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<blockquote data-quote="xebec" data-source="post: 5219210" data-attributes="member: 91603"><p>Thank you for all of the input, it's greatly appreciated! To answer some of the specific questions:</p><p></p><p>Re: Hero and GURPS. I understand that the systems are significantly different, but I'm game-system curious. I've had recommendations for both. I will definately check them out.</p><p></p><p>Re: AD&D 1st Ed. I should have been clearer. I do own copies of PHB, DMG, MM1, MM2, FF, D&D, UA and OA. Nothing, absolutely NOTHING can replace those books, and I don't intend to chuck them out in favor of something else. I certainly would like my players to pick up copies of the PHB, but I really can't force them to. I'd like to keep the initial time and energy investment as low as possible, as they're not 100% sold on the 1st ed idea.</p><p></p><p>Re: Simulacrum. I can't help it, I've got a soft spot for what these guys are doing. A community driven old-school revival is awesome, and I want to help any way I can, but I am looking for the right tools to do the job. Based on everything I'm hearing, if I want to go the retro-clone route, and I want to keep the complexity down, I should go with LL & AEC. It sounds like the greatest use of OSRIC is as a reference guide to supplement the 1st ed books. I looked through both OSRIC and LL/AEC last night, and I have to admit that OSRIC is daunting. On initial glance, Gygax's manuals appear less so due to his narrative. LL/AEC on the other hand appears less daunting. However, determining how a game is going to play by reading the rules is really not my forte. At this point, I just want to make sure that LL/AEC captures most, if not all of that 1st ed magic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xebec, post: 5219210, member: 91603"] Thank you for all of the input, it's greatly appreciated! To answer some of the specific questions: Re: Hero and GURPS. I understand that the systems are significantly different, but I'm game-system curious. I've had recommendations for both. I will definately check them out. Re: AD&D 1st Ed. I should have been clearer. I do own copies of PHB, DMG, MM1, MM2, FF, D&D, UA and OA. Nothing, absolutely NOTHING can replace those books, and I don't intend to chuck them out in favor of something else. I certainly would like my players to pick up copies of the PHB, but I really can't force them to. I'd like to keep the initial time and energy investment as low as possible, as they're not 100% sold on the 1st ed idea. Re: Simulacrum. I can't help it, I've got a soft spot for what these guys are doing. A community driven old-school revival is awesome, and I want to help any way I can, but I am looking for the right tools to do the job. Based on everything I'm hearing, if I want to go the retro-clone route, and I want to keep the complexity down, I should go with LL & AEC. It sounds like the greatest use of OSRIC is as a reference guide to supplement the 1st ed books. I looked through both OSRIC and LL/AEC last night, and I have to admit that OSRIC is daunting. On initial glance, Gygax's manuals appear less so due to his narrative. LL/AEC on the other hand appears less daunting. However, determining how a game is going to play by reading the rules is really not my forte. At this point, I just want to make sure that LL/AEC captures most, if not all of that 1st ed magic. [/QUOTE]
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