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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 4531431" data-attributes="member: 20854">I agree with Korgoth.&nbsp; Every edition is different, but some are more different than others.&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I find that one of the best measures is &quot;how easy is it to mix rules and adventures/supplements?&quot;&nbsp; If it's super-easy, those systems are probably very closely related, and one might say they are variations on the same game.&nbsp; If it requires detailed conversion, or a complete replacement of the stats and rules, or there's a fundamental disconnect in the approaches, then you're looking at &quot;hmmm...these are different games.&quot;I'm firmly in the &quot;4E is a very different game&quot; camp.&nbsp; Consider what <a href="http://www.philotomy.com/#player_vs_pc" target="_blank">Mike Mearls said</a>, contrasting OD&amp;D and 4E: &quot;OD&amp;D and D&amp;D 4 are such different games that they cater to very different needs.&quot;&nbsp; It's not just that they're *different*, but that the differences are large and significant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 4531431, member: 20854"] I agree with Korgoth. Every edition is different, but some are more different than others. :) I find that one of the best measures is "how easy is it to mix rules and adventures/supplements?" If it's super-easy, those systems are probably very closely related, and one might say they are variations on the same game. If it requires detailed conversion, or a complete replacement of the stats and rules, or there's a fundamental disconnect in the approaches, then you're looking at "hmmm...these are different games." I'm firmly in the "4E is a very different game" camp. Consider what [url=http://www.philotomy.com/#player_vs_pc]Mike Mearls said[/url], contrasting OD&D and 4E: "OD&D and D&D 4 are such different games that they cater to very different needs." It's not just that they're *different*, but that the differences are large and significant. [/QUOTE]

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