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<blockquote data-quote="zamoran" data-source="post: 48133" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>I was reading the thread named "Can someone explain what "1st ed feel" is?" and I wanted to share but the thread is very long and what I had to say was not exactly answering the question to the letter.</p><p></p><p>What I have to say :</p><p></p><p>I prefer the 1st ed for many reasons.</p><p></p><p>It has the real demons from real demonology.</p><p>It has a spell to summon some.</p><p></p><p>It has druids and illusionists as separate classes</p><p>even in the spells sections (and the druid is my favorite class).</p><p></p><p>It has a darker and older feel,</p><p>even in the way the printing is done,</p><p>the pictures look and feel older and</p><p>stimulate the imagination more.</p><p></p><p>It has 6 saving throws.</p><p></p><p>It is the original version by the very guy who created RPG</p><p>or at least D&D (reason enough?).</p><p>Subsequent AD&D and D&D are just copies without the feel.</p><p></p><p>Legends & Lore had pictures in it !!! (duh)</p><p></p><p>1st ed Oriental Adventures presented ALL-NEW PC classes</p><p>and was written through intensive and passionate research</p><p>while 2nd ed Complete Handbooks and I hear Arabian Adventures</p><p>only had DISAPPOINTING and NO FUN AT ALL</p><p>CHARACTERS KITS which are a real RIP OFF </p><p>instead of new PC classes.</p><p></p><p>It has the assassin and the barbarian NOT CHARACTERS KITS.</p><p></p><p>I could go on and on.</p><p></p><p>I live in Québec, 80% French-speaking province of Canada and </p><p>I've had to order used copies of every AD&D 1st ed book</p><p>to individuals in the U.S. cause since we're French here, </p><p>less people understand English and the 1st ed had never been</p><p>translated in French, as far as I know, so there was no more</p><p>copies around even in the used stores but I really wanted</p><p>the real one.</p><p></p><p>Go buy them all before they become an expensive rarity <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I am presently re-reading every book from the 1st ed even if</p><p>I'm French though very good in English</p><p>and I will NOT play another edition.</p><p></p><p>I can always take a small thing here and there</p><p>from the 2nd edition and add it if I feel the need arise</p><p>which I don't till now.</p><p></p><p>Well, finally, I answered the question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zamoran, post: 48133, member: 2806"] I was reading the thread named "Can someone explain what "1st ed feel" is?" and I wanted to share but the thread is very long and what I had to say was not exactly answering the question to the letter. What I have to say : I prefer the 1st ed for many reasons. It has the real demons from real demonology. It has a spell to summon some. It has druids and illusionists as separate classes even in the spells sections (and the druid is my favorite class). It has a darker and older feel, even in the way the printing is done, the pictures look and feel older and stimulate the imagination more. It has 6 saving throws. It is the original version by the very guy who created RPG or at least D&D (reason enough?). Subsequent AD&D and D&D are just copies without the feel. Legends & Lore had pictures in it !!! (duh) 1st ed Oriental Adventures presented ALL-NEW PC classes and was written through intensive and passionate research while 2nd ed Complete Handbooks and I hear Arabian Adventures only had DISAPPOINTING and NO FUN AT ALL CHARACTERS KITS which are a real RIP OFF instead of new PC classes. It has the assassin and the barbarian NOT CHARACTERS KITS. I could go on and on. I live in Québec, 80% French-speaking province of Canada and I've had to order used copies of every AD&D 1st ed book to individuals in the U.S. cause since we're French here, less people understand English and the 1st ed had never been translated in French, as far as I know, so there was no more copies around even in the used stores but I really wanted the real one. Go buy them all before they become an expensive rarity :) I am presently re-reading every book from the 1st ed even if I'm French though very good in English and I will NOT play another edition. I can always take a small thing here and there from the 2nd edition and add it if I feel the need arise which I don't till now. Well, finally, I answered the question. [/QUOTE]
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