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<blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 1746473" data-attributes="member: 5890">Lots of what you've got here - it was new, it was exciting. That's because it was my second roleplaying game (after fighting fantasy). And even then, there was stuff I liked from FF better...Then, after a bit, it was silly. Why is every elf a wizard/warrior? etc.To start - yay! They fixed stuff from first! One or two sections or rules which were genuinely better. Then I read advanced fighting fantasy. Bummer, eh? I always found myself wishing that 2nd ed was like other RPGs.2nd really drove me away from roleplaying - it had all the complexity and none of the benefits that should flow from that complexity. The big word that sums it up is: arcane. 2nd ed was a mire of pointless, conflicting and nonsensical rules.I wanted to like 2nd ed. I went so far as to make up house rules. The first thing that hit me about 3e is that most of my house rules (or ideas for house rules) were in it.And I was hooked. Now I find myself wishing that my other favourite RPGs were more like 3rd ed/d20</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Saeviomagy, post: 1746473, member: 5890"] Lots of what you've got here - it was new, it was exciting. That's because it was my second roleplaying game (after fighting fantasy). And even then, there was stuff I liked from FF better... Then, after a bit, it was silly. Why is every elf a wizard/warrior? etc. To start - yay! They fixed stuff from first! One or two sections or rules which were genuinely better. Then I read advanced fighting fantasy. Bummer, eh? I always found myself wishing that 2nd ed was like other RPGs. 2nd really drove me away from roleplaying - it had all the complexity and none of the benefits that should flow from that complexity. The big word that sums it up is: arcane. 2nd ed was a mire of pointless, conflicting and nonsensical rules. I wanted to like 2nd ed. I went so far as to make up house rules. The first thing that hit me about 3e is that most of my house rules (or ideas for house rules) were in it. And I was hooked. Now I find myself wishing that my other favourite RPGs were more like 3rd ed/d20 [/QUOTE]

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