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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 9681445" data-attributes="member: 15700">I seemed to read your comment that the removal of XP for gold made 2e less gritty. That's what I was disagreeing with. Grit has nothing to do with how many combat encounters you have (which is what xp for treasure modifies in play style), but the feel and flavor of the game.  Sure, the art of 1e seemed to convey a more gritty feel than the more heroic 2e, but a) that shift in art style happened years before 2e came out in 1e anyway and b) the rules themselves didn't make the game less gritty as the rules that impact that (combat lethality and hazards) are largely the same as 1e.For example, Dark Dungeons has no rules like D&D, and is what I and I'm guessing most people would call "gritty". 2e has henchmen and hireling rules...</blockquote>