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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 3790483" data-attributes="member: 20854">Necromancer Games is my favorite d20 company, and I think they have some great products: Rappan Athuk, Tomb of Abysthor, and Demons &amp; Devils are my favorites, but I also liked Lost of City of Barakus, Coils of Set, and Necropolis.&nbsp; I also love their Wilderlands and Judges Guild line.&nbsp; However, I'm of the opinion that the feel and style of your game is highly infleunced by the system you're using: the system matters.&nbsp; I know it's very common to hear stuff like &quot;the system doesn't matter, you can do such-and-such feel with any system.&quot;&nbsp; I concede that it's possible to inject a little &quot;1E feel&quot; into any system, but for my money, the closer your system is to 1E rules, the easier it is to get 1E feel.&nbsp; The more your system deviates from 1E rules, the more trouble it is to force that 1E feel into it (Clark's joke about injecting NG's &quot;big 1E feel&quot; it into 4E -- whether 4E is willing or not -- is apropos).&nbsp; I appreciate that some people don't like 1E rules, or prefer a different rule-set, and I'm sure that's the market-segment that NG is after: people who prefer the latest rules while still enjoying 1E themes and approaches.&nbsp; I wish them success with that approach.&nbsp; But for me it comes down to this: you want the ultimate in 1E feel?&nbsp; Play 1E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 3790483, member: 20854"] Necromancer Games is my favorite d20 company, and I think they have some great products: [i]Rappan Athuk[/i], [i]Tomb of Abysthor[/i], and [i]Demons & Devils[/i] are my favorites, but I also liked [i]Lost of City of Barakus[/i], [i]Coils of Set[/i], and [i]Necropolis[/i]. I also love their Wilderlands and Judges Guild line. However, I'm of the opinion that the feel and style of your game is [b]highly infleunced[/b] by the system you're using: the system matters. I know it's very common to hear stuff like "the system doesn't matter, you can do such-and-such feel with any system." I concede that it's possible to inject a little "1E feel" into any system, but for my money, the closer your system is to 1E rules, the easier it is to get 1E feel. The more your system deviates from 1E rules, the more trouble it is to force that 1E feel into it (Clark's joke about injecting NG's "big 1E feel" it into 4E -- whether 4E is willing or not -- is apropos). I appreciate that some people don't like 1E rules, or prefer a different rule-set, and I'm sure that's the market-segment that NG is after: people who prefer the latest rules while still enjoying 1E themes and approaches. I wish them success with that approach. But for me it comes down to this: you want the ultimate in 1E feel? Play 1E. [/QUOTE]

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