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Adventurer
This is great stuff, Quas!
However, it's to be expected that you'll see disagreement. No group played 1e or Basic exactly the same, much less uniformly by the book. If anything, early D&D tended to be a starting point that was then drifted hither and yon in service of the whims of the group.
That said, I think that the as-written analysis you've demonstrated shows that a lot of common thinking about the "good old days" is just plain wrong. At least, one can't converse productively until everyone involved has complately lain out how "their D&D" played.
Thanks again for your work!
However, it's to be expected that you'll see disagreement. No group played 1e or Basic exactly the same, much less uniformly by the book. If anything, early D&D tended to be a starting point that was then drifted hither and yon in service of the whims of the group.
That said, I think that the as-written analysis you've demonstrated shows that a lot of common thinking about the "good old days" is just plain wrong. At least, one can't converse productively until everyone involved has complately lain out how "their D&D" played.
Thanks again for your work!