I despised him when we first butted heads on Reddit, but I was also 22 or 23 years old at the time. He told me not to bother with Traveller because I'd never be able to roleplay since I had started with D&D 4e. He also gave me good advice, which caused me to respect him. Years later, I found him on TH-cam by pure chance and subscribed.
@@DaveTheGM yep that sounds like Shonner. I don’t know why he was so abrasive towards D&D folks but he was, and yet he could also be way different if you talked about other stuff. He really liked sci-fi.
@lauramumma2360 I had actually just given up on trying to roleplay in D&D and started looking into the systems he suggested right before he passed. I still love D&D, but the style of game I've always dreamed of was like what he described. Maybe I'll finally get my Traveller game off the ground and try to introduce my group to the different way of playing. It'll be a fun experiment. However, if I wind up playing D&D in the "2d" way forever, it won't make me too sad.
@@DaveTheGM well I think it is mostly getting folks used to being descriptive more and using less and less mechanics lingo. Even in the more mechanical way DMs don’t like playing 20 questions, so it’s about limiting that sort of thing. And emphasizing describe to me like I describe to you mentality that has to be cultivated. Combat is one area most TTRPGs get mechanical linguistically. Any game can go either way really. Anyway yes go forth to the stars and have fun. 🤩
He was less than not my cup of tea. I hope he is in a better place, and free of the spiritual and mental pain that colored his interactions with others.
He popped up in the audience on streams from time to time. I hadn't seen/interacted with him in a long time, so I can't say that I know or knew him. I hope he rests peacefully now.
@@thedungeondelver I chatted with him a few times and so I knew him but not well. He just usually put out lots of videos so when I stopped seeing his livestream ones like others I wondered what was up.
I despised him when we first butted heads on Reddit, but I was also 22 or 23 years old at the time. He told me not to bother with Traveller because I'd never be able to roleplay since I had started with D&D 4e. He also gave me good advice, which caused me to respect him. Years later, I found him on TH-cam by pure chance and subscribed.
@@DaveTheGM yep that sounds like Shonner. I don’t know why he was so abrasive towards D&D folks but he was, and yet he could also be way different if you talked about other stuff. He really liked sci-fi.
@lauramumma2360 I had actually just given up on trying to roleplay in D&D and started looking into the systems he suggested right before he passed. I still love D&D, but the style of game I've always dreamed of was like what he described. Maybe I'll finally get my Traveller game off the ground and try to introduce my group to the different way of playing. It'll be a fun experiment. However, if I wind up playing D&D in the "2d" way forever, it won't make me too sad.
@@DaveTheGM well I think it is mostly getting folks used to being descriptive more and using less and less mechanics lingo. Even in the more mechanical way DMs don’t like playing 20 questions, so it’s about limiting that sort of thing. And emphasizing describe to me like I describe to you mentality that has to be cultivated. Combat is one area most TTRPGs get mechanical linguistically. Any game can go either way really. Anyway yes go forth to the stars and have fun. 🤩
Condolensces on your loss.
He was less than not my cup of tea.
I hope he is in a better place, and free of the spiritual and mental pain that colored his interactions with others.
My condolences. Hey, I made a short to give a little cheer. Smurf gummy candies
Thanks
He popped up in the audience on streams from time to time. I hadn't seen/interacted with him in a long time, so I can't say that I know or knew him.
I hope he rests peacefully now.
@@thedungeondelver I chatted with him a few times and so I knew him but not well. He just usually put out lots of videos so when I stopped seeing his livestream ones like others I wondered what was up.