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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 3282932" data-attributes="member: 463">Rules-wise, C&amp;C minus the Primes, would cover it, but sticking with 3e for the players' side, the GM can still get a more 1e feel by altering some campaign assumptions:1.&nbsp; Demographics.&nbsp; NPC power curve should be roughly levels 1-10, not 1-20.&nbsp; A 10th level NPC in 3e is about as powerful as the top level NPCs in 1e (who were typically ca 10th-12th level, or 16th-18th if spellcasters).2. Magic.&nbsp; Far less should be available to buy.&nbsp; Maybe divide gp caps by 10, eg metropolis 10,000gp, or even disallow all buys except potions &amp; scrolls.You may want to halve XP awards so PCs don't outgrow the setting.Necromancer's Lost City of Barakus campaign module covers all this pretty well; around 30-40 sessions worth of play, a major city where highest NPCs are 9th, XP is halved, 10,000gp item cap.&nbsp; Running it felt far more 1e-ish to me than previous 3e campaigns.Oh, probably best not to use prestige classes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 3282932, member: 463"] Rules-wise, C&C minus the Primes, would cover it, but sticking with 3e for the players' side, the GM can still get a more 1e feel by altering some campaign assumptions: 1. Demographics. NPC power curve should be roughly levels 1-10, not 1-20. A 10th level NPC in 3e is about as powerful as the top level NPCs in 1e (who were typically ca 10th-12th level, or 16th-18th if spellcasters). 2. Magic. Far less should be available to buy. Maybe divide gp caps by 10, eg metropolis 10,000gp, or even disallow all buys except potions & scrolls. You may want to halve XP awards so PCs don't outgrow the setting. Necromancer's Lost City of Barakus campaign module covers all this pretty well; around 30-40 sessions worth of play, a major city where highest NPCs are 9th, XP is halved, 10,000gp item cap. Running it felt far more 1e-ish to me than previous 3e campaigns. Oh, probably best not to use prestige classes. [/QUOTE]

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