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<blockquote data-quote="Dice4Hire" data-source="post: 5471847" data-attributes="member: 55066">I do not think there is a single soul of D&amp;D, or at least not one that everyone agrees on.That said, I do think that all additions of D&amp;D are in that general soul 'area' from basic to 4E. To me the soul is exploration and adventure, with the rules supporting parts of the experience, but others left wide open for the DM and players. The soul is hit point, that keep combat form being too realistic, so the game can move better. It has d20s which introduce a lot of luck into the game, so players seldom know what, or if they will accomplish things.Part of the soul to me is also that, at higher levels, characters tend to move beyond the d20, making it not very important anymore. They become godlike.There is a lot more, like dungeons, iconic monsters, and such like the four class trope, but the soul is that D&amp;D is eminently social, and house rules and house 'understandings' are rife.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dice4Hire, post: 5471847, member: 55066"] I do not think there is a single soul of D&D, or at least not one that everyone agrees on. That said, I do think that all additions of D&D are in that general soul 'area' from basic to 4E. To me the soul is exploration and adventure, with the rules supporting parts of the experience, but others left wide open for the DM and players. The soul is hit point, that keep combat form being too realistic, so the game can move better. It has d20s which introduce a lot of luck into the game, so players seldom know what, or if they will accomplish things. Part of the soul to me is also that, at higher levels, characters tend to move beyond the d20, making it not very important anymore. They become godlike. There is a lot more, like dungeons, iconic monsters, and such like the four class trope, but the soul is that D&D is eminently social, and house rules and house 'understandings' are rife. [/QUOTE]

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