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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 6139587" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>I think that depends on what you define as an edition. 2e core rules (so none of that 2.5 and some of the expanded rules of 2e) was actually closer to 1e than 3.5e was to 3e. If you consider 3.5 and 3e the same edition, in theory you could also consider 1e and 2e (core) as one edition. If you do a later 1e start then some, with 1977 as THE date, you could say that 1e itself had a 12 year run, with 1e & 2e as AD&D rules as opposed to a D&D edition particular, would be a 23 year run.</p><p></p><p>On another front, if you take it that BECMI was the edition of D&D basic expanded, after the B/X and Holmes...BECMI inclusive of the Rules compendium (Which would basically be a compilation of BECM) then that would be (release of 1983) with other sets being basically introductory, not really killed off totally until the 3e release, though you could say it was sort of killed off around the 1997 to 1998 era which would still give it 15 or nigh 15 years. If you include it as a continuation of the Holmes, though in truth I feel 1e and 2e were closer related...then from Holmes to 2000 (if you consider that the final death knell/nail for Basic D&D expanded) than it actually would also be a 23 year run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 6139587, member: 4348"] I think that depends on what you define as an edition. 2e core rules (so none of that 2.5 and some of the expanded rules of 2e) was actually closer to 1e than 3.5e was to 3e. If you consider 3.5 and 3e the same edition, in theory you could also consider 1e and 2e (core) as one edition. If you do a later 1e start then some, with 1977 as THE date, you could say that 1e itself had a 12 year run, with 1e & 2e as AD&D rules as opposed to a D&D edition particular, would be a 23 year run. On another front, if you take it that BECMI was the edition of D&D basic expanded, after the B/X and Holmes...BECMI inclusive of the Rules compendium (Which would basically be a compilation of BECM) then that would be (release of 1983) with other sets being basically introductory, not really killed off totally until the 3e release, though you could say it was sort of killed off around the 1997 to 1998 era which would still give it 15 or nigh 15 years. If you include it as a continuation of the Holmes, though in truth I feel 1e and 2e were closer related...then from Holmes to 2000 (if you consider that the final death knell/nail for Basic D&D expanded) than it actually would also be a 23 year run. [/QUOTE]
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