What Is The Essence of D&D?

[Henry]

The Soul of D&D?

I don’t know why, but every time I read that quote, I could be in an empty room in the dead of night with a 100-degree fever, and it would still make me want to do a fist-pump...

 

[lowkey13]

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[The Crimson Binome]

Does that mean that d20 Modern is D&D?

From what I understand, d20 Modern fails the "kill things, take stuff" test, because it uses an abstract wealth rating rather than discrete itemization.

 

[Nagol]

Wow. A 12 year old necromancy with a similar name to a current thread.

 

[The Crimson Binome]

Wow. A 12 year old necromancy with a similar name to a current thread.

I hadn't even noticed. Now I feel like a chump.

 

[Zardnaar]

I hadn't even noticed. Now I feel like a chump.

Chump. Anything else I can do?

 

[The-Magic-Sword]

Kind of a meaningful necro though, reading people debating the core of the game over a decade ago, and reading it right when 2e comes out.