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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6773977" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p> It depends on what "type" of group you guys are. You like 3e, so I'm going to assume you like the crunch and "optimization minutia". If that is true, then I'd just stick with 3e or maybe look at Pathfinder, just for a small change and that feeling of "new game" you may be looking for.</p><p></p><p>If, however, you like all the stuff you can get in 3e, but you all happily ignore rules, manipulate spells, and/or generally tweek all that optional stuff you have for 3e to fit your own campaign world and style....then 5e is probably at least worth checking out. The Starter Set at the minimum. The thing with 5e is that it is a very "loosey-goosey" type of game, where the DM is the "rule" that kicks in anytime something isn't specifically covered in the rules set themselves....and this DM adjudication is something that comes up consistantly during a game. Where in 3e, there was likely a book somewhere that had a rule specifically for 'that situation', or one that was really close, with 5e a DM is <em>needed</em> to come up with rulings on the fly.</p><p></p><p>"Rulings, not rules" is kind of the name of the game in 5e. If you really enjoy the freedom of creation and have no problems coming up with stuff to populate your campaign world on your own... 5e is a pretty sweet game. If you enjoy that sort of thing, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from using all your 3e stuff (and PF, and 1e/2e, and Rolemaster, and Warhammer Fantasy, and, and, and...), and then "equating" any mechanics into 5e ones. I just rant an 8'ish month 5e campaign that used nothing but the core 5e PHB/MM/DMG, but everything else were from Labyrinth Lord, Basic D&D, 1e AD&D, and "generic fantasy supplements" (like the d30 book of tables, and Central Casting heroes book...oh, and two monsters from the Fifth Edition Foes book...so I guess there was that 5e 'extras'). The campaign was dirt simple to run and use, with conversion "on the fly" a no brainier.</p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 6773977, member: 45197"] Hiya! It depends on what "type" of group you guys are. You like 3e, so I'm going to assume you like the crunch and "optimization minutia". If that is true, then I'd just stick with 3e or maybe look at Pathfinder, just for a small change and that feeling of "new game" you may be looking for. If, however, you like all the stuff you can get in 3e, but you all happily ignore rules, manipulate spells, and/or generally tweek all that optional stuff you have for 3e to fit your own campaign world and style....then 5e is probably at least worth checking out. The Starter Set at the minimum. The thing with 5e is that it is a very "loosey-goosey" type of game, where the DM is the "rule" that kicks in anytime something isn't specifically covered in the rules set themselves....and this DM adjudication is something that comes up consistantly during a game. Where in 3e, there was likely a book somewhere that had a rule specifically for 'that situation', or one that was really close, with 5e a DM is [I]needed[/I] to come up with rulings on the fly. "Rulings, not rules" is kind of the name of the game in 5e. If you really enjoy the freedom of creation and have no problems coming up with stuff to populate your campaign world on your own... 5e is a pretty sweet game. If you enjoy that sort of thing, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from using all your 3e stuff (and PF, and 1e/2e, and Rolemaster, and Warhammer Fantasy, and, and, and...), and then "equating" any mechanics into 5e ones. I just rant an 8'ish month 5e campaign that used nothing but the core 5e PHB/MM/DMG, but everything else were from Labyrinth Lord, Basic D&D, 1e AD&D, and "generic fantasy supplements" (like the d30 book of tables, and Central Casting heroes book...oh, and two monsters from the Fifth Edition Foes book...so I guess there was that 5e 'extras'). The campaign was dirt simple to run and use, with conversion "on the fly" a no brainier. ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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