Hairfoot
First Post
Right. I've had enough of ruminating over the pros and cons of 4E. I'm going to run an old-school adventure for the group before we decide what system we want for our game.
It's come down to a choice between Basic OD&D or Basic Fantasy RPG, but I can't decide.
Here's the breakdown as I see it:
OD&D
Pro: genuine old-school cachet; get to use dog-eared books I bought with pocket money in primary school; really, really simple rules.
Con: perhaps too simple - demihumans as classes, no set system for resolving skills etc; notoriously deadly and therefore a bit unfun.
BFRPG
Pro: easy-to-use D20-ised rules; free to download; race/class flexibility; generic action resolution rules; thief skills not hopeless.
Con: requires some tweaking for balance; potentially overrun with optional rules and variants; elf illustration looks like Hugo Weaving gone Mardi Gras.
BFRPG still looks like the winner to me, but I'd like to hear from the OD&Ders how they resolve some of the hassles the system presents.
It's come down to a choice between Basic OD&D or Basic Fantasy RPG, but I can't decide.
Here's the breakdown as I see it:
OD&D
Pro: genuine old-school cachet; get to use dog-eared books I bought with pocket money in primary school; really, really simple rules.
Con: perhaps too simple - demihumans as classes, no set system for resolving skills etc; notoriously deadly and therefore a bit unfun.
BFRPG
Pro: easy-to-use D20-ised rules; free to download; race/class flexibility; generic action resolution rules; thief skills not hopeless.
Con: requires some tweaking for balance; potentially overrun with optional rules and variants; elf illustration looks like Hugo Weaving gone Mardi Gras.
BFRPG still looks like the winner to me, but I'd like to hear from the OD&Ders how they resolve some of the hassles the system presents.