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<blockquote data-quote="Libramarian" data-source="post: 5972708" data-attributes="member: 6688858">1e. It has a sensibility that just feels right to me. I like how the seam&nbsp; between D&amp;D as a wargame and D&amp;D as a roleplaying game is still&nbsp; evident. I like how it requires a DM with a firm hand to run well. It's impressive how focused it is as a game without feeling sterile or over-analyzed. I love how it's written with the sort of verve and confidence that the (co)creator of D&amp;D would have, writing about the game. And&nbsp; it has by far the coolest magic item section.That said, what I&nbsp; really mean is AD&amp;D with a background in Basic/BECMI D&amp;D to fill&nbsp; in the blanks. i.e. when you say to yourself, as a 1e DM often should,&nbsp; &quot;this rule seems pointlessly complex, I don't feel like using it right&nbsp; now&quot; -- being able to fall back to the simpler Basic/BECMI procedure is very useful.Over on dragonsfoot the other day a&nbsp; poster brought up the fact that it's never actually explained&nbsp; in 1e how often to roll for wandering monsters. That really made me&nbsp; realize how much more confusing 1e would be for me if I hadn't played&nbsp; Basic first.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Libramarian, post: 5972708, member: 6688858"] 1e. It has a sensibility that just feels right to me. I like how the seam between D&D as a wargame and D&D as a roleplaying game is still evident. I like how it requires a DM with a firm hand to run well. It's impressive how focused it is as a game without feeling sterile or over-analyzed. I love how it's written with the sort of verve and confidence that the (co)creator of D&D would have, writing about the game. And it has by far the coolest magic item section. That said, what I really mean is AD&D with a background in Basic/BECMI D&D to fill in the blanks. i.e. when you say to yourself, as a 1e DM often should, "this rule seems pointlessly complex, I don't feel like using it right now" -- being able to fall back to the simpler Basic/BECMI procedure is very useful. Over on dragonsfoot the other day a poster brought up the fact that it's never actually explained in 1e how often to roll for wandering monsters. That really made me realize how much more confusing 1e would be for me if I hadn't played Basic first. [/QUOTE]

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