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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WheresMyD20" data-source="post: 5779809" data-attributes="member: 60772">Catering to the same dwindling player base that exists now is a recipe for failure.  New players are the key.The old BECMI sets still remain the best introductory D&D product ever released.  There's a lot that can be learned from that edition.  BECMI is far more newbie friendly than 3e or 4e.  Its design, level of complexity, and the way it was marketed are a blueprint for how to get new players into the hobby.How do you make a modern version of BECMI?  Start with 3e, remove the feats, skills, and minis combat.  Streamline the rules by using DM fiat for corner-cases.  The rules you're left with would be pretty similar to classic D&D.  Package it with a few newbie-friendly chapters of introduction to the game, and you've got a winning 5e core.</blockquote>