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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7714516" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, a couple of things.1.&nbsp; Moldvay Basic isn't exactly a rules light system.&nbsp; Look at the combat rules.&nbsp; That is not a rules light system.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; I've played Moldvay Basic with what you're talking about and the experiences vary wildly.&nbsp; It is SO dependent on the GM.&nbsp; Sure, if they have the natural aptitude for it, it can be fun.&nbsp; Otherwise, it devolves into a whole host of arguing about rulings and fairness issues.&nbsp; As I said, my experiences are quite different from yours.&nbsp; I come from a LOOONNNG history of very, very poor DM's.&nbsp; IME, a good DM is not a common thing to find.&nbsp; So, going from 2e to 3e was a huge breath of fresh air as 90% of the table arguments that we used to have vanished practically overnight.&nbsp; So, no, I'm not a fan of rules light systems when it comes to a new GM.&nbsp; Most of the rules light systems I've seen generally depend on experienced GM's to already know how to run a game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7714516, member: 22779"] Well, a couple of things. 1. Moldvay Basic isn't exactly a rules light system. Look at the combat rules. That is not a rules light system. :D 2. I've played Moldvay Basic with what you're talking about and the experiences vary wildly. It is SO dependent on the GM. Sure, if they have the natural aptitude for it, it can be fun. Otherwise, it devolves into a whole host of arguing about rulings and fairness issues. As I said, my experiences are quite different from yours. I come from a LOOONNNG history of very, very poor DM's. IME, a good DM is not a common thing to find. So, going from 2e to 3e was a huge breath of fresh air as 90% of the table arguments that we used to have vanished practically overnight. So, no, I'm not a fan of rules light systems when it comes to a new GM. Most of the rules light systems I've seen generally depend on experienced GM's to already know how to run a game. [/QUOTE]

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