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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grimslade" data-source="post: 5894349" data-attributes="member: 6061">Too tied to nostalgia to be specificAlthough I started in BECMI, AD&D were the first books I purchased with my hard earned cash.How can I be objective about my first RPG love?I think the number one essential 1E thing to be brought forward was the diversity and breadth of information in the DMG. Appendix N, artifact creation, morale, civilization creation, the AD&D DMG still is a resource no matter the edition or system. Yes, it was disorganized and the layout was crazy, but by Bieber there was a nugget of true wisdom in every column.Rules wise, henchmen and hirelings need to be brought back. There needs to be a legacy system available for long running campaigns. Henchmen filled that niche ably. The expectation that there was more to D&D than dungeon crawls. Training to level, research for new spells, running kingdoms, gathering followers allowed for breathing space before the next horror filled crypt. There was a chance to reflect or send the flunkies/henchmen out on a new adventure.</blockquote>