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Yeah, this is pretty much my answer, too. The specific features I like, such as fewer character options, lightweight or non-existent...

You are asking about the early game and what went wrong. Adding skills was exactly that. That is a different argument than "skills are a...

Well, there's a reason BX has dominated OSR projects rather than AD&D. That said, there is complexity and then there is complexity...

People typically are referring to OD&D and the Basic series when they say Old School was simpler, not AD&D and definitely not AD&D...

Are you seeing a different Old School than I am? I thought it was about armor classes that required understanding negative numbers and...

I ran the premade module in it to decent success. Trying to use the campaign tools was frustrating and I ultimately gave up and pivoted...

LL usually has the book pretty close to done before crowdfunding it. The KS's I've been on have all delivered quickly.

The art, design, and ideas in LL's stuff is really really good. They're very fun to read or flip through. They tend to lack...

One of my favorite pieces I can remember from the 5e run. Way over the top, as Spelljammer should be.

This highlights so much of the differences. Both look complicated, but PF2 executes so much more easily.

I can attest to this. The PF1 campaign I was in broke down for this exact reason around level 9 or 10, where the DM physically couldn't...

I've not experienced Pathfinder 1E specifically, but I have a decent amount of experience across the variety of 3.X games, and honestly...

A rule you can sometimes ignore is a good example of early game complexity though, which is all @SpellObjectEnthusiast was saying...

As some examples of early game complexity. How do you draw a weapon or potion? In PF1: you can draw a weapon as a move action, which...

Maybe 2 hours, then I started running the game. I had my group(s) read the rules and we started playing immediately, pretty well...