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<blockquote data-quote="Gothmog" data-source="post: 1374835" data-attributes="member: 317">Wait, isn't that what 3E is?&nbsp; Back to the dungeon and all?&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> That said, Hackmaster is a brilliant parody, and quite fun to play.&nbsp; It has the feel of an old friend, but who just got a new haircut, goofier personality, and improvements that make them more fun.&nbsp; I have played about a dozen sessions of Hackmaster in a short campaign, and while its definitely more tongue in cheek, we had some really good, serious roleplaying sessions with it as well.&nbsp; And best of all, &quot;balance&quot; doesn't mean squat in Hackmaster (meaning there isn't the obsession of 3E with making everybody equal at most all things or strictly mapped out treasure GP value/level tables).&nbsp; Some characters in Hackmaster simply ARE better than others are many things, but come up severely lacking in other areas (similar to 1E/2E).&nbsp; Despite that, the character customization allows you to come up with some really interesting characters.&nbsp; Pick up the Player's Handbook and read through it- I don't think you'll be disappointed, and probably be laughing a good part of the time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gothmog, post: 1374835, member: 317"] Wait, isn't that what 3E is? Back to the dungeon and all? :D That said, Hackmaster is a brilliant parody, and quite fun to play. It has the feel of an old friend, but who just got a new haircut, goofier personality, and improvements that make them more fun. I have played about a dozen sessions of Hackmaster in a short campaign, and while its definitely more tongue in cheek, we had some really good, serious roleplaying sessions with it as well. And best of all, "balance" doesn't mean squat in Hackmaster (meaning there isn't the obsession of 3E with making everybody equal at most all things or strictly mapped out treasure GP value/level tables). Some characters in Hackmaster simply ARE better than others are many things, but come up severely lacking in other areas (similar to 1E/2E). Despite that, the character customization allows you to come up with some really interesting characters. Pick up the Player's Handbook and read through it- I don't think you'll be disappointed, and probably be laughing a good part of the time. [/QUOTE]

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