While you are absolutely correct, I think in some people's minds they are
trying to build a "better reality" even though that in itself is an escape
from real reality.
> I will always chime in with my favorite refrain when people complain about
> stuff being out there just like when I go to the movies:"It is not reality
> it is a movie or a game"We do this mostly to get away from reality.
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> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:39 PM, <> wrote:
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>> This thread explains why I like superhero RPGs so much.
>>
>> In a superhero game, when the PCs meet the ghost of Benedict Arnold
>> leading an army of gorillas riding pterodactyls, they tend to go
>> "Cool!",
>> rather than "That39;s really stupid!"
>>
>> Naturally, boring people play superhero games too...
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trying to build a "better reality" even though that in itself is an escape
from real reality.
> I will always chime in with my favorite refrain when people complain about
> stuff being out there just like when I go to the movies:"It is not reality
> it is a movie or a game"We do this mostly to get away from reality.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:39 PM, <> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> This thread explains why I like superhero RPGs so much.
>>
>> In a superhero game, when the PCs meet the ghost of Benedict Arnold
>> leading an army of gorillas riding pterodactyls, they tend to go
>> "Cool!",
>> rather than "That39;s really stupid!"
>>
>> Naturally, boring people play superhero games too...
>>
>>
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