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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 9471096" data-attributes="member: 2525">I am torn on this topic but I see where you're coming from. The 1e DMG for instance is a real tome of wonder. Even to this day, so many decades later, I find new things every time I pick it up and turn to a random page. There is an allure to that experience which is beyond mechanical rules. Definitely when I was young, it was an important part of my enjoyment of the game.On the other hand, as I get older and have a family and job and social life and so many things that demand my time (and make me tired) I just don't find I have the energy or time to deal with that as much. I tend to prefer a more organized set of rules, where I can find what I am looking for quickly, and it's explained in plainer language that I don't need to wrap my head around it every time. But I am not the demographic for these new rules. Is the newer generation missing out on what I found so fascinating when I was the younger generation? My daughter is just starting to be interested in the game, and my nephew already is deep into it. I do wonder if they will be missing out on something magical at the expense of utility.</blockquote>