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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9223889" data-attributes="member: 7023840">So I'd ask you to question your assumptions here.I've previously written a bit about how the entire TSR-era was interoperable. You can basically mix-n-match all the material, from OD&amp;D to 1e to 2e to Holmes Basic to Moldvay/Cook B/X to BECMI to R/C to ... all of it, and use it. You might have to do some slight adjustments, but it was common to see people running an OD&amp;D module that was included with a Basic set for AD&amp;D characters.3e was the first significant rewriting, but while they had a fair amount of authority to change things around, they also did a lot to try and make sure that the continuity and legacy was maintained. The &quot;Back to the Dungeon.&quot; The Greyhawk default (combined with a quick pivot to FR). The mechanics were changed and modernized, but they tried very hard to maintain a continuity with the past.*Again, legacy and continuity may mean nothing to you, but it does mean something to other people. And I think that the marketing of 4e probably didn't help with those people.*Of course, this wasn't enough for some people, which is why the OSR movement started.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 9223889, member: 7023840"] So I'd ask you to question your assumptions here. I've previously written a bit about how the entire TSR-era was interoperable. You can basically mix-n-match all the material, from OD&D to 1e to 2e to Holmes Basic to Moldvay/Cook B/X to BECMI to R/C to ... all of it, and use it. You might have to do some slight adjustments, but it was common to see people running an OD&D module that was included with a Basic set for AD&D characters. 3e was the first significant rewriting, but while they had a fair amount of authority to change things around, they also did a lot to try and make sure that the continuity and legacy was maintained. The "Back to the Dungeon." The Greyhawk default (combined with a quick pivot to FR). The mechanics were changed and modernized, but they tried very hard to maintain a continuity with the past.* Again, legacy and continuity may mean nothing to you, but it does mean something to other people. And I think that the marketing of 4e probably didn't help with those people. *Of course, this wasn't enough for some people, which is why the OSR movement started. [/QUOTE]

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