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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 4535005" data-attributes="member: 8835">my experience is this:I started with mail-ordering 2e.&nbsp; They shipped us the 1e PH, and the 2E DMG.&nbsp; My friend got the 1e MM1 &amp; MM2 from someone else.My first PC was a Fighter-Thief half-elf from 1e PH.&nbsp; A few weeks later, we upgraded to 2e, when I got the correct PH I ordered.Note, keywords, upgraded.&nbsp; I corrected for the differences in rules (multi-classing and thief skills) and we kept playing.&nbsp; We played for 2 years using the old 1E monster manuals, before we got the 2e MC's.Definitely compatible enough with each other, that the upgrade mentality worked.When 3e came out, we upgraded again (and WotC provided conversion documents).The biggest difference between 1e, 2e, and 3e was how they handled skills.&nbsp; Changes to spells were trivial (look up the new spell description, big deal).When 4e came out, WotC advised people to start new PCs.&nbsp; At this point, it was a new game.&nbsp; The spells were significantly different.&nbsp; Character classes were not remotely the same.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 4535005, member: 8835"] my experience is this: I started with mail-ordering 2e. They shipped us the 1e PH, and the 2E DMG. My friend got the 1e MM1 & MM2 from someone else. My first PC was a Fighter-Thief half-elf from 1e PH. A few weeks later, we upgraded to 2e, when I got the correct PH I ordered. Note, keywords, upgraded. I corrected for the differences in rules (multi-classing and thief skills) and we kept playing. We played for 2 years using the old 1E monster manuals, before we got the 2e MC's. Definitely compatible enough with each other, that the upgrade mentality worked. When 3e came out, we upgraded again (and WotC provided conversion documents). The biggest difference between 1e, 2e, and 3e was how they handled skills. Changes to spells were trivial (look up the new spell description, big deal). When 4e came out, WotC advised people to start new PCs. At this point, it was a new game. The spells were significantly different. Character classes were not remotely the same. [/QUOTE]

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