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<blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 7332686" data-attributes="member: 57112">I voted based on past editions; 5e is arguably the most rules-light edition of the game since at least its earliest days, so I voted rules-light. Though reading through the rest of the thread, I prefer the classification of &quot;elegant&quot;. Obviously, nobody would confuse any edition of D&amp;D as being a &quot;rules-light&quot; game, but 5e's probably the easiest edition of D&amp;D to pick up and run and play without a firm grasp of every incidental rule; I make allowances for nitty detail rules if ignoring them has absolutely no bearing on the game (donning/doffing armor, for instance). 4e had an elegance all of its own in terms of character creation, but actually playing? You need a much stronger grasp on the rules and terminology within actual play than you do in 5e. 4e had a much more complex taxonomy than 5e, and gameplay required better knowledge of said taxonomy as well.Also, a reminder, but the basic rules of D&amp;D is a 111 page document; around 80 if you discount the appendices and spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gradine, post: 7332686, member: 57112"] I voted based on past editions; 5e is arguably the most rules-light edition of the game since at least its earliest days, so I voted rules-light. Though reading through the rest of the thread, I prefer the classification of "elegant". Obviously, nobody would confuse any edition of D&D as being a "rules-light" game, but 5e's probably the easiest edition of D&D to pick up and run and play without a firm grasp of every incidental rule; I make allowances for nitty detail rules if ignoring them has absolutely no bearing on the game (donning/doffing armor, for instance). 4e had an elegance all of its own in terms of character creation, but actually playing? You need a much stronger grasp on the rules and terminology within actual play than you do in 5e. 4e had a much more complex taxonomy than 5e, and gameplay required better knowledge of said taxonomy as well. Also, a reminder, but the basic rules of D&D is a 111 page document; around 80 if you discount the appendices and spells. [/QUOTE]

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