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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1451134" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>"Feel" is usually only truly captured within time periods, in my experience. For instance, the band Aerosmith's songs from the 1970's have a VERY different tone, rhythm, and ambience than their work from the mid-1990's to current. But then, their very environment was radically different - in the 1970's, they were shooting dope until their eyes bled, and had far fewer wives and kids - now they're not. So to have "classic" Aerosmith, you can listen to those old recordings and visualize, or listen to them record the versions of those old songs that they do now. Each way will have a far different effect on its fans. But both are appreciated for their style, and what they brought to the party.</p><p></p><p>Now, RE: the edition "feel". You can't get the same tone and pace of a Gygax 1979-1980 module that you do now from a Bruce Cordell 2003 module, or for that matter a 2003 Gygax LA module. They're different people, different companies, that what existed at the time the original is produced. You can approximate, but approximation only leads to imitation, which is sometimes unflattering.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate the 1E turns of phrase, the language that Gary wrote with in the old DMG, and they terse "fill-in the blanks" style that 1E modules conveyed. But I also appreciate the fact that 3E aims to cater to many types of fantasy, from Howard and Leiber to now Martin and Jordan.</p><p></p><p>But for 1st edition feel, I will return to my 1E books and pull out the Against the Giants modules, and run them with gusto, before going back to 3E and what it offers me today, and not feel guilty or reminiscent of either one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 1451134, member: 158"] "Feel" is usually only truly captured within time periods, in my experience. For instance, the band Aerosmith's songs from the 1970's have a VERY different tone, rhythm, and ambience than their work from the mid-1990's to current. But then, their very environment was radically different - in the 1970's, they were shooting dope until their eyes bled, and had far fewer wives and kids - now they're not. So to have "classic" Aerosmith, you can listen to those old recordings and visualize, or listen to them record the versions of those old songs that they do now. Each way will have a far different effect on its fans. But both are appreciated for their style, and what they brought to the party. Now, RE: the edition "feel". You can't get the same tone and pace of a Gygax 1979-1980 module that you do now from a Bruce Cordell 2003 module, or for that matter a 2003 Gygax LA module. They're different people, different companies, that what existed at the time the original is produced. You can approximate, but approximation only leads to imitation, which is sometimes unflattering. I appreciate the 1E turns of phrase, the language that Gary wrote with in the old DMG, and they terse "fill-in the blanks" style that 1E modules conveyed. But I also appreciate the fact that 3E aims to cater to many types of fantasy, from Howard and Leiber to now Martin and Jordan. But for 1st edition feel, I will return to my 1E books and pull out the Against the Giants modules, and run them with gusto, before going back to 3E and what it offers me today, and not feel guilty or reminiscent of either one. [/QUOTE]
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