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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 5330024" data-attributes="member: 29398">It's the reverse question.The other thread is about making 1e feel like 4e.This one is about making 4e feel like 1e.I think this one is easier to answer, and to do.To make 4e play like 1e, at least to some extent:As a DM:- reduce starting PC hit points by quite a lot- randomize a lot of things (e.g. hit point rolls)- tell the players straight up to ignore the magic item table in the 4ePH, and design your own instead that the players never see- give minions a few more hit points- give higher level monsters a lot fewer hit points- rework spells so they function more like their 1e equivalents- use minis if you like but ditch the grid - no more pixellated fireballs- make resource management relevant - at-wills can only be done every so often unless they're a natural action like swinging a weapon, treat dailies and encounter powers more like 1e spells, and so forth- greatly reduce available healing surges- make an extended rest only give you back a set percentage of your total h.p. (10%?  25%?  up to you...) rather than all of them- set the tone early - put lots of traps and secret doors/hideaways in your first few adventures and make your players slow down and search- don't use battlemaps, they reveal too much too soon- never allow a die roll to replace any action that can instead be described and-or roleplayed- allow players to play multiple PCs, henches, etc.- be prepared for an adventure to take several sessions to complete- and for gawd's sake put "mule" in the available equipment list!As a player:- be prepared to sweat the details e.g. count your arrows, track your rations, search everything, etc.- play in the spirit of 1e - describe your actions, search for secrets, engage the dungeon with your described actions and the NPCs with your roleplay rather than rolling a skill challenge- don't get too attached to your character(s), for they might not be around for long.OK, that's nowhere near perfect, but it's a start...Lan-"I'm still not sure this is gonna work"-efan</blockquote>

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