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<blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 8712334" data-attributes="member: 6747251">My first group was similar to [USER=86653]@overgeeked[/USER].&nbsp; People with lots of experience in 1st ed (which is all I played for years into 2nd Ed's run) and a very player skill and challenge-oriented style.&nbsp; I got heavily into the various setting materials for 2nd and love them, but they were reading material and fodder for inspiration far more than they were gamebooks for me.&nbsp; Play at the table was a different beast, and while I was aware of the Hickman Revolution, our group never engaged in it.&nbsp; The other games we played over the years (Cyberpunk, Palladium, Call of Cthulhu, Legend of the Five Rings, and Traveller to name a few) kept those sensibilities in our hands.I played with that group (and similar folks) in that style from the mid-80s until just a few years ago, when a real-life tragedy ended our time together.&nbsp; The folks I've been playing with since then, like my wife and friends I've met through her, have a more modern viewpoint and it can be hard to adjust.&nbsp; I still prefer the old way, but I'll play with anyone who enjoys the game and isn't a jerk.&nbsp; Many playstyles are valid.For myself and my table when I run D&amp;D however, undirected character death will always be there.Edit: I should note in reference to your remarks that we ALWAYS played homebrew.&nbsp; I can count the number of modules I've played through properly on one hand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Micah Sweet, post: 8712334, member: 6747251"] My first group was similar to [USER=86653]@overgeeked[/USER]. People with lots of experience in 1st ed (which is all I played for years into 2nd Ed's run) and a very player skill and challenge-oriented style. I got heavily into the various setting materials for 2nd and love them, but they were reading material and fodder for inspiration far more than they were gamebooks for me. Play at the table was a different beast, and while I was aware of the Hickman Revolution, our group never engaged in it. The other games we played over the years (Cyberpunk, Palladium, Call of Cthulhu, Legend of the Five Rings, and Traveller to name a few) kept those sensibilities in our hands. I played with that group (and similar folks) in that style from the mid-80s until just a few years ago, when a real-life tragedy ended our time together. The folks I've been playing with since then, like my wife and friends I've met through her, have a more modern viewpoint and it can be hard to adjust. I still prefer the old way, but I'll play with anyone who enjoys the game and isn't a jerk. Many playstyles are valid. For myself and my table when I run D&D however, undirected character death will always be there. Edit: I should note in reference to your remarks that we ALWAYS played homebrew. I can count the number of modules I've played through properly on one hand. [/QUOTE]

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