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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 2064607" data-attributes="member: 545">As a practical matter 2e was indeed an improvement over 1e.  It is just that 1e got a pass on a  large number of weaknesses because of its heritage.  I may be willing to cut Gygax some slack because AD&D was (one of) the first attempts at something so ambitious, but why should I do the same for some game designer in the circa 1990 when spending my hard earned money?3e is the essentially game that 2e should have been.  The gaming "technology" at the heart of 3e has existed since the mid-late 80s.I personally found the 2e Options books to be atrocious.</blockquote>