Every time I say #OSR, I cringe.
Based on the works of bigoted, shallow people like #Gygax and others, worse[1].
I should start to only use hashtag #NuSR to distance from all that cringe.
[1]: https://teddit.net/r/osr/comments/tg316v/mar_barker_creator_of_t%C3%A9kumel_and_empire_of_the/
@jonn But doesn't NuSR imply a very close relationship?
Also, what is NuSR actually supposed to mean?
@jonn @Yora
If I may - those of us in the NSR do not use the term NuSR or NuOSR as it is nearly always logged derisively from the very bigots we are trying to oppose. A bit more info on my blog here, if you're curious:
https://newschoolrevolution.com/2022/05/04/the-new-new-school-revolution
I dive pretty deep into our efforts to build an inclusive, anti-fascist OSR style community.
For the "definitive" definition of the NSR I also highly recommend this post:
https://boneboxchant.wordpress.com/2022/05/04/revisiting-the-nsr/
@yochaigal @Yora wow, it's an honour to meet you! I felt like #NSR community doesn't exist lol.
Thanks for the materials and links, gonna hop straight on!
@yochaigal @Yora also, it's interesting how I guessed what #NSR is more or less accurately by thinking about the state of the art.
You know what they say about independent discoveries.
@yochaigal btw, is Necropraxis around on masto somewhere?
@jonn no, but I could pass on a message if you like.
@yochaigal aww. Well, I use their hazard system and I find their work inspirational and pragmatic at the same time. Ideas to rely on while running the games!
@Yora The rest is sort of inherited from OSR:
1. Cunning over head-on
2. Player skill applies to situations, not combinations of character's abilities
3. Weird over standard
4. Environment over personality
5. Real danger over pretend-danger
6. Simulation over collective narration
But the two points I mentioned in the previous toot make it clear if a system in front of you is #NuSR. #Whitehack is, for example.