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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6994535" data-attributes="member: 15700">I largely agree.&nbsp; 5e pulled things from every edition like they said they would.&nbsp; But that doesn't mean they said 5e will support everything from every edition.&nbsp; Even if you get past how that's impossible, why would you want to?&nbsp; 5e should have it's own identity.&nbsp; It doesn't have THAC0, save or die, XP for treasure, or any number of things from my previous favorite edition, and TBH, I'm glad.&nbsp; It does give me the tools to adjust things to make it more like AD&amp;D without being exactly like AD&amp;D.&nbsp; If I want the AD&amp;D experience, I will play AD&amp;D.To try to do what you're warning against, you'd have tons of splat and additional books that wouldn't come close to justifying the cost in making them.&nbsp; Maybe you really want that psionic warblade hex class.&nbsp; Maybe 1000 other people do too.&nbsp; But WoTC is not going to spend the time or money on something that only a tiny % of gamers want.&nbsp; That's just a reality.&nbsp;&nbsp; Everyone, and I do mean everyone who is fans of any previous edition needs to understand that 5e is it's own thing, and not to expect it to emulate your favorite past edition.&nbsp; Not without putting in the effort to do so at any rate (which 5e largely allows us to do).&nbsp; That is not the fault of the game, or the designers, or means the game is broken.It's called compromise.&nbsp; And we all do it since I doubt 5e is perfect right out of the box for everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6994535, member: 15700"] I largely agree. 5e pulled things from every edition like they said they would. But that doesn't mean they said 5e will support [i]everything[/i] from every edition. Even if you get past how that's impossible, why would you want to? 5e should have it's own identity. It doesn't have THAC0, save or die, XP for treasure, or any number of things from my previous favorite edition, and TBH, I'm glad. It [i]does[/i] give me the tools to adjust things to make it more like AD&D without being exactly like AD&D. If I want the AD&D experience, I will play AD&D. To try to do what you're warning against, you'd have tons of splat and additional books that wouldn't come close to justifying the cost in making them. Maybe you really want that psionic warblade hex class. Maybe 1000 other people do too. But WoTC is not going to spend the time or money on something that only a tiny % of gamers want. That's just a reality. Everyone, and I do mean [i]everyone[/i] who is fans of any previous edition needs to understand that 5e is it's own thing, and not to expect it to emulate your favorite past edition. Not without putting in the effort to do so at any rate (which 5e largely allows us to do). That is not the fault of the game, or the designers, or means the game is broken. It's called compromise. And we all do it since I doubt 5e is perfect right out of the box for everyone. [/QUOTE]

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