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Message: <blockquote data-quote="xrpsuzi" data-source="post: 3282643" data-attributes="member: 10675">Besides the other things mentioned, such as the comparative rarity of magic in 1e and a slower XP progression, the thing I notice the most is the speed of combat. From my experience, things moved faster in 1e. In 3e, the combats took forever. Not that is a bad thing at the right times, but the increase in mechanics does slow the play down. Just compare a 1e monster stat block to a 3e. <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I don't know how to break down the 3e mechanics to feel more like 1e play without just playing 1e (or as someone mentioned, using OSRIC as a conversion gateway to adapt 3e material).Something that I also think of when I think of 1e is "Run Away!" It seems like in the 1e modules, there were times when you weren't suppose to fight something, and surviving was more important. However, in 3e, it seems like a shift in expection of play. You should have a dragon that's appropriate for a party of 4th level characters. Again, not good or bad, but something I perceive as different between the style of play between the two editions in question. The suggestions of playing old mods or picking up OSRIC material may bring back that feeling.And well, you already know about Castles & Crusades. <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />-Suzi</blockquote>

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