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If that's indeed what he meant, then I'd argue that he's very wrong. 5e is a streamlined reworking of 3e with a few 4e elements...

We're talking about the BECMI line, right? Elmore did 100% of the covers of the BECMI boxes. You're probably thinking of the related...

Best part of BECMI was the Larry Elmore cover art. I don't mind the change in focus of the text. I think B/X and its expected level...

No, 3e launched with the "back to the dungeon" vibe. It was clearly a reaction against 2e, or at least against the popular perception of...

3e was a direct successor to 2e, but mechanically it was a new thing, and "spiritually" it was probably more a successor to 1e. 5e seems...

I've been using your method b except with 4d6 for decades. In fact, I'm not sure that I've ever really done anything different in D&D...

For me, a litmus test for a generic system needs to be able to do more than one thing, so it's more like 3-4 litmus tests; I need a good...

Older than D&D, but broadly from the same time frame.

4e wasn't the kind of game that I was looking for at all, but I loved how they played a little more fast and loose with a lot of the...

Sure, that goes without saying. My point is that from an actual statistical standpoint, that's not very good data. Any extrapolations...

Yeah, which is why the data from tables is interesting, but I wonder how much it really matters. By a long shot, most of what I play at...

All populations have differing clusters for their genetics and therefore their physical attributes. Being afraid of "the r-word" and...

I like new settings quite a bit. That said, I probably wouldn't buy one from WotC, nor would I expect it to be up my alley at all. I've...

Ok then don't buy it. Or just admit that only companies large enough to pay for such human artists should be in the marketplace. This...

Just a couple of months ago, people were saying that the guys breaking the rumor of Luke Gygax working with WotC were untrustworthy...