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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 392056" data-attributes="member: 363">Actually, that's a pretty good description of 3e. You deftly sidestepped the question about how to create those flexible characters with the &quot;it's all in the background&quot; assertion. That's not an indication of the flexibility of the system; it's a tribute to the ingenuity of the players. We House Ruled so much because it wasn't provided for and we felt the need - it's not like that's an intrinsic virtue of the system. barsoomcore is eloquent in his post above about the mutability of the 1e system, but I still can't bring myself to agree with it. Back in the day, we tore apart and House Ruled the heck out of all kinds of games, from Traveller to Dragonquest to Boot Hill to Gamma World to Top Secret. D&amp;D didn't seem especially suited to such customization, in comparison to any other given game. 1e, and especially older editions of D&amp;D, is a good game for those who want more free-form action. That doesn't mean it's especially good for it. Now, I'm not saying 1e sucks. I'm just saying that the issue of it being especially suited for customization holds true for a lot of other games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 392056, member: 363"] Actually, that's a pretty good description of 3e. You deftly sidestepped the question about how to create those flexible characters with the "it's all in the background" assertion. That's not an indication of the flexibility of the system; it's a tribute to the ingenuity of the players. We House Ruled so much because it wasn't provided for and we felt the need - it's not like that's an intrinsic virtue of the system. barsoomcore is eloquent in his post above about the mutability of the 1e system, but I still can't bring myself to agree with it. Back in the day, we tore apart and House Ruled the heck out of all kinds of games, from Traveller to Dragonquest to Boot Hill to Gamma World to Top Secret. D&D didn't seem especially suited to such customization, in comparison to any other given game. 1e, and especially older editions of D&D, is a good game for those who want more free-form action. That doesn't mean it's especially good for it. Now, I'm not saying 1e sucks. I'm just saying that the issue of it being especially suited for customization holds true for a lot of other games. [/QUOTE]

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