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<blockquote data-quote="baradtgnome" data-source="post: 1313012" data-attributes="member: 2722">'blink' There was something between AD&amp;D and 3rd edition?&nbsp; 'blink'This may sound a bit familiar.&nbsp; Basic D&amp;D for a short while, AD&amp;D for a very long while becoming house ruled up the wazoo over time.&nbsp; Perfectly happy to continue on indefinitely.&nbsp; 2e held no power over us.&nbsp; It was alien and unnatural.&nbsp; A thing best left alone in the abyssal pits that spawned it.&nbsp; Unearthed Arcana was the last purchase, and it only added a few of our house rules and some spells.&nbsp; However, over time, the trouble began....Several of the old players stopped playing.&nbsp; Heresy you say!&nbsp; Couple lost interest and one (the other DM) moved away.&nbsp; Fell below critical mass.&nbsp; Tried to fill the gaps with our fledgling young ones, but it was not the same.&nbsp; We hungered for an adult game.&nbsp; In that last terrible year B.E.N. (Before Eric Noah's website) we played maybe six times.&nbsp; And it was hard to find new players.&nbsp; I ached to game, but I couldn't get the group together and my craving could only be assuaged by continuing to build upon my home brew.&nbsp; My campaign went unused, my fantasy milieu become despondent.Then I came upon a web page rising out of the obscurity of that mass of millions of monkeys typing what we call the web.&nbsp; Eric Noah to the rescue!&nbsp; And he brought glad tidings, and a fun web site with a community.&nbsp; And then the teaser!&nbsp; How to start playing 3E now!&nbsp; I was shocked, there right on my screen were many of our house rules almost verbatim!&nbsp; Dare I hope, perhaps there is salvation!&nbsp; I can hardly bring my self to type about it, my hands shaking like this...So anyway.&nbsp; The renewed interest means I was able to find some more players.&nbsp; I like the new rules better.&nbsp; But I didn't and don't need them.&nbsp; I needed players.&nbsp; We could have house ruled for another generation.&nbsp; So really the beginning of the dark days were much earlier, when the hobby stopped bringing in new players.&nbsp; Perhaps that year just brought it home.&nbsp; Remember that when we whine about T$R and WoTC greedy ways.&nbsp; They bring players.&nbsp; We need players.&nbsp; &nbsp; now get outta here and roll some dice you kids</blockquote>

[QUOTE="baradtgnome, post: 1313012, member: 2722"] 'blink' There was something between AD&D and 3rd edition? 'blink' This may sound a bit familiar. Basic D&D for a short while, AD&D for a very long while becoming house ruled up the wazoo over time. Perfectly happy to continue on indefinitely. 2e held no power over us. It was alien and unnatural. A thing best left alone in the abyssal pits that spawned it. Unearthed Arcana was the last purchase, and it only added a few of our house rules and some spells. However, over time, the trouble began.... Several of the old players stopped playing. Heresy you say! Couple lost interest and one (the other DM) moved away. Fell below critical mass. Tried to fill the gaps with our fledgling young ones, but it was not the same. We hungered for an adult game. In that last terrible year B.E.N. (Before Eric Noah's website) we played maybe six times. And it was hard to find new players. I ached to game, but I couldn't get the group together and my craving could only be assuaged by continuing to build upon my home brew. My campaign went unused, my fantasy milieu become despondent. Then I came upon a web page rising out of the obscurity of that mass of millions of monkeys typing what we call the web. Eric Noah to the rescue! And he brought glad tidings, and a fun web site with a community. And then the teaser! How to start playing 3E now! I was shocked, there right on my screen were many of our house rules almost verbatim! Dare I hope, perhaps there is salvation! I can hardly bring my self to type about it, my hands shaking like this... So anyway. The renewed interest means I was able to find some more players. I like the new rules better. But I didn't and don't need them. I needed players. We could have house ruled for another generation. So really the beginning of the dark days were much earlier, when the hobby stopped bringing in new players. Perhaps that year just brought it home. Remember that when we whine about T$R and WoTC greedy ways. They bring players. We need players. now get outta here and roll some dice you kids [/QUOTE]

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