There's a common misconception that AD&D was designed to be cohesive, all-encompassing, and used "by the book." Here, right from the beginning Gygax explicitly states that it's impossible to even try to be all-encompassing, and that what this book aims at is presenting a framework, with a "mutable system" (DMG 7).
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For some reason it makes me crack a little smile every time I see it. I do love Gygax's continual use of "milieu" and "milieux" to refer to campaign settings. It's dry, yes, but these books are, first and foremost, rulebooks not tied to an individual setting. Honestly, though, I am not finding the writing nearly as much of a plow as we all seem to remember. Preface: Ah, here's the Gygaxian prose we all love and hate. I agree with that sentiment wholeheartedly. Anyway, a brief but well-written essay on whether Dungeon Mastering is an art or a science, concluding that it's both, as well as a labor of love. This guy's name appears inside almost every single book in the first edition, and he is credited as the "Games & Rules editor." It could be he's responsible for a lot more of first edition AD&D than we realize. Discussion can then begin anew, and I'll try to acknowledge where I've changed my views as I have the time.įoreword: you know, I don't think any of us give Mike Carr the credit he's due. It's just that the thread in question is monstrous in scope and I had to clip somewhere, so I stuck with the original posts authored by me. On the contrary it was a great discussion and several of the responses made me change my views on certain aspects of the game. This is not because I want to silence the original posters, or because it wasn't a good discussion.
We're starting with the Dungeon Master's Guide.Īlso, I should note that I am only transferring my original posts from this thread on RPGNet, and not transferring the whole discussion over.
These types of things thrive on discussion. I'd also add that the magic using classes are far more balanced and fun to play in 5e than in 1e (low level wizards or illusionists were very challenging while high level ones became the masters of creation - 5e does a bit better on balance).Okay, folks, here we go.the first post in my exegesis (as it were) on AD&D, first ed. 5e has the advantage that folks can build fun and interesting characters but even if they don't optimize they will still have fun and contribute. I would also tend to avoid 3e, 3.5e and Pathfinder since the complexity ramped up quite a bit through those editions.
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You can probably find pdf versions of 5e out there as well and it would likely be a better choice for folks who have played any previous version of D&D (except maybe 4e since that one took a distinctively different approach). I've been playing D&D since the late 70's and the game, in my opinion, has evolved over the years and I would say 5e is the most accessible and streamlined while retaining the same flavor of classic D&D. If you are looking to get some folks interested in playing D&D - I would suggest 5e rather than 1e.
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