Why the name DungeonCasual?

Years ago I became fascinated with the idea of an Art-Punk, DIY version of D&D. I'd become frustrated with 3.x derived D&D such as my old group's Pathfinder game. We'd abandoned our previous games of D&D 4th Ed & WHFRP 3rd Ed. 

After a TPK in Pathfinder I decided to bow out of the group. I didn't want to be "that guy" sitting at the table complaining about balance or mechanics. And my play style was obviously drifting away from that of the DM & I didn't want there to be conflict. 

So, I took the opportunity to read my gaming connection, to start collecting new games, & to really think about ideas that have been floating around inside my head for a while. 

One of the things I was thinking was entertaining unpopular ideas & games. 

I picked AD&D 2nd Edition because it seemed neglected by the OSR overall. There is the For Gold & Glory game, which I intend to purchase someday. There was the debacle of the Myth & Magic game, which married 3.x concepts with those from 2nd Ed, but things went horribly wrong. 

Another concept that fascinated me was using the "wrong game" to do campaigns. For example I've been wanting to do Planescape with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer rpg. 

But DungeonCasual came out of a tongue in cheek reference to DungeonPunk & Business Casual. I'll admit that I love the ridiculous visuals of DungeonPunk art. I was always on the periphery of Goths & Punks & the Death Metal scenes. My wife was a Goth. 

But I've spent the majority of my life in dead end Office Space like jobs. There the rule of the day seems to be a universal Business Casual dress code. And it is ridiculous. It sucks the life out of me. I wanted to do something cheeky to poke fun at my day job environment & celebrate the wackier side of my gaming hobby. 

Thus: DungeonCasual