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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5901740" data-attributes="member: 1210">...and no version of D&D even came close to requiring a grid until 3e (unless you count the Combat and Tactics optional book at the end of 2e).First of all, nothing about D&D the tabletop roleplaying game should be written with video game conversion in mind. Or board game conversion. Or miniature game conversion, or card game conversion, etc. It should be written with crafting a kick-ass tabletop roleplaying game in mind.Secondly, AFAIK, no computer game based on D&D has ever actually used the full D&D ruleset and not added things to make the "computer game" part of the equation work better.So do you think we need hard-coded rules for things like pregnancy rates, farming yields and getting drunk?We most definitely do not need rules for everything. The question really is where to draw the line. While the grid and squares are a welcome part of the game for some gamers, they are an unwelcome element for many others. I think it's easier to have a rules module that is optional for these things- as they have announced is the plan- without couching much of the game in terms that require it ("square" as a measurement needs to line up against the wall with "power" and wait for the bullets, IMHO).</blockquote>