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I thought the grog wars were old gits vs 3E, long overtaken by The Event that was 4E.

Aha! so you don’t like The Surfer because they efficiently despatch a conveyor belt of CR(loads) foes, but because they grapple with the cosmic paradoxes of Reality, Existence, Morality, etc

Aha. Well theres your answer. Most D&D Players want to be Aragorn, not The Silver Surfer.

Im curious. What playing itch is scratched at level 20 that isnt scratchable at level 12 ?

So im thinking of running a game for some newbies and im in knots what system to run. A hybrid is fine. Specifcation: Survivable 1st level characters. Or, damn it, useless 1st level but everyone starts at 2nd Epic10 ish - ie a low powered , low/mid magic world Unified xp table Milestone...

a) its 80/20 b) its the kind of bunk that infects linkedin and is dispelled by a moments thought

Im more interested in “why should Hasbro matter to ‘grognards’”?

I hope amazon apply the same thinking to Bond as they did to RoP. It would be awesome to see Bond have a chainsaw duel with Caligula .

Have you no faith?! Probably these armies have macguffins of non- vaporisation or some other clever workaround. Or the scullery maids are 7th level.

my pleasure though i can not fathom why your yum would be the edition-ness of 2E rather than its qualities. Im calling it 1.75E so yar boo sucks

I dont even think of 2E as an “edition” Its just 1E with some bits sanded off and some other nobbly bits glued on.

bingo

My take Drow was an Elvish Supremacist who sparked a civil war. Their side lost, thank The Gods. Now, “Drow” - are a handfiul of secret ancient survivors of the losing side of the Elvish Civil War. They are now liches and other abominations. “Neo-Drow” are modern elves who’ve learned a bit...

How do you say “no”? “No” or “Heres the menu of character options, take it or leave “

It was garbage

My summary , possible uselees 1) probably your tastes are fundamentally incompatible and your group is doomed 2) the ruleset is a red herring What 2/3 of your players (esp mrs) really want is to play “D&D” on Easy Mode. Rather than agonise over the system just give them characters 2+ levels...

its not The One Way but it is A Significant Way and a shame to abandon it .

Ordering my bodyguard(s) around.

Ordering my bodyguard(s) around.