Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
If WotC would make B/X available POD, that would certainly cut into OSE's sales. That being said, have you perused the OSE books? They're beautifully laid out and designed. The control panel layout, the use of the endpapers for reference tables, the clear and concise explanatory language... They're just great.I mean, I guess #1 and #3 are a little more understandable for me. I don't really see the "superior" and I'm not excited about "new art"...nobody is going to beat Elmore and Easley, imo. But I can definitely get behind the "new books" part because a lot of my old-school stuff is looking pretty ratty. (Thank goodness for print-on-demand.)
As for 1E and OSRIC, there's no comparison. The 1E books are a trainwreck of disorganization and the combat and initiative sections are so cumbersome and unclear that I'm quite sure no one on Earth plays them BTB, or ever has.
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