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<blockquote data-quote="jodyjohnson" data-source="post: 6213547" data-attributes="member: 5590">I believe the process of creating DDN was hoped to unite the fanbase.&nbsp; Not unite as in &quot;get them all to play the same edition (i.e. DDN)&quot;, but to get all fans of each edition to agree that we are all playing D&amp;D.Even when our styles don't match or we vehemently disagree on some GNS issue.&nbsp; When one group's taking pies from Orcs (and the only good orc is a dead orc) and another is waxing eloguent with the Duke (and his wife), we are all playing D&amp;D.If you use the 6 ability scores, races, classes, a d20, have HP (or an analogue) and whatever else they established as 'the Core', you are playing D&amp;D.&nbsp; Maybe the DDN playtest process can't get the fanbase to the point where 'that's not D&amp;D' is no longer a barb to toss.&nbsp; However, if the majority of the time we can just agree to disagree and go back to playing whatever flavor of D&amp;D floats our boat then it will be a success.Sure they want lots of people to buy the books, but in the end DDN will just be another flavor of D&amp;D.&nbsp; The target is to make it the version that is easiest to season towards your exact preferred playstyle and the easiest to learn since probably B/X.WotC is in the ongoing process to 'spaghetti sauce-ify' D&amp;D.&nbsp; They can't just throw 12 different versions out at once to hit every favored flavor of D&amp;D.&nbsp; They have to release them one at a time.&nbsp; 4e probably marks one border where D&amp;D can be defined but it is still D&amp;D.OD&amp;D is D&amp;DAD&amp;D is D&amp;DB/X is D&amp;DBECMI is D&amp;DAD&amp;D 2e is D&amp;D3.0 is D&amp;D3.5 is D&amp;D4E and 4EE are D&amp;DPathfinder is 'D&amp;D'OSR is 'D&amp;D'13th Age is probably 'D&amp;D' (no personal experience)Whatever home-brewed hack of any edition is 'D&amp;D'They are all D&amp;D, the problem is they aren't all MY D&amp;D and then we want MY D&amp;D to be everyone's D&amp;D.&nbsp; If we can get past that it will have succeeded.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jodyjohnson, post: 6213547, member: 5590"] I believe the process of creating DDN was hoped to unite the fanbase. Not unite as in "get them all to play the same edition (i.e. DDN)", but to get all fans of each edition to agree that we are all playing D&D. Even when our styles don't match or we vehemently disagree on some GNS issue. When one group's taking pies from Orcs (and the only good orc is a dead orc) and another is waxing eloguent with the Duke (and his wife), we are all playing D&D. If you use the 6 ability scores, races, classes, a d20, have HP (or an analogue) and whatever else they established as 'the Core', you are playing D&D. Maybe the DDN playtest process can't get the fanbase to the point where 'that's not D&D' is no longer a barb to toss. However, if the majority of the time we can just agree to disagree and go back to playing whatever flavor of D&D floats our boat then it will be a success. Sure they want lots of people to buy the books, but in the end DDN will just be another flavor of D&D. The target is to make it the version that is easiest to season towards your exact preferred playstyle and the easiest to learn since probably B/X. WotC is in the ongoing process to 'spaghetti sauce-ify' D&D. They can't just throw 12 different versions out at once to hit every favored flavor of D&D. They have to release them one at a time. 4e probably marks one border where D&D can be defined but it is still D&D. OD&D is D&D AD&D is D&D B/X is D&D BECMI is D&D AD&D 2e is D&D 3.0 is D&D 3.5 is D&D 4E and 4EE are D&D Pathfinder is 'D&D' OSR is 'D&D' 13th Age is probably 'D&D' (no personal experience) Whatever home-brewed hack of any edition is 'D&D' They are all D&D, the problem is they aren't all MY D&D and then we want MY D&D to be everyone's D&D. If we can get past that it will have succeeded. [/QUOTE]

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