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<blockquote data-quote="william_nova" data-source="post: 4250224" data-attributes="member: 61015"><p>I think this is a very important bit. "Creative spark" is absolutely non qualitative, and as such it's entirely possible what inspires one can completely disenchant another. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would say based on that description you are doing it completely right, however you are managing to do it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'm just not entirely sure what it is about the rule set of 3e that inspires this in you and your players, to myself and obviously to many others here, the "feel" 3e brings does just exactly the opposite. </p><p></p><p>But to be honest, some days I'm not entirely sure that any of the editions really do encourage or discourage anything in and of themselves by simple virtue of their rule set. Perhaps it's this "spark" you mentioned. What they represent to us. Something abstract we're trying to rationalise. Maybe the spark is all we need to get things rolling, and the rest of it just subjective.</p><p></p><p>It is true there are many people who, like me, are inspired by 4e and "see" something there that excites them, and perhaps its this excitement we are linking to our memories of our best games. By extension, it is possible that those whose best memories and games that lay in the province of 3e simply see the exact opposite.</p><p></p><p>I know this is a little reaching, but it's just a thought. I personally find this whole debate on the merits of the editions fascinating, for what they mean to us may lie beyond the rules, and point toward something much more internal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="william_nova, post: 4250224, member: 61015"] I think this is a very important bit. "Creative spark" is absolutely non qualitative, and as such it's entirely possible what inspires one can completely disenchant another. I would say based on that description you are doing it completely right, however you are managing to do it. :) I'm just not entirely sure what it is about the rule set of 3e that inspires this in you and your players, to myself and obviously to many others here, the "feel" 3e brings does just exactly the opposite. But to be honest, some days I'm not entirely sure that any of the editions really do encourage or discourage anything in and of themselves by simple virtue of their rule set. Perhaps it's this "spark" you mentioned. What they represent to us. Something abstract we're trying to rationalise. Maybe the spark is all we need to get things rolling, and the rest of it just subjective. It is true there are many people who, like me, are inspired by 4e and "see" something there that excites them, and perhaps its this excitement we are linking to our memories of our best games. By extension, it is possible that those whose best memories and games that lay in the province of 3e simply see the exact opposite. I know this is a little reaching, but it's just a thought. I personally find this whole debate on the merits of the editions fascinating, for what they mean to us may lie beyond the rules, and point toward something much more internal. [/QUOTE]
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