GuJiaXian
Explorer
For some reason, over the past week or so I've had a real itch to play "classic" D&D. By way of explanation, the bulk of my pre-3.X experience with the game has been via video games (ala Baldur's Gate and such). Therefore, I'm simply not as familiar with exactly which edition or products I actually want.
What I'm looking for is a D&D/AD&D game (could be actual D&D or a retro-clone). I don't think I want to go back to the days where dwarf and elf were classes, nor do I want the version of the game where demihumans were limited in how many levels they can gain.
I guess what I DO want is a version of D&D where magic item acquisition and combat isn't based on a convoluted mathematical formula, where the DM has to give out magic items at a prescribed pace to keep up with the CR/level of the monsters. I want a version of the game where the mechanics (not just the DM's imagination) supports a world where magic is something to wonder at and 1st-level PCs are heroes-in-training, not mighty heroes in their own right.
Yes, I know that's vague and I suppose I'm not 100% sure what I want, but that's because I'm not as familiar with the products or options. Please help me out here--I'm open to both the retro-clones (free or otherwise) as well as specific classic D&D products.
What I'm looking for is a D&D/AD&D game (could be actual D&D or a retro-clone). I don't think I want to go back to the days where dwarf and elf were classes, nor do I want the version of the game where demihumans were limited in how many levels they can gain.
I guess what I DO want is a version of D&D where magic item acquisition and combat isn't based on a convoluted mathematical formula, where the DM has to give out magic items at a prescribed pace to keep up with the CR/level of the monsters. I want a version of the game where the mechanics (not just the DM's imagination) supports a world where magic is something to wonder at and 1st-level PCs are heroes-in-training, not mighty heroes in their own right.
Yes, I know that's vague and I suppose I'm not 100% sure what I want, but that's because I'm not as familiar with the products or options. Please help me out here--I'm open to both the retro-clones (free or otherwise) as well as specific classic D&D products.