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<blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7533988" data-attributes="member: 6716779"><p>Its what they used. DMG (1E) page 10 makes it very clear miniatures are optional. They are an aid or "might be".</p><p></p><p> Also early D&D is not consistent. BECMI for example uses feet and its generally what is used as an example of simplicity and its better for theatre of the mind. There is an A in AD&D for a reason. B/X IMHO is the superior ruleset, 1E is better in regards to the feel of it, its bloody awful trying to play as is. Not sure if anyone actually ran it 100% as is, from what I have seen in played its run more like B/X with more class and race options and more spells.</p><p></p><p> Never used minis well into the 3E era, I would like to say 3.5 but the 1st time I used them was in another group late 2002 with 3.0 and it was because they used them. With AD&D/BECMI we used graph/math paper or winged it. Its a bit disingenuous to claim 4E is not more reliant on minis than OSR D&D, 3.5 not so much. I don't recall to much of an emphasis on them in 3.0, we barely used them in any event except very briefly right near the end and then Harbinger landed with 3.5 and we liked the minis game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardnaar, post: 7533988, member: 6716779"] Its what they used. DMG (1E) page 10 makes it very clear miniatures are optional. They are an aid or "might be". Also early D&D is not consistent. BECMI for example uses feet and its generally what is used as an example of simplicity and its better for theatre of the mind. There is an A in AD&D for a reason. B/X IMHO is the superior ruleset, 1E is better in regards to the feel of it, its bloody awful trying to play as is. Not sure if anyone actually ran it 100% as is, from what I have seen in played its run more like B/X with more class and race options and more spells. Never used minis well into the 3E era, I would like to say 3.5 but the 1st time I used them was in another group late 2002 with 3.0 and it was because they used them. With AD&D/BECMI we used graph/math paper or winged it. Its a bit disingenuous to claim 4E is not more reliant on minis than OSR D&D, 3.5 not so much. I don't recall to much of an emphasis on them in 3.0, we barely used them in any event except very briefly right near the end and then Harbinger landed with 3.5 and we liked the minis game. [/QUOTE]
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