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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 1911939" data-attributes="member: 7808">The general difference I see between D+D 3.x and previous editions (AD+D 1e, 2e) was the mentality in game design.  Older versions of D+D were written to support fantastic ideas and wild fantasies and let people let creativity run rampant, using a multitude of sources, books, and rules to weave the stories they wanted to be a part of.  D+D 3.x is designed to create a solid set of rules so that people could partake in a balanced and consistent game, while still allowing as much of the previously mentioned as much as possible.There was a thread awhile back that showed the 2e and 3e rules for scroll creation next to each other.  2e reads like a fantasy novel, but doesn't really explain how creation works in game terms with any type of efficiency or playability.  3e reads like a harsh set or rules, outlines what must be done, and mentions all specifics, but isn't something most people would bundle up with under the covers on a cold night to read (though, admitedly, I might).I think the same aspect of D+D fantasy vs rules can be seen in Andy Williams.  There's a guy that's been around D+D for a long time.  He answers rules questions based on his gut feelings of how the world should work, not on how the text rules it to be.  He's a 2e kinda guy.</blockquote>