Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 5742231" data-attributes="member: 17969">When it comes to resource management, the problem is that rules for grittiness and the feeling of grittiness can be mutually exclusive.&nbsp; When you describe characters as wandering through the desert, running out of food and water, crushed by the weight of your gear and the relentless heat of the sun, that's creates a great thematic experience for the game.When you start actually tracking the food, water, head, and encumberance, all of a sudden instead of being in the cruel desert, you've evoked the feeling of being in an air-conditioned cubical performing inventory audits.&nbsp; Good rules for the &quot;survivalist&quot; feel you wan't aren't found in any edition of D&amp;D, from OD&amp;D to 4e essentials.I think it's odd that you see all four of those settings as &quot;Gritty&quot;.&nbsp; They run a pretty wide gamut from high fantasy to sword and sorcery.&nbsp; Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli kill several tons of orcs in a single battle.&nbsp; Tanis &amp; Co get to ride dragons and slay other dragons with alarming regularity.&nbsp; If you see these settings as gritty, it may be appropriate to ask yourself if you're preferences are more about nostalgia than they are about the actual difference between editions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 5742231, member: 17969"] When it comes to resource management, the problem is that rules for grittiness and the feeling of grittiness can be mutually exclusive. When you describe characters as wandering through the desert, running out of food and water, crushed by the weight of your gear and the relentless heat of the sun, that's creates a great thematic experience for the game. When you start actually tracking the food, water, head, and encumberance, all of a sudden instead of being in the cruel desert, you've evoked the feeling of being in an air-conditioned cubical performing inventory audits. Good rules for the "survivalist" feel you wan't aren't found in any edition of D&D, from OD&D to 4e essentials. I think it's odd that you see all four of those settings as "Gritty". They run a pretty wide gamut from high fantasy to sword and sorcery. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli kill several tons of orcs in a single battle. Tanis & Co get to ride dragons and slay other dragons with alarming regularity. If you see these settings as gritty, it may be appropriate to ask yourself if you're preferences are more about nostalgia than they are about the actual difference between editions. [/QUOTE]

Verification