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<blockquote data-quote="Sage Genesis" data-source="post: 7335209" data-attributes="member: 6706099"><p>When I read the thread topic, I thought to myself:</p><p>Not necessarily! You can do just fine with the Basic Rules! And some people learned to play D&D several editions ago, they don't need to go over the DMG for all that much, save perhaps for magic items or something. But if you've got some adventures prepared or some prior experience, then surely-</p><p></p><p>And then I read the actual OP.</p><p></p><p>Yeah that guy just doesn't get it. It sounds like he wants to stand atop some gloriously cool freeform game (which is fine), except D&D isn't a freeform game and he's not actually putting in any effort in the first place. Mind you, I'm just going by your description, but it doesn't sound like a good experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sage Genesis, post: 7335209, member: 6706099"] When I read the thread topic, I thought to myself: Not necessarily! You can do just fine with the Basic Rules! And some people learned to play D&D several editions ago, they don't need to go over the DMG for all that much, save perhaps for magic items or something. But if you've got some adventures prepared or some prior experience, then surely- And then I read the actual OP. Yeah that guy just doesn't get it. It sounds like he wants to stand atop some gloriously cool freeform game (which is fine), except D&D isn't a freeform game and he's not actually putting in any effort in the first place. Mind you, I'm just going by your description, but it doesn't sound like a good experience. [/QUOTE]
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