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6/20/2025, 1:39:02 PM
>>95912073
The "old school renaissance" was pioneered with Castles&Crusades, a slimmed down version of the d20 system. It 'diverged' from d20 for essentially the same reason Basic 'diverged' from OD&D: People wanted a simpler version of the game. The whole "we must return to tradition" aspect of C&C was mostly just a marketing effort, tapping into the nostalgia/stubborness of older players while feigning a more established foundation to newer ones. Cue footage of farmers ploughing fields, smiling sun-weathered faces, Marlboro Man voiceover reminding you 'bout the "simpler times", that sorta shtick.
OSRs popularity came and come largely from the promise of a "simpler" game. All the arguing over what is the true "old-school style" is entirely just posturing, because even back in the 70s and 80s there wasn't a single style. The efforts to codeify/define what the old-school style is have really just shown how diverse opinions are, and how fragmented the community is, something even recognized all the way back in 2004 when the OSR started.
The "old school renaissance" was pioneered with Castles&Crusades, a slimmed down version of the d20 system. It 'diverged' from d20 for essentially the same reason Basic 'diverged' from OD&D: People wanted a simpler version of the game. The whole "we must return to tradition" aspect of C&C was mostly just a marketing effort, tapping into the nostalgia/stubborness of older players while feigning a more established foundation to newer ones. Cue footage of farmers ploughing fields, smiling sun-weathered faces, Marlboro Man voiceover reminding you 'bout the "simpler times", that sorta shtick.
OSRs popularity came and come largely from the promise of a "simpler" game. All the arguing over what is the true "old-school style" is entirely just posturing, because even back in the 70s and 80s there wasn't a single style. The efforts to codeify/define what the old-school style is have really just shown how diverse opinions are, and how fragmented the community is, something even recognized all the way back in 2004 when the OSR started.
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