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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3265262" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>Me too, but others see it differently. This should at least give you some decent releases to consider, though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. But I'm not sure that I would go back to those days... too many of the older mechanics now repulse me.</p><p></p><p>I think a large part of the reason the fan-made conversions died out is that Wizards changed their rules on conversions a couple of years ago. Back in the day, these were to not be marked with the d20 logo, and not have various other things. There was a huge library of conversions here and elsewhere (I think most things had been done). Then, Wizards basically reversed their policy, and rendered all existing conversions invalid. To avoid problems, ENWorld took down all the existing conversions, and began building again... but most people couldn't be bothered doing all that work again, so the conversion library remains sparce. A shame, but understandable.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>MMV, but I can see your point. However, it does beg the question: what would you like to see them produce?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is, largely, my contention as well. Though I don't see such ubiquitous abuse, since my players can't be bothered to do the homework required to be proper munchkins.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You'll always get a boost in enthusiasm when something new and exciting hits. Especially the long-awaited 3rd Edition where so many players who loved the game but left due to the poor mechanics came back. Over time, it will inevitably die down somewhat.</p><p></p><p>That said, there are still periodic bursts of enthusiasm, although nothing will set the heather alight in the same way again. The Dungeon Adventure Paths are always anticipated, and there are occasionally key releases that generate a buzz. "Red Hand of Doom" in particular generated some heat, due to the general quality of that module.</p><p></p><p>But, again, I have to ask: what would you like produced? (this time, by the fan community)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 3265262, member: 22424"] Me too, but others see it differently. This should at least give you some decent releases to consider, though. Yes. But I'm not sure that I would go back to those days... too many of the older mechanics now repulse me. I think a large part of the reason the fan-made conversions died out is that Wizards changed their rules on conversions a couple of years ago. Back in the day, these were to not be marked with the d20 logo, and not have various other things. There was a huge library of conversions here and elsewhere (I think most things had been done). Then, Wizards basically reversed their policy, and rendered all existing conversions invalid. To avoid problems, ENWorld took down all the existing conversions, and began building again... but most people couldn't be bothered doing all that work again, so the conversion library remains sparce. A shame, but understandable. MMV, but I can see your point. However, it does beg the question: what would you like to see them produce? That is, largely, my contention as well. Though I don't see such ubiquitous abuse, since my players can't be bothered to do the homework required to be proper munchkins. You'll always get a boost in enthusiasm when something new and exciting hits. Especially the long-awaited 3rd Edition where so many players who loved the game but left due to the poor mechanics came back. Over time, it will inevitably die down somewhat. That said, there are still periodic bursts of enthusiasm, although nothing will set the heather alight in the same way again. The Dungeon Adventure Paths are always anticipated, and there are occasionally key releases that generate a buzz. "Red Hand of Doom" in particular generated some heat, due to the general quality of that module. But, again, I have to ask: what would you like produced? (this time, by the fan community) [/QUOTE]
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