The Old-School Renaissance: Actually New-School

[mr_orgue]

"I think what's going on now with regard to old school gaming is indeed a renaissance; it's a rediscovery of the past and it's up to each of us to decide what lessons to learn from it."
- James M, at GrognardiaI love the Old-School Renaissance. This movement, and it is a movement, is centred on the wonderful Grognardia blog. It takes the form of a

Comments

[anarchangel23]

That makes a lot of sense. Oddly enough, the OSR is exactly a Renaissance, because it re-imagines the past in light of the contemporary, just like the Italian Renaissance. Of course, as you point out, that's not what they mean when they say it's a Renaissance.

[mr_orgue]

My knowledge of the renaissance is limited - i.e., reading the wikipedia entry significantly boosts it - so that's not something I had thought of. But yes, it sure sounds like you're right.

The Old-School Renaissance: Actually New-School

[anonymous]

I have always preferred the older style rulings vs rules and over the top play style. Newer editions have become to much like video games more rules and less choice I men come on where is the imagination? rules for every little thing don't do it for me.