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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 5772924" data-attributes="member: 2804">Interesting thoughts.I actually have an idea on how WotC could make a 5e that is 90% compatible with existing 4e material, and 90% compatible with 1e/2e right out of the box.3e is a little trickier because its math doesn't scale as nicely, but it would still be around 75% compatible with my conjectured 5e.If my idea is right, I could see exactly how you could provide a core system with modular rules to literally recreate the play style of any edition you wanted. Though some rules supplements with feats and spells aren't so easily converted, adventures would be super easy to convert. You could run Tomb of Horrors or B1 Keep on the Borderlands right out of the module and convert it to my theoretical 5e on the fly. You could almost run a 4e module in 5e the same way, just layer on the miniature rules. 3e material would require slightly more conversion but you could do it pretty quickly as well.Maybe I'll make a post about it. I'm still mulling it around in my head.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonblade, post: 5772924, member: 2804"] Interesting thoughts. I actually have an idea on how WotC could make a 5e that is 90% compatible with existing 4e material, and 90% compatible with 1e/2e right out of the box. 3e is a little trickier because its math doesn't scale as nicely, but it would still be around 75% compatible with my conjectured 5e. If my idea is right, I could see exactly how you could provide a core system with modular rules to literally recreate the play style of any edition you wanted. Though some rules supplements with feats and spells aren't so easily converted, adventures would be super easy to convert. You could run Tomb of Horrors or B1 Keep on the Borderlands right out of the module and convert it to my theoretical 5e on the fly. You could almost run a 4e module in 5e the same way, just layer on the miniature rules. 3e material would require slightly more conversion but you could do it pretty quickly as well. Maybe I'll make a post about it. I'm still mulling it around in my head. [/QUOTE]

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