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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9228924" data-attributes="member: 29398">Some of the (ideally, better) things in those editions, however, would have found a way in.I could for example see bloodied or something similar being introduced as a mechanic; ditto optionally-variable resting rates, removal of species-based level limits, some sort of feats system (though not to the ridiculously-bloated extent of 3e and 5e), martial maneuvers, and so forth.What I don't think would have happened is the massive steepening of the overall power curve we got in 3e and that has only somewhat been toned back since; nor do I think we'd have seen the expansion of high-level play and resulting ovr-powered characters (and, thus, foes as well).  In the TSR editions the general expectation is you're thinking about retirement on hitting double-digit levels; with WotC 10th level means for many people you're just getting started, due to how expectations have (been) shifted.Graphs showing sales going off a cliff in the 1990s aren't much of a surprise, given their whole business was going off that same cliff.Ideally the course correction you refer to is what takes place, but in practice what tends to happen is the new less-ideal situation becomes normalized to the point where inertia prevents a return to the previous better place.  Case in point: covid sent a lot of games online, which is a poor substitute for in-person play but will do in a pinch; yet now that things have generally returned to normal a lot of those games have stayed online due to inertia.Dunno 'bout that - one can never have enough adventures! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I'll certainly have a look at the 2024 books but likely won't buy them...with the exception of the one they announced that has the history of OD&D plus a reprint of the original three booklets.  That one's already on my birthday wish list. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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