A thing about d20 D&D I didn't like, and still don't know why it was done...

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Sure, sure...we know you only use the chart for you players, and not on those cold and lonely evenings when a saucy tart would warm things up.

well that too...

 

[buzz]

Actually, a mod already weighed in on a similar sentiment that was posted early in this very thread.

Duly noted.

 

[Psion]

Actually, a mod already weighed in on a similar sentiment that was posted early in this very thread.

I think Ehren's comment was a bit more confrontational/bossy.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I think Ehren's comment was a bit more confrontational/bossy.

Just a tad.

 

[buzz]

I think Ehren's comment was a bit more confrontational/bossy.

Thank you.

I know I'm an old grump. I just miss my shiny, happy ENWorld home that was.

 

[Raven Crowking]

Thank you.

I know I'm an old grump. I just miss my shiny, happy ENWorld home that was.

There was never a shiny, happy ENWorld. That's nostolgia talking.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

I agree that your post wasn't on quite the same level, Buzz.

Honestly, though, I don't think the threads here have gotten out of hand. There's more discussion of older editions than there used to be, but overall even the "edition war" threads haven't been too bad.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

There was never a shiny, happy ENWorld. That's nostolgia talking.

Hah!

:dons rose-colored glasses:

 

[buzz]

Vbulletin 3 totally makes edition wars easier. You'd never see that with Vbulletin 1. And it totally nerfed Haste!

 

[Lanefan]

I know I'm an old grump. I just miss my shiny, happy ENWorld home that was.

That'd be ENWorld's 1st edition, right; where it's now on 3.5?

As for the rest of this:

- I always saw the 1e DMG secondary skills table as mere flavour, for helping build the background of your character...was it a farmer, a jeweller, a blacksmith, or whatever before it began its adventuring career...rather than mechanical aspects that may or may not give you some advantage. And the random roll aspect was just that; today's idea of pre-designed characters with lengthy back-stories wasn't so prevalent then, instead, you just rolled what you rolled, and played it till it dropped.

- Someone mentioned porting the 1e ExP tables over to 3e or d20...a fine idea, but it'd take some serious number-crunching to make it work; either that, or your 3e characters won't get far past about 8th level. (remember, there's no ExP for treasure in 3e...though I suppose if you put that back in as well you *could* port the charts without too much tinkering)

Lanefan