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<blockquote data-quote="Silverleaf" data-source="post: 2373133" data-attributes="member: 30790">I was hoping to generate enough interest in Basic D&amp;D to make the Rules Cyclopedia books into a high demand item and thus sell my copies and retire to some island paradise.&nbsp; No, you don't think that's a good idea? <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" />Buff spells, potion/scrolls and feat effects are quite prevalent in 3e.&nbsp; Heck even monsters have feats, and high-level PCs and enemy spellcasters are buffed like the Governator whenever given the chance...&nbsp; It all &quot;adds up&quot; after a while. (bad pun, bad pun <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" />)It's certainly not unsurmountable, but for me at least it's annoying.&nbsp; And the idea of having to organize with flash cards and delegate various tasks to players kinda reminds me of the way Rolemaster fans like to point out that the game is perfectly playable so long as you're on the ball.&nbsp; I'd rather none of those issues even exist, hence my attraction to lighter rulesets.Nah I'm not trying to convince them so much as point out why I enjoy Basic D&amp;D in preference to 3e.&nbsp; The only right game to play is the one that you feel most comfortable with.&nbsp; Though like RFisher said (perhaps it was in a different thread though, can't remember): make sure you know if your players are enjoying the game to the same extent you are.&nbsp; Some of them simply don't care for all that extra detail, and some of them crave it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silverleaf, post: 2373133, member: 30790"] I was hoping to generate enough interest in Basic D&D to make the Rules Cyclopedia books into a high demand item and thus sell my copies and retire to some island paradise. No, you don't think that's a good idea? :D Buff spells, potion/scrolls and feat effects are quite prevalent in 3e. Heck even monsters have feats, and high-level PCs and enemy spellcasters are buffed like the Governator whenever given the chance... It all "adds up" after a while. (bad pun, bad pun :D) It's certainly not unsurmountable, but for me at least it's annoying. And the idea of having to organize with flash cards and delegate various tasks to players kinda reminds me of the way Rolemaster fans like to point out that the game is perfectly playable so long as you're on the ball. I'd rather none of those issues even exist, hence my attraction to lighter rulesets. Nah I'm not trying to convince them so much as point out why I enjoy Basic D&D in preference to 3e. The only right game to play is the one that you feel most comfortable with. Though like RFisher said (perhaps it was in a different thread though, can't remember): make sure you know if your players are enjoying the game to the same extent you are. Some of them simply don't care for all that extra detail, and some of them crave it. [/QUOTE]

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