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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 6035152" data-attributes="member: 363"><p>Sure, and that sweet spot varies for everyone. For all the work I've done regarding Middle-earth and D&D/d20 (dating quite a ways back; I recently ran across some of my homebrew stuff from the '80s, when I was running 1e, and there was Middle-earth material in it), I've rarely used the setting for any length of time. 90% of my games have been my own homebrew. The Middle-earth stuff I've done, including that blog, seems pretty quick and easy to me, but then, I've reread Lord of the Rings almost 20 times. It became second nature to me. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On that, I fully agree. I've complained often that I dislike how D&D created and then drew upon its own "canon" as the years and editions went by. It eventually got to the point where D&D really only resembled D&D after a while, and it took an effort to create and use characters and creatures from sources other than D&D in a D&D game. </p><p></p><p>D&D Druids and bards, for two good examples, resemble nothing I've ever read or seen from Celtic history and legend. D&D dragons are very much their own thing, too. </p><p></p><p>So, yeah, I'd like to see some effort by the design team to delve into the roots of D&D's concepts. I think it would have to be its own thing, a variant of D&D in a separate supplement, because people - including me - want the D&D we're familiar with for the core game. But a nod to sources would be nice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 6035152, member: 363"] Sure, and that sweet spot varies for everyone. For all the work I've done regarding Middle-earth and D&D/d20 (dating quite a ways back; I recently ran across some of my homebrew stuff from the '80s, when I was running 1e, and there was Middle-earth material in it), I've rarely used the setting for any length of time. 90% of my games have been my own homebrew. The Middle-earth stuff I've done, including that blog, seems pretty quick and easy to me, but then, I've reread Lord of the Rings almost 20 times. It became second nature to me. On that, I fully agree. I've complained often that I dislike how D&D created and then drew upon its own "canon" as the years and editions went by. It eventually got to the point where D&D really only resembled D&D after a while, and it took an effort to create and use characters and creatures from sources other than D&D in a D&D game. D&D Druids and bards, for two good examples, resemble nothing I've ever read or seen from Celtic history and legend. D&D dragons are very much their own thing, too. So, yeah, I'd like to see some effort by the design team to delve into the roots of D&D's concepts. I think it would have to be its own thing, a variant of D&D in a separate supplement, because people - including me - want the D&D we're familiar with for the core game. But a nod to sources would be nice. [/QUOTE]
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