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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 7372504" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya!&nbsp;[MENTION=5788]me[/MENTION]arls played 1e...and during that game, when it ended, and he thought about it all....he &quot;got it&quot;. I have no idea if Mearls even played 1e before (I doubt it...but you never know), but his experience mirrors my first experience with 1e back in 1982? I think it was around there that we started to switch to AD&amp;D from B/X.Nostalgia? *shrug* Maybe, maybe not. But in the end...does it even matter? Who cares what the 'real' reason was for his absolute enjoyment and fascination with the game. He had an &quot;awakening&quot; experience to some degree I guess. I just started a Hackmaster 4th campaign (the first HM...the one based on 1e/2e) two weeks ago. Tomorrow will be our third session. I can guarantee that the reason for playing it is NOT because of &quot;nostalgia&quot;. Why? I've never stopped running 1e since day one back in 1982 (?..thereabouts anyway). I have taken multi-months, or even a year or so, off every decade or so, sure. But 1e/HM4 is always in my top 3 games to play and I'm always running or planning a campaign in it. How can I be &quot;nostalgic&quot; for something I never left?Anyway, as I said, in the end...does the reason why someone enjoyed the hell outta 1e and had an &quot;awakening&quot; really matter? I say...no. If 1e gives him that feeling every game, he should keep playing 1e. Plain and simple. When it starts to wane, move to something else. But if he's anything like me, that special &quot;something&quot; that 1e has will keep him coming back for more. IME, that special &quot;something&quot; has a large part to do with the system and presentation. And that is not a bad thing. Not a bad thing at all. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />^_^Paul L. MingPS: 1e DID have THAC0; but it was only listed in the back of the DMG with the condensed Monster List. Just fyi... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 7372504, member: 45197"] Hiya! [MENTION=5788]me[/MENTION]arls played 1e...and during that game, when it ended, and he thought about it all....he "got it". I have no idea if Mearls even played 1e before (I doubt it...but you never know), but his experience mirrors my first experience with 1e back in 1982? I think it was around there that we started to switch to AD&D from B/X. Nostalgia? *shrug* Maybe, maybe not. But in the end...does it even matter? Who cares what the 'real' reason was for his absolute enjoyment and fascination with the game. He had an "awakening" experience to some degree I guess. I just started a Hackmaster 4th campaign (the first HM...the one based on 1e/2e) two weeks ago. Tomorrow will be our third session. I can [I][B]guarantee[/B][/I] that the reason for playing it is NOT because of "nostalgia". Why? I've never stopped running 1e since day one back in 1982 (?..thereabouts anyway). I have taken multi-months, or even a year or so, off every decade or so, sure. But 1e/HM4 is always in my top 3 games to play and I'm always running or planning a campaign in it. How can I be "nostalgic" for something I never left? Anyway, as I said, in the end...does the reason why someone enjoyed the hell outta 1e and had an "awakening" really matter? I say...no. If 1e gives him that feeling every game, he should keep playing 1e. Plain and simple. When it starts to wane, move to something else. But if he's anything like me, that special "something" that 1e has will keep him coming back for more. IME, that special "something" has a large part to do with the system and presentation. And that is not a bad thing. Not a bad thing at all. :) ^_^ Paul L. Ming PS: 1e DID have THAC0; but it was only listed in the back of the DMG with the condensed Monster List. Just fyi... :) [/QUOTE]

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