The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you (2020)

Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by hesdeadjim on Saturday April 16, 2022 @06:31PM (#31056662)

I’ve found five years of D&D to have a similar, and persistent, effect. In the beginning I found it hard to relax and “yes and” what was going on. Fast forward to now, I can be in character in front of random people without a hint of anxiety. It was a completely unexpected side-effect of playing, and I’ve also seen a general increase in creativity as well.

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by wheelerof4te on Sunday April 17, 2022 @06:01AM (#31059761)

When push comes to shove and I need to get stuff done, I turn into an arrogant and self gratifying Dunmer.

Usually, I am just a calm and loving introvert.

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by sklargh on Saturday April 16, 2022 @06:48PM (#31056783)

Came here thinking about how much my time as a B|X ref has helped me socially/professionally.

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by wilihybrid on Saturday April 16, 2022 @07:04PM (#31056889)

Want to tell what B and X stand for here apart from random consonants?

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by ScarletEmerald on Saturday April 16, 2022 @07:40PM (#31057067)

There have been a lot of versions and revisions of D&D over the years. Amongst players of the earlier (or "classic") versions of the game, 'B/X' stands for play based around the Basic Set edited by Tom Moldvay, and the Expert Set edited by "Zeb" Cook, both published in 1981.

The 'B/X' edition of the game came after the "Holmes" boxed set,first published in 1977 and edited by J. Eric Holmes, and before the BECMI (Basic, Expert, Companion, Masters, Immortals) published in 1983 and later (and eventually compiled in the D&D Rules Cyclopedia published in the early '90s). They existed at the same time as Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, which had more, and more complex, rules.

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by hackernewds on Saturday April 16, 2022 @08:41PM (#31057403)

That was a lot of words, to still skip saying Basic | Expert

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by formerkrogemp on Saturday April 16, 2022 @09:09PM (#31057537)

I appreciated the ancient history lesson ;)

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by SgtBastard on Sunday April 17, 2022 @12:04AM (#31058376)

> 'B/X' stands for play based around the Basic Set edited by Tom Moldvay, and the Expert Set edited by "Zeb" Cook, both published in 1981.

Which part was difficult to grok?

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Re:The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you... by Slenth on Saturday April 16, 2022 @07:19PM (#31056962)

A bit of googling suggest this might stand for Basic and Expert dungeons and dragons, after the Basic / Expert boxes the rules came in

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