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DammitVictor reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with
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I believe the higher page count was due to layout changes, otherwise the core books were the same content (with some small amount of... -
DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General One innovation per edition.Sticking with 1e as the base ruleset... I know I'm a "race-as-class" guy, but I'm not going that direction. Classic: B/X: ??? BECMI...
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DammitVictor reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
For the record, Dwarves and Hobbits in the original 1974 rules are races, and that is a separate concept from class, but the only class...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.This. It wasn't just "spicy" content that got redacted, it was everything weird, everything that wasn't the most watered down versions...
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DammitVictor reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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Each edition changed quite a bit between the start and end of its run. Comparing at-release 1e with at-release 2e is IMO valid, as is... -
DammitVictor replied to the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions.I never got to play Moldvay/Cook or Mentzer. My introduction to BECMI was the Rules Cyclopedia, which I bought and used (along with The...
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DammitVictor reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
To the OP, technically OD&D was my first experience of D&D even if I didn't technically play it. I was a kid in 1981 and saw my older...
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DammitVictor reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Love.
I always saw them as a way to "hack" 2e to make it play the way you want. Too complex for me and my group at the time, but my taste in...
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DammitVictor reacted to Reynard's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
The black border core books were the same text as the blue books, just different (worse) art and layout. The Players/DMs option books...
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DammitVictor reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Love.
At this point, you could sell me on playing just about any TSR edition of D&D. To my mind, they all have their charms. OD&D - I never...
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DammitVictor reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
My love for 2e comes down to two things: 1) It was my first D&D edition I played regularly. 2) I could understand the rules. I had...
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DammitVictor reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with
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A few years ago I asked Frank Mentzer if there was one thing he could change about BECMI, what would it be. His answer was an... -
DammitVictor replied to the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions.Huh. Noted. Teach me to guess. It wasn't an important claim, but I don't like being wrong. Thank you.
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DammitVictor reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
We have the actual sales data that disproves this claim. Over here...
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DammitVictor posted the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions in D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants.In this thread, @Sacrosanct asked why so many paleo-grognards and neo-grognards-- two distinct camps I have separate feet in-- prefer...