tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post8786057412322348364..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: What Was OD&D?trollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-24736741846651479072008-06-01T13:30:00.000-05:002008-06-01T13:30:00.000-05:00Wow! All I can say is that this one was neat! Than...Wow! All I can say is that this one was neat! Thanks for bringing this conversation to my attention, it is normally the kind of thing that I would completely avoid.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-18410225864689935872008-06-01T09:48:00.000-05:002008-06-01T09:48:00.000-05:00I think the idea that 4e is somehow closer either ...I think the idea that 4e is somehow closer either to OD&D or Moldvay/Mentzer <I>D&D</I> is the kind of thing only someone who never played either extensively could say. I'm certain 4e has many virtues, even if they're ones I don't like, but none of them include a return to old school gaming, unless by "old school" you mean tactical miniatures play with roleplaying thrown on top as a bonus, in which case I'd question the person's experience with old school <I>D&D</I>.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-35827100052754279592008-05-31T18:32:00.000-05:002008-05-31T18:32:00.000-05:00Brian, I agree with you completely. Despite not r...Brian, I agree with you completely. Despite not really digging on the new edition right now, I wouldn't see the point of retreading an earlier version of the game and calling it a new edition.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-38485792038792139492008-05-31T16:28:00.000-05:002008-05-31T16:28:00.000-05:00Not entirely dissimilar, mind you, but different. ...<I>Not entirely dissimilar, mind you, but different. Which isn't a bad thing, so long as they're both fun.</I><BR/><BR/>This may be blasphemy among the grognard crowd I run with now, but I think it's a good thing. After all, we already have OD&D. We don't really need another. And while 4e won't be claiming status as my go-to game for fantasy, if it's fun, I could see enjoying it for beer-and-pretzels dungeon romps and the like. In fact, based on the little I've learned of the game so far, it might be possible to cobble together a sort of DM-less, <A HREF="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1339" REL="nofollow">Dungeon!</A> -esque board game style evening with it. The only problem is you really need someone playing the monsters to get the most out of it; I'm not sure how to clear that hurdle yet.<BR/><BR/>- Briantrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-56608482536050757662008-05-31T15:46:00.000-05:002008-05-31T15:46:00.000-05:00What? No henchmen? I sense a house rule coming on....What? No henchmen? I sense a house rule coming on. I have no knowledge of how such things were done back in the day, but Leadership is my absolute favorite 3rd edition feat. Hmm . . . I may just give it to them all for free . . .<BR/><BR/>But yeah, though I don't have any play experience with either system (a situation that, in both cases, I would like very much to resolve) they do seem pretty different in basic philosophy. Not entirely dissimilar, mind you, but different. Which isn't a bad thing, so long as they're both fun.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.com