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<blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 6327457" data-attributes="member: 8243">So I downloaded the Basic Rules a couple of hours ago and skimmed though it. I can't say I had a particularly strong response (positive or negative) either way. I found reading though some of the threads here (things l like, things I didn't, how is this different from X Edition?) more useful. So thank you to all those who took the time to share their insights and thoughts. I returned to role play gaming around the time 3rd Edition was transitioning into 3.5ED. I never made the move to 4th Edition, staying with 3.5/PF initially. More recently I have been trying some of the alternatives like DCC and Dungeon World. I haven't paid much attention to the 5th Edition discussions nor looked at any of the materials.The new rules do look quite promising however. There seems to have been an effort to keep them simple and streamlined (Yay!), and pretty much easily recognisable to people who have played D&amp;D before. If they add some monsters to the basic rules (which I understand is the plan), then I think that next time I am looking to start a new game, I will consider using them.I may have just rejoined the D&amp;D fold.thotd</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doghead, post: 6327457, member: 8243"] So I downloaded the Basic Rules a couple of hours ago and skimmed though it. I can't say I had a particularly strong response (positive or negative) either way. I found reading though some of the threads here (things l like, things I didn't, how is this different from X Edition?) more useful. So thank you to all those who took the time to share their insights and thoughts. I returned to role play gaming around the time 3rd Edition was transitioning into 3.5ED. I never made the move to 4th Edition, staying with 3.5/PF initially. More recently I have been trying some of the alternatives like DCC and Dungeon World. I haven't paid much attention to the 5th Edition discussions nor looked at any of the materials. The new rules do look quite promising however. There seems to have been an effort to keep them simple and streamlined (Yay!), and pretty much easily recognisable to people who have played D&D before. If they add some monsters to the basic rules (which I understand is the plan), then I think that next time I am looking to start a new game, I will consider using them. I may have just rejoined the D&D fold. thotd [/QUOTE]

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