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<blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 4883501" data-attributes="member: 14197">You could take this and replace &quot;3.x&quot; with &quot;4e(and maybe pathfinder)&quot; and it would be me.I didn't read past this early post, like 5th or something, but based upon the OP and because I haven't read past my quoted post, my unadulterated opinion is that I miss....I also miss the nostalgic feeling.&nbsp; It was born on a trust between player and DM, that even though DM made sh*t up most of the time and the RAW was a loose breeze, at most, our gamemaster wanted us to win as much as we did.&nbsp; But a great DM in an AD&amp;D game can make the (wonkiest) ruleset seem seamless, and make the vast mystical set of houserules -- sometimes introduced on a whim (and it made sense!) -- feel unfettered and simple.&nbsp; But it all depended upon a good DM.&nbsp; My friend Eric Welling.&nbsp; He was a wondrous and mind-blowing DM.I loved the rules-heavy, RAW strict, PCs = NPCs, CR/ECL = balance, nature of 3.x.&nbsp; I really did, until I started running the APs put out by Paizo, Shackled City, Savage tide, Age of Worms (we played in that order, not the release order).&nbsp;&nbsp; These campaigns were awesomely written, but a BEAST to run as a DM in to the mid-high levels.&nbsp; The stories, wild and interesting.&nbsp; But...&nbsp; they were all meat-grinders in the early levels and massive DM homework in the latter levels. I grew weary of DMing 3.x...&nbsp; Maybe it's the 100 proof peppermint schnapps talking, but who knows.I now run 4e.&nbsp; And I do it like I did back in 1981.I try to DM 4e like I did back in those AD&amp;D Days.&nbsp; So I miss very little, as I like the ruleset but I still get to revel in the ol' skool feel I get when I DM my current group.&nbsp; It feels like AD&amp;D again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="catsclaw227, post: 4883501, member: 14197"] You could take this and replace "3.x" with "4e(and maybe pathfinder)" and it would be me. I didn't read past this early post, like 5th or something, but based upon the OP and because I haven't read past my quoted post, my unadulterated opinion is that I miss.... I also miss the nostalgic feeling. It was born on a trust between player and DM, that even though DM made sh*t up most of the time and the RAW was a loose breeze, at most, our gamemaster wanted us to win as much as we did. But a great DM in an AD&D game can make the (wonkiest) ruleset seem seamless, and make the vast mystical set of houserules -- sometimes introduced on a whim (and it made sense!) -- feel unfettered and simple. But it all depended upon a good DM. My friend Eric Welling. He was a wondrous and mind-blowing DM. I loved the rules-heavy, RAW strict, PCs = NPCs, CR/ECL = balance, nature of 3.x. I really did, until I started running the APs put out by Paizo, Shackled City, Savage tide, Age of Worms (we played in that order, not the release order). These campaigns were awesomely written, but a BEAST to run as a DM in to the mid-high levels. The stories, wild and interesting. But... they were all meat-grinders in the early levels and massive DM homework in the latter levels. I grew weary of DMing 3.x... Maybe it's the 100 proof peppermint schnapps talking, but who knows. I now run 4e. And I do it like I did back in 1981. I try to DM 4e like I did back in those AD&D Days. So I miss very little, as I like the ruleset but I still get to revel in the ol' skool feel I get when I DM my current group. It feels like AD&D again. [/QUOTE]

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