The original comics creators invented gods and monsters; forged universes; played havoc with the forces of reality itself.
Their descendents use what their forebearers made to do a passable imitation of TV serial dramas.
Take your pick.
--anonymous commenter at the Absorbascon, on the state of modern DC comics
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Which perfectly applies to RPGs, I´d say.
ReplyDeleteSpot on, padawan.
ReplyDeleteAnd what this means among other things is that "genre emulation" is a deeply flawed concept.