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<blockquote data-quote="GENEWEIGEL" data-source="post: 399516" data-attributes="member: 7710">I'll think I'll just crawl under a rock now and die!<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Seriously, this is interesting. It isn't an issue of 1st edition vs 3rd edition or Greyhawk vs Living Greyhawk or King Kong vs Godzilla.The truth of the matter is there really is no issue at all.We're all a bunch of jerks who spend too much time dwelling on how the TSR corporation lost focus years ago and though unqualified restated anyway that &quot;I publish D&amp;D therefore I am D&amp;D&quot; and the aftermath created all these bogus grudge matches.First edition will live forever simply because it has a style that can't be replicated. All the elements were there at that time and we'll never see it again.The Third Edition went the route of one DM's custom ruled optioned out campaign but it did show masses and masses of new players how that could be achieved right away.So antiquarians were reviled of the capability of a first time player to manipulate the material so much as to not even come close to the medieval elements of the game. How does one get around this?<ol>
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Use the 3e books for options is one. 
 
Second 3e characters can be invaders from another plane. (this could be handled with my chart I mentioned earlier.) 
 
Thirdly 3e monsters, treasure other facets are easier to translate into 1e than vise-versa. 
 
Fourth, come to the understanding that most 3e super fans aren't as scholarly and perhaps never wanted to be. And there's nothing wrong with &quot;just playing a game&quot;. 
 
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Besides we all know Lejendary Adventures is superior to all D&amp;D anyway! 
 
Just kidding, Gary! 
 
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[QUOTE="GENEWEIGEL, post: 399516, member: 7710"] I'll think I'll just crawl under a rock now and die! ;) Seriously, this is interesting. It isn't an issue of 1st edition vs 3rd edition or Greyhawk vs Living Greyhawk or King Kong vs Godzilla. The truth of the matter is there really is no issue at all. We're all a bunch of jerks who spend too much time dwelling on how the TSR corporation lost focus years ago and though unqualified restated anyway that "I publish D&D therefore I am D&D" and the aftermath created all these bogus grudge matches. First edition will live forever simply because it has a style that can't be replicated. All the elements were there at that time and we'll never see it again. The Third Edition went the route of one DM's custom ruled optioned out campaign but it did show masses and masses of new players how that could be achieved right away. So antiquarians were reviled of the capability of a first time player to manipulate the material so much as to not even come close to the medieval elements of the game. How does one get around this? [list=1] Use the 3e books for options is one. Second 3e characters can be invaders from another plane. (this could be handled with my chart I mentioned earlier.) Thirdly 3e monsters, treasure other facets are easier to translate into 1e than vise-versa. Fourth, come to the understanding that most 3e super fans aren't as scholarly and perhaps never wanted to be. And there's nothing wrong with "just playing a game". [/list=1] Besides we all know Lejendary Adventures is superior to all D&D anyway! Just kidding, Gary! ;)[/list] [/QUOTE]

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