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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5349551" data-attributes="member: 4937">D&amp;D, and especially 1e AD&amp;D, is rules light only in a very particular (though I grant you important) sense.&nbsp;&nbsp; And that is that D&amp;D can be usefully stripped down to a few very basic very simple to use mechanics.&nbsp;&nbsp; And in that since, it meets my definition of a 'well designed game' in that its very modular with a simple core system.&nbsp; But in the sense that I'm talking about here, AD&amp;D 1e is fundamentally one of the least rules light system ever, because its is definately prepackaged with rules to nines especially if you start considering the full breadth of the supplementary materials.&nbsp; Want&nbsp; to know how much metamorphic rock you can tunnel away in a weeks time use goblin slave labor?&nbsp; It's out there.&nbsp; Want to know how fast you can travel between two cities using a 90' schooner with a 20 man crew?&nbsp; It's out there.&nbsp; Want to know the amount you can safely devalue your currency by - literally making money by minting coins - if you have an 100 year old established kingdom with good credit?&nbsp; It's out there.&nbsp; Want to know how much income you earn from running an inn on an established trade route, or maybe if you run a theives guild in a capital city, or do you want to know the nesting habits of stirges?&nbsp; It's all out there.Everyone's version of AD&amp;D is their own, but because the fundamental systems are so similar everyone has the ability to borrow from that vast rules library for whatever propositions that they encounter in the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 5349551, member: 4937"] D&D, and especially 1e AD&D, is rules light only in a very particular (though I grant you important) sense. And that is that D&D can be usefully stripped down to a few very basic very simple to use mechanics. And in that since, it meets my definition of a 'well designed game' in that its very modular with a simple core system. But in the sense that I'm talking about here, AD&D 1e is fundamentally one of the least rules light system ever, because its is definately prepackaged with rules to nines especially if you start considering the full breadth of the supplementary materials. Want to know how much metamorphic rock you can tunnel away in a weeks time use goblin slave labor? It's out there. Want to know how fast you can travel between two cities using a 90' schooner with a 20 man crew? It's out there. Want to know the amount you can safely devalue your currency by - literally making money by minting coins - if you have an 100 year old established kingdom with good credit? It's out there. Want to know how much income you earn from running an inn on an established trade route, or maybe if you run a theives guild in a capital city, or do you want to know the nesting habits of stirges? It's all out there. Everyone's version of AD&D is their own, but because the fundamental systems are so similar everyone has the ability to borrow from that vast rules library for whatever propositions that they encounter in the game. [/QUOTE]

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