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It's also easy to make a bigger deal out of half-orcs and assassins being removed from the PHB and devils and demons being removed from...

The biggest source of xp in 2e was defeating monsters. My memory is that the story xp stuff was optional.

You might be correct--and I'll assume you are, thank you-- but that only lines it up further with WotC editions rather than the "Old...

It really, really wasn't. The changes to the class system and combat systems were fairly minor and largely beneficial. The...

I look forward to that thread, at least the early days before it bogs down into "yes, it is"/"no, it isn't" for the last 20 pages.

It's not even the best game design by TSR. Subjective opinion is subjective, but I couldn't pass up the Beatles joke. 1E has its merits...

Traditional fantasy narratives don't mesh with the fantasy TTRPG conceit of "dump stats", particularly the idea that not only must every...

Its the classic problem with using any simple model to try and emulate the complexities of real people. For example charisma oftens is...

Boy, the way Glen Miller played.... (EDIT: I mean, I'm nostalgic for those early days of RPGing, too, which is why I play Shadowdark...

List for #1 was a lot longer than I expected. Tippity-top shelf? DADHAT and Super Mario Bros. Gamma World / After the Bomb, or maybe...

I kinda feel the same way about 1e as the OP-- it's my least favorite version of the D&D rules-- but it's not actually the most imitated...

Because I own all of the core 1e books and only one 2e book? But in all seriousness, I run a combination of the two at my table (they...

I was dropping in to say this, except there's also-- speaking in hindsight, using the CD-ROM collection-- there really wasn't a single...

I loved using UA, but I found that it was easier for class combinations to use Dragon lance Adventures for class and race rather than...