tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5199579917411337233.post3112243515277050457..comments2024-03-26T04:55:59.077-04:00Comments on Legacy of the Bieth: Who Is This Guy Anyway? What's This Site For?Allandaroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046079318999891967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5199579917411337233.post-74574146624791047332010-07-17T01:33:43.587-04:002010-07-17T01:33:43.587-04:00Hi JB!
Yeah, born in '87. Most of the gamers ...Hi JB!<br /><br />Yeah, born in '87. Most of the gamers I know around my age, barring the folks I introduced to gaming (and yelled at if they thought of playing 3e!) were d20 kids, with a few WoD folks mixed in. <br /><br />I think that there was certainly a shift in tone and gameplay from 1e to 2e, and in retrospect I prefer the 1e stylings. Stuff like the XP for GP rule getting turned optional, and a poor explanation being put into the DMG ("this avoids hack and slash games!" seems to indicate that the TSR folks at the time didn't understand the intent of the rule!). At the same time, I grew up on 2e, so it's easier for me to think of the game as being 2e-based, with heavy imports from 1e. <br /><br />There are a few 2e rules changes which I think were neutral in nature, or tidied up the game (THAC0 as opposed to attack matrices, for instance, or the removal of the monk), but I don't think that those have a significant effect on the way the game itself plays. <br /><br />I don't have any thoughts on the BECMI / B/X / OD&D editions of D&D, since I haven't really gotten a chance to play them and I don't have a strong grasp of where exactly things differ. (I've read through the Rules Cyclopedia and the Holmes edition, but those readings were more for general interest and flavor rather than a rules comparision.) I saw someone (James M? Trollsmyth?) going through Holmes in detail recently, and that was really useful in helping me gauge the game's nature. I don't know that I'd want to run stuff in them straightaway (I'm still excited about Legacy of the Bieth, which works best with AD&D, given the houserules I've adopted) but I'd love to play in a game and see how it goes.<br /><br />Thank you for commenting! I've been following B/X Blackrazor for a while, and really enjoying it.Allandaroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046079318999891967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5199579917411337233.post-90471167480189328752010-07-16T20:08:38.446-04:002010-07-16T20:08:38.446-04:00Interesting...so you were born around 1986? And th...Interesting...so you were born around 1986? And the kids your age were generally raised on D20 D&D?<br /><br />It would appear you're kind of a 'tweener as far as "RPG generations" go. I'd be interested in reading more of your feelings on the differences between older editions. To me AD&D 2 was a real "down-step" from AD&D...though I generally don't play either of those editions anymore. <br /><br />I find there's a real difference in both styles/subject-matter AND game play (based on rules systems) between editions. It's always interesting to read what the young whipper-snappers think anyway...<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.com