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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8086050" data-attributes="member: 6855114">I can see where you are getting at. You seem to want more of a streamlined 1ed mixed with 2e with a touch of the dungeon crawl that BE was encouraging players to do. I would still go for the second edition. It is the edition that can use any adventures from BECMI and 1ed without any modifications. Do not go for any of the complete books. Stick to the basic classes and if the alignment system bugs you, keep the law vs chaos of BECMI. It should do the trick. Only 3.xed and 4ed adventures would require heavy modifications/adaptations. IMHO, a retro clone is great for when you don't have access to the original rules. And that was true until a few years ago. With the advent of Drivethru and DM guild, the OSR movement is now extremely good for one thing: The adventures made with OSR. They are really good in general and convey the feel that was prevalent in those years. The Questing Beast channel is also a good place to get a nice preview of some of the adventure you'll find in the retro clone adventures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 8086050, member: 6855114"] I can see where you are getting at. You seem to want more of a streamlined 1ed mixed with 2e with a touch of the dungeon crawl that BE was encouraging players to do. I would still go for the second edition. It is the edition that can use any adventures from BECMI and 1ed without any modifications. Do not go for any of the complete books. Stick to the basic classes and if the alignment system bugs you, keep the law vs chaos of BECMI. It should do the trick. Only 3.xed and 4ed adventures would require heavy modifications/adaptations. IMHO, a retro clone is great for when you don't have access to the original rules. And that was true until a few years ago. With the advent of Drivethru and DM guild, the OSR movement is now extremely good for one thing: The adventures made with OSR. They are really good in general and convey the feel that was prevalent in those years. The Questing Beast channel is also a good place to get a nice preview of some of the adventure you'll find in the retro clone adventures. [/QUOTE]

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