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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cam Banks" data-source="post: 1783741" data-attributes="member: 3817">D&D3E is very much like the lovechild of 1st edition AD&D and the D&D of the boxed sets and Rules Cyclopedia, with a dash of Rolemaster. Indeed, the advanced versions of fighter, cleric, etc given in the D&D Companion Rules (avenger, paladin, druid) are proto-prestige classes. Having all ability scores provide the same consistent bonus is another hallmark of early D&D, and you can see something of the evolution of skills as derivatives of ability scores in the skill system that appeared first in the D&D Gazetteers rather than the non-weapon proficiency system of late 1st edition & 2nd edition AD&D.I'd begun doing exactly this kind of hybridization, melding 1st edition AD&D and the Rules Cyclopedia D&D, shortly before 3e was announced, just to make things simpler. And as soon as I saw what 3e was, I shelved those rules and haven't looked back.I can see the connections between D&D3E and Gamma World, also, which I believe to be a nod towards the same kind of progression GW was trying to make back in its day.Cheers,Cam</blockquote>