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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 5885040" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>I don't think I'm making this comparison. Clearly D&D isn't GURPS, or Rolemaster, or Hero, or Ars Magica. </p><p></p><p>But there's a metric ton of leeway in the d20 system core for interpretation. </p><p></p><p>If I want to play "old" D&D, with an "old" D&D feeling, I'm hardly stopped from doing so in any meaningful way by simply (wait for it) <em>playing an old version of D&D. </em>Only 4e players have any leg to stand on to complain in this regard, since 4e isn't OGL. If 4e support goes away, they're the fans with the most to lose. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I'd rather 5e be an RPG I absolutely LOVE that may only bear a passing resemblance to previous editions, than an RPG I'm basically "meh" about, but recreates some mish-mash of 1e/2e/3e/4e "D&D feeling." </p><p></p><p>Create a game people will love. Very few people will care if it "feels like D&D" at that point, because they'll be to busy playing it. And if "feeling like D&D" is more important to some fans . . . there's more resources to count that will give them the option to play D&D so it "feels right to them." </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying abandon every last D&D carryover. I am saying create an awesome fantasy RPG, using the d20 core mechanic. Worry about whether it "feels like D&D" later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 5885040, member: 85870"] I don't think I'm making this comparison. Clearly D&D isn't GURPS, or Rolemaster, or Hero, or Ars Magica. But there's a metric ton of leeway in the d20 system core for interpretation. If I want to play "old" D&D, with an "old" D&D feeling, I'm hardly stopped from doing so in any meaningful way by simply (wait for it) [I]playing an old version of D&D. [/I]Only 4e players have any leg to stand on to complain in this regard, since 4e isn't OGL. If 4e support goes away, they're the fans with the most to lose. Personally, I'd rather 5e be an RPG I absolutely LOVE that may only bear a passing resemblance to previous editions, than an RPG I'm basically "meh" about, but recreates some mish-mash of 1e/2e/3e/4e "D&D feeling." Create a game people will love. Very few people will care if it "feels like D&D" at that point, because they'll be to busy playing it. And if "feeling like D&D" is more important to some fans . . . there's more resources to count that will give them the option to play D&D so it "feels right to them." I'm not saying abandon every last D&D carryover. I am saying create an awesome fantasy RPG, using the d20 core mechanic. Worry about whether it "feels like D&D" later. [/QUOTE]
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