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Alpengard's avatar

Great article—agreed that Shadowdark is brilliantly done! D&D5E drilled down for simplicity, combined with old-school art echoing D&D1E and 2E. Since I grew up on AD&D in the ‘80s, I truly appreciate its atmosphere and black-and-white art. As a fellow longtime gamer and game designer, I really like your articles—if you ever want to join in an Alpengard game session on Roll20, just drop me a line. Thumbs up, Holy Roller!

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The Holy Roller's avatar

🤗🤗🤗

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Dcn. Isaiah M's avatar

Love this! Do you perchance know of any other good examples/works of “metamodernism”? Also, is that your own term, or did you find it?

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The Holy Roller's avatar

No, it's not my term. It arose in philosophy circles in the early 2010’s I believe. It's one of the descriptors attempting to capture the zeitgeist of emerging cultural currents.

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Whiskey, Blood and Dust's avatar

Outstanding!

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Mac Thompson's avatar

Intriguing piece. I admire the comparatives and considerations.

Where did you study philosophy?

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The Holy Roller's avatar

Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto.

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