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<blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 2902782" data-attributes="member: 3608"><p>When the RC came out, I'd pick it up everytime I'd pass a book store, but I never bought it. I played more sophisticated games now.</p><p></p><p>I played a on-a-lark AD&D2e game & was surprised at how simple yet satisfying it was, but I still found it obsolete.</p><p></p><p>When 3e came out I was excited. This was the D&D I'd always imagined creating myself. The best of AD&D1e & the RC along with those "modern" improvements from Gurps, et al.</p><p></p><p>But, month by month, I became more & more dissatisfied.</p><p></p><p>I read Gygax's tales of the early days in Dragon magazine. They made me want to game more than anything had done in a long time. I sought out more tales & found some of Kuntz's recollections. Then Michael Mornard's. (& a couple of others)</p><p></p><p>Following Gygax led me to Dragonsfoot. I wondered, why would these people be playing a game I gave up as hopelessly obsolete c. 1990? I tried to find out.</p><p></p><p>I started to remember the wonder I had early on, before I started to find faults with the game.</p><p></p><p>I discovered a new ways to look at old things. Ways that I liked! I started to ask, "Why is the point of this rule?" instead of "Why is this rule broken?"</p><p></p><p>Now, when I look at 3e, I see fixes for things that no longer appear broken. I find fuel for my rule-lawyer habit. (Which I no longer see as a good thing.)</p><p></p><p>Nostalgia. Being older & having less time & finding the simpler game fits in my life better. A change in my tastes in general. Those are a few of the reasons. See my website for more...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RFisher, post: 2902782, member: 3608"] When the RC came out, I'd pick it up everytime I'd pass a book store, but I never bought it. I played more sophisticated games now. I played a on-a-lark AD&D2e game & was surprised at how simple yet satisfying it was, but I still found it obsolete. When 3e came out I was excited. This was the D&D I'd always imagined creating myself. The best of AD&D1e & the RC along with those "modern" improvements from Gurps, et al. But, month by month, I became more & more dissatisfied. I read Gygax's tales of the early days in Dragon magazine. They made me want to game more than anything had done in a long time. I sought out more tales & found some of Kuntz's recollections. Then Michael Mornard's. (& a couple of others) Following Gygax led me to Dragonsfoot. I wondered, why would these people be playing a game I gave up as hopelessly obsolete c. 1990? I tried to find out. I started to remember the wonder I had early on, before I started to find faults with the game. I discovered a new ways to look at old things. Ways that I liked! I started to ask, "Why is the point of this rule?" instead of "Why is this rule broken?" Now, when I look at 3e, I see fixes for things that no longer appear broken. I find fuel for my rule-lawyer habit. (Which I no longer see as a good thing.) Nostalgia. Being older & having less time & finding the simpler game fits in my life better. A change in my tastes in general. Those are a few of the reasons. See my website for more... [/QUOTE]
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