Dungeons and Discourse
4.15.09 by Ben + 80 comments!I am going to abuse my position as a contributor and write my second article in one day.
Does anyone remember when I examined the philosophy of Dungeons and Dragons? Well, the internet has one-upped me, and it’s time to get revenge.
What I’m talking about, of course, is the cult hit by Aaron Diaz (in his wonderful comic Dresden Codak) known as Dungeons and Discourse.
The idea is that instead of character classes (such as Fighter, Cleric, Wizard, etc.), characters derive their powers from various Philosophies.
So, in order to properly exact my revenge, I (and if you want to, you) need ideas on how to turn this into a reality and then turn it into a fully-fledged meme.
Here are my Class ideas (each class should have two builds or paths);
- Existentialism (Pure or Nietzschean)
- Digitalism (Programmer or Hacker)
- Stoicism (Altruism or Pure)
- Bioethicism (Geneticist or Bioengineer)
- Nihilism (Entropomancer or Cosmocist)
- Absurdism (Surrealist or Pure)
- Kantianism (Good or Evil)
And those are the only full ones. Others include;
- Postivism
- Empiricism (Bayesian
- Solipsism (Paranoid or Introverted)
- Platonism (Recaller
- Christianity (Apologist or Kierkegaardian)
- Norse
- Greco-roman
- Taoism
- Buddhism
- Islamic
- Jewish?
So, you can help by commenting on which ones you think should be included, which ones shouldn’t, new ideas, or new builds. Wikipedia is your friend!
Second, each class derives powers from their beliefs, and these classes and powers fall into one of four categories; Leaders (who heal friends), Strikers (who do massive damage to one person), Defenders (who are very hard to kill), or Controllers (who do less damage to larger groups of people).
This is also a great place to discuss these different philosophies. I personally am an Existentialist and Atheist, which means that I don’t believe in a power, God, or any form of purpose in the Universe. What do you believe? Leave a comment!