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<blockquote data-quote="Ratskinner" data-source="post: 6091455" data-attributes="member: 6688937">I think the answer is &quot;network externalities&quot;.&nbsp; The current&nbsp; strongly-divided audience makes it less likely to join or start an&nbsp; acceptable game. That's very bad for WotC's continued business, and&nbsp; pretty annoying for me, too. The purpose (in part) is specifically not to be a re-hash of any specific edition of D&amp;D, but to create a set of rules which get at the essence of the game for fans of all editions of the game. Actually, it might not matter. I mean, you have to figure that most of the modules will have more effect on the player side of things than the monster/DM side, mostly by adding more options. So long as the math still works out, it won't matter that you're using Standard characters in a Basic adventure or the reverse. They've already stated that (once they have it settled) they aren't going to let modules muck with the math very much, so that's a good start. My guess is that the Standard Rules will include only &quot;switches&quot; that will allow you still use the published adventures. The Advanced Game is where things might get tricky, but personally, I'm okay with saying that's your own lookout. See network externalities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ratskinner, post: 6091455, member: 6688937"] I think the answer is "network externalities". The current strongly-divided audience makes it less likely to join or start an acceptable game. That's very bad for WotC's continued business, and pretty annoying for me, too. The purpose (in part) is specifically [U]not[/U] to be a re-hash of any specific edition of D&D, but to create a set of rules which get at the essence of the game for fans of [U]all[/U] editions of the game. Actually, it might not matter. I mean, you have to figure that most of the modules will have more effect on the player side of things than the monster/DM side, mostly by adding more options. So long as the math still works out, it won't matter that you're using Standard characters in a Basic adventure or the reverse. They've already stated that (once they have it settled) they aren't going to let modules muck with the math very much, so that's a good start. My guess is that the Standard Rules will include only "switches" that will allow you still use the published adventures. The Advanced Game is where things might get tricky, but personally, I'm okay with saying that's your own lookout. See network externalities. [/QUOTE]

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