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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jephlewis" data-source="post: 4675278" data-attributes="member: 81304">Then give them very little playtesting. I think one of the things that makes older editions what they were is that balance was...weird in some places. I think it was part of their charm.How much time and how difficult do you think it would be for wotc to playtest a 0E emulation? No feats, no skills, and all weapons do d6 [back then, they did all do d6, right? I never played 0E]. All monsters had d6 for HD, didn't they?1. Multi tools are cool, even for the guy who has a full set of screwdrivers and stuff. Some people like screwdrivers, others like wrenches, and still others prefer sockets. all of them fix stuff. But when you bust out your screwdriver-socket-wrench, all of them are like, "cool! I want one!". And then we all get together to fix stuff instead of arguing about which tool is better. Lots more fixing gets done. It's the One Supplement To Bind Us All [together as D&D gamers].2. I don't have my old 2E or BECMI books anymore, and neither do others. If wotc did it this way, something real close to them would be in print for people like me to get into again. Other people who never played older editions might get interested in them and want the rules in dead tree.3. People who play older editions could run into people playing an emulation of their preferred edition, and it would be good for all people involved.</blockquote>