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D&D 1E The reasons to keep the rules 1e
- Thread starter diaglo
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BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
diaglo said:
No minis, no battlemat. Easier to play without supporting materials.
Shame about those tables though.
Aust Diamondew
First Post
I've never played 1e much. I played 2e for about a year and a half before 3e came out. A couple times during that time period we did a couple 1e one shot adventures (don't really remember them too well). So I really don't have any reasons to play 1e unless all my friends who I play with spontaneously decided to start a game.
I guess most people who played 1e extensively are gonig to say nostalgia or simplicity like Crothian just did.
I guess most people who played 1e extensively are gonig to say nostalgia or simplicity like Crothian just did.
DreadPirateMurphy
Explorer
There is a certain amount of nostalgia. The 1e books were so randomly organized that you could always find some weird tidbit tucked away in the middle of the DMG, for example.
The game was highly focused back then on just dungeon crawls. If all you care about is starting at the entry to the dungeon and ending at the exit, then you can dispense with all the rest -- skills, travel rules, vehicular combat, religions, etc. Just roll up a dwarf fighter and thrash some beasties.
The game was highly focused back then on just dungeon crawls. If all you care about is starting at the entry to the dungeon and ending at the exit, then you can dispense with all the rest -- skills, travel rules, vehicular combat, religions, etc. Just roll up a dwarf fighter and thrash some beasties.
werk
First Post
Crothian said:
Classic cars ran on regular, which you can not easily purchase now-a-days. While today's cars are not like yesterday's, many would say they are better in most ways.
I consider the conversion of D&D edition much like a new version of a car or operating system. If Windows 3.1 or '95 works fine, why aren't we all still using that?
Plane Sailing
Astral Admin - Mwahahaha!
A quick reminder - please everyone make a special effort to keep on-topic in this thread.
If you can't think of any reasons to keep to 1e rules, then you don't need to post that here.
Regards,
If you can't think of any reasons to keep to 1e rules, then you don't need to post that here.
Regards,
Infiniti2000
First Post
I think that the lack of a strong desire to learn a new system is likely the most common, though unspoken, reason. It's the reason that I'm not interested in, say, AE (or AU). If a group is happy with 1e and they are not particularly motivated to learn a new version, be it 2e, 3.0, 3.5, or anything else, why bother? So, you should stay with 1e if you don't think you'll gain any further enjoyment out of a newer version or that the cost in learning the new system is not deemed worth it.diaglo said:
It's great to play 1e if you don't want to develop a character mechanically. Ability Scores aside, all of the characters of a class are the same. It opens up avenues to roleplay.
Of course that's also a reason not to stay with 3e for the same reason that 3e opens up avenues to roleplay
::shrugs::
If I have a choice I won't ever get roped into another 1e/2e(maybe with players options)/C&C game. Thats a part of gaming history I can do without.
Of course that's also a reason not to stay with 3e for the same reason that 3e opens up avenues to roleplay
::shrugs::
If I have a choice I won't ever get roped into another 1e/2e(maybe with players options)/C&C game. Thats a part of gaming history I can do without.
