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Why did I create my own world? For all the reasons so many have listed, but above all - why not? I love creating worlds. I am probably in a minority in that I still like the classic medieval-based fantasy world, and was devoted to Greyhawk for many, many years. I liked having what I assume you...

You sort of hit the nail on why you think C&C is like Basic D&D - what you say you bought (the boxed digest) IS the basic version of C&C - just meant to be like the old BD&D. The full rule books then, just as AD&D was, take the rules beyond that basic introduction. :cool: So judging C&C by...

Halivar, I didn't have the "walk-off" problem, but some of the "solutions" advertised here were just as problematic.... continually adding on to a PC to power them up is symptomatic of a lot of 3.x games... especially now with 3.5 and all those d20 supplements flying around. As a DM I had to...

Hell, You can purchase C&C via Amazon for just under $13 for each of the core books (the 2nd Printing PHB answered alot of the complaints of the 1st printing) and I think Amazon still has an offer for "buy both" for around $25. This is a sweet value, and despite those decrying it C&C IS an...

Now THAT's CLASSIC! :cool:

B2 Keep on the Borderlands - then right into X1 Isle of Dread. :cool:

It honestly depends on your players and how comfortable they are, and then your own desires. I played a Greyhawk campaign for 2 years, switched to Kalamar (which the players didn't have to "learn" because they all started as escaped slaves with not knowledge of the world), then we played a...

No "power creep" in 3.x?? Unending feats, prestige classes and power "templates"..... I and alot like me were driven away as 3.5 came out. I play Castles & Crusades now and couldn't be happier. :) So as to what happens with "D&D" at WOTC... well, whatever floats their boat is ok with me...

One tidbit for those not familiar with C&C - it is d20 based, a system which is intended to marry some of the better ideas of 3.0 with a more rules-lite simplicity of 1e AD&D - i.e. a hybrid (ascending AC for instance). I for one love it, especially as it ENCOURAGES individual adaptation and...

WOTC business strategy: Pokemon, Magic = Wildly profitable, marketable to young gaming demographics (8-14 year olds) D&D = Inevitable sales decline after core RPG demographics have purchased rule books. Solution: Make D&D = Pokemon & Magic for profitability by making it more like those

It's whatever edition you want it to be my man... It's all cool by me because the key word there was "fun." :cool:

I think this is a fair statement about game designers , but publishers are often a breed apart unless they are designers and they've got an individual name recognition to make a small company run.

Greetings all.. I have recently put online a website and free pdf download of my own Campaign Setting, Ilshara: Lands of Exile. It is designed to work with Castles & Crusades but is left general enough in terms of system specifics to be used by a number of systems. I invite open submissions...

Good point - in the end it should be all about the fun. Maybe we should throw away "old" and "new" as descriptors (which was the initial question of the OP) and just talk about what each of us finds enjoyable - from whatever era or system. I'll continue to sing the praises of C&C because it's...

In the end, and going back to the question of the OP, I think it's merely the brand-name recognition of "D&D" that puts it above all else in sales. I love Castles & Crusades - but when I tell people we'll be playing it they say "so we're not gonna stick with D&D?" - to which I then have to...

My only question is how then does this preclude using a system like Castles & Crusades which has the same basic elements of simplicity described by the OP? I DM'd 3.0 for several years before converting to C&C, and find it even better for the ease of preparation. The one point that is salient...

Then please check out the FREE offering of Ilshara: Lands of Exile! The setting is now available as pdf downloads of the Gazetteer and Map Folio. Ilshara: Lands of Exile While written for C&C, this setting is generic enough to be used with any system with very minimal adaptation. It is...

I'd say that those who delve into RPGing as a table-top rather than online or computer form would be more likely to be readers as well - you sort of have to have that inclination to start with if you're going to read rule books, supplements etc. On the other hand I think the overall society is...

Worst purchase: Fiend Folio, Epic Handbook, 3e supplements that I paid too much money for on a system I grew exhausted of quickly thereafter. Also, Dragonlance Campaign Setting several years ago - good as reference for me but the world's just plain useless to me now as a setting - too much...

The 1983 Boxed Set of World of Greyhawk The 1980 1st Edition DM's Guide The 3.0 PHB when 1st released. Now, the best: Castles & Crusades core books (PHB & Monsters&Treasure - for $25 for both from Amazon) & Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh for $19. :cool: If you haven't given C&C a try yet you...