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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 3658905" data-attributes="member: 20854">I also prefer a shorter round.&nbsp; I use 10-12 seconds for my round lengths when I run OD&amp;D or C&amp;C.&nbsp; However, if I run AD&amp;D, again, I'll likely stick to the 60 second round.&nbsp; While I agree that it seems long, in practice it doesn't make that much difference.I think 3E has its own set of issues, as far as that goes.&nbsp; If I were introducing an adult newbie to the hobby I'd use B/X (Moldvay/Cook/Marsh).&nbsp; If I were introducing a child to the hobby, I'd use a copy of the Mentzer Basic set and introduce them to Bargle and Aleena with the BECM sets.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.basicfantasy.org/" target="_blank">Basic Fantasy</a> is another good option, if printed copies of B/X and BECM are hard to come by (which hasn't been the case, in my experience, but I guess they're getting rarer).Actually, I introduced my eldest son to the hobby using the Mentzer basic set.&nbsp; First I ran him through some adventures using Basic Fantasy, and when he was hooked, I gave him a copy of Mentzer Basic.&nbsp; He did the whole Bargle/Aleena thing, and eventually made and DM'd his own dungeon levels for the ruins beneath Threshold.&nbsp; Since then, he's also played 3E, Arcana Unearthed, Mutants &amp; Masterminds, C&amp;C, and in my Holmes/OD&amp;D campaign.&nbsp; His favorite is BECM, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 3658905, member: 20854"] I also prefer a shorter round. I use 10-12 seconds for my round lengths when I run OD&D or C&C. However, if I run AD&D, again, I'll likely stick to the 60 second round. While I agree that it seems long, in practice it doesn't make that much difference. I think 3E has its own set of issues, as far as that goes. If I were introducing an adult newbie to the hobby I'd use B/X (Moldvay/Cook/Marsh). If I were introducing a child to the hobby, I'd use a copy of the Mentzer Basic set and introduce them to Bargle and Aleena with the BECM sets. [url=http://www.basicfantasy.org/]Basic Fantasy[/url] is another good option, if printed copies of B/X and BECM are hard to come by (which hasn't been the case, in my experience, but I guess they're getting rarer). Actually, I introduced my eldest son to the hobby using the Mentzer basic set. First I ran him through some adventures using Basic Fantasy, and when he was hooked, I gave him a copy of Mentzer Basic. He did the whole Bargle/Aleena thing, and eventually made and DM'd his own dungeon levels for the ruins beneath Threshold. Since then, he's also played 3E, Arcana Unearthed, Mutants & Masterminds, C&C, and in my Holmes/OD&D campaign. His favorite is BECM, though. [/QUOTE]

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