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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 396442" data-attributes="member: 172">Dunno about that.As others have said, it is largely a matter of personal preference. But you can only play that card so far before it becomes a little fishy.Sure, some factors may drive you to play 1e over 3e... most likely nostalgia. That's not inconsiderable. People play games to have fun, and the feeling of history that you have with a game could make it or break it for you.But when you strip it down to just what the books have to offer, first edition really shows its age. If you take a person new to the game, and put a 1e and 3e PHB in front of the table and tell him to pick one, I bet you that in the vast majority of cases, the person will walk away with the 3e version. The clean consistent core system, the flexibility, the support for skills other than combat related class skills or theif skills, lack of reliance of tables, and consistent application of terminology and restriction on bonuses are all things that make 3e the superior choice. If there is some bona fide benefit to using 1e other than reaping nostalgia, I really fail to see what it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 396442, member: 172"] Dunno about that. As others have said, it is largely a matter of personal preference. But you can only play that card so far before it becomes a little fishy. Sure, some factors may drive you to play 1e over 3e... most likely nostalgia. That's not inconsiderable. People play games to have fun, and the feeling of history that you have with a game could make it or break it for you. But when you strip it down to just what the books have to offer, first edition really shows its age. If you take a person new to the game, and put a 1e and 3e PHB in front of the table and tell him to pick one, I bet you that in the vast majority of cases, the person will walk away with the 3e version. The clean consistent core system, the flexibility, the support for skills other than combat related class skills or theif skills, lack of reliance of tables, and consistent application of terminology and restriction on bonuses are all things that make 3e the superior choice. If there is some bona fide benefit to using 1e other than reaping nostalgia, I really fail to see what it is. [/QUOTE]

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