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<blockquote data-quote="Valiant" data-source="post: 3793819" data-attributes="member: 54792"><p>Melan, I think in your list, you've missed one critical "value" of OSRIC and that is <strong>introducing new players to the AD&D world.</strong> Certainly some of the 6000+ individual downloaders (some too young to know AD&D (or perhaps getting back into it after 20 years), have garnished enough interest to order the original PH, MM and DMG. And of those perhaps...just perhaps some of them have actually started playing 1E (that otherwise wouldn't have). And if thats true, then OSRIC has been well worth the effort. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>And of course, another important point you missed is that OSRIC is a great aid to help teach new players the rules, as it explains things more clearly then the original books. People want fast understanding these days, and OSRIC provides that. </p><p></p><p>One more value, though perhaps not as important, when all of the copies of the DMG and PH have rotted away x number of years from now, people will at least be able to legally get a copy of OSRIC (which is better then nothing). </p><p></p><p>As for OSRIC not being a problem for publishers to fear. I agree, they shouldn't, and I hope they don't. But you also have to be realistic, C&C for instance, isn't trying to convince people to go back to playing AD&D, they are trying to sell C&C rule books. So it is logical that they may be at odds with OSRIC (which has the objective of making 1E more popular).</p><p></p><p>PS one more destinction that should be made. There are some here that play AD&D and are happy just doing that. They don't really care if anyone else plays it, if its supported by publishers, or if the game goes extinct after they die. I differ from these guys in that I do care that AD&D (the game, not just the style) continues into future generations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Valiant, post: 3793819, member: 54792"] Melan, I think in your list, you've missed one critical "value" of OSRIC and that is [B]introducing new players to the AD&D world.[/B] Certainly some of the 6000+ individual downloaders (some too young to know AD&D (or perhaps getting back into it after 20 years), have garnished enough interest to order the original PH, MM and DMG. And of those perhaps...just perhaps some of them have actually started playing 1E (that otherwise wouldn't have). And if thats true, then OSRIC has been well worth the effort. ;) And of course, another important point you missed is that OSRIC is a great aid to help teach new players the rules, as it explains things more clearly then the original books. People want fast understanding these days, and OSRIC provides that. One more value, though perhaps not as important, when all of the copies of the DMG and PH have rotted away x number of years from now, people will at least be able to legally get a copy of OSRIC (which is better then nothing). As for OSRIC not being a problem for publishers to fear. I agree, they shouldn't, and I hope they don't. But you also have to be realistic, C&C for instance, isn't trying to convince people to go back to playing AD&D, they are trying to sell C&C rule books. So it is logical that they may be at odds with OSRIC (which has the objective of making 1E more popular). PS one more destinction that should be made. There are some here that play AD&D and are happy just doing that. They don't really care if anyone else plays it, if its supported by publishers, or if the game goes extinct after they die. I differ from these guys in that I do care that AD&D (the game, not just the style) continues into future generations. [/QUOTE]
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