed to a national or international audience too early, long before they’ve had a chance to really simmer and develop a unique taste.
I imagine that’s the case with most things now and RPGs would be just the same. I’m not sure a younger British gamer would instinctively have the connection to that kind of Warhammer style anymore just by dint of growing up here.
Nice newsletter edition, Christian. I still have yet to read Ursula K. Le Guin’s, "A Wizard of Earthsea" - bumping it up higher on my list!