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Along the lines of Braunsteins, though, back in the 90s I did used to LARP. And one of the distinguishing features of LARP games was...

It also corresponded with the planned release of the 1E Battlesystem boxed set IIRC. At the time, I think Ral Partha was the licensed...

The question would be, basically, how much the fantasy miniature wargaming fandom and the fantasy roleplaying fandom overlaps, and even...

I find the ideas fascinating, but also find the realities of getting several others to also share in that opinion as well the logistics...

I don't see anywhere where they're claiming that Braunstein is fantasy.

Which is a great point. There was an attempt in the late 1E and early 2E period to go this route with Battlesystem. The classic H-series...

I'm a few years older. Started with BECMI then rapidly jumped to AD&D, played AD&D a lot in the early to mid 90s. I had a break from it...

I'm 46 and started playing in 1990 and quit in late 1999 when I joined the US Navy. I made a lot of game product purchases during the 3E...

3E, for the record. When I first got into it 4E was new, but the scene had been around for several years. Dragonsfoot.org forum custom...

To start with, you are absolutely correct. There were small niche abilities* that could come into play. First and foremost, I was...

Interesting. Do you have any examples? Slow descent into spot checks notwithstanding*, did you really see it take over the game? *I'm...

Hear, hear. I remember seeing this ad in a Dragon Magazine and feeling it in my soul.

By that standard the same is true of AD&D 1E compared to OD&D with the supplements. And (a bit less so) 5E compared to 3E.

I just started a 1e game but I houseruled in some key concepts from 2e like specialized wizards, specialized priests, and a simpler...

2e is solid. More straight forward than 1e in rules presentation and more options if that's what you want, but plays great with just...