Re: (TFT) Converting Dungeons and Droolers...

[Michael Taylor <MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com>]

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> >>>>>Micheal, 
> >>>>>With due respect, are you familiar with DND 3E?  

Nope. That's kindof my point. With all due respect (and I do mean that) -
what would be the point of looking at D&D 3e? 

> >>>>>>I would suggest that 3E is so radically different that many of your
core complaints seem to be addressed.  

I could be wrong - and I'll probaby look at a friend's verson, but my CORE
complaints are Classes and Levels. 

Without addressing those - by throwing them away - all the rest of my
complaints are minor. 

It's just my opinion that there are TOO many things wrong with D&D that
haven't been changed. That CANT be changed without making a whole new
system. Maybe they DID make a whole new system and just called it D&D. But
no one has told me thats the case. They still have classes and levels and
Armor Class and Hit Dice and all that other 'baggage' that's not for me...

> >>>>>>You're absolutely correct.  TFT is modular. But is has
> >>>>>>always (IMHO) suffered from a scalability problem 
> >>>>>>which I don't believe DND now shares.  

What is this 'scalability' problem that TFT has? 

> >>>>>>if ever there were such things.  Now I play DND.  I
> >>>>>>don't look back, I don't have to sit there thinking
> >>>>>>"gosh if only DND did/was/could/allowed X".  

Well, if your happy with that, that's great - but I was *never* thinking
"Gosh I wish D&D did this....". I just don't care what D&D is about. It's
got nothing to do with my hobby (role-playing) any more than Magic The
Gathering does. They are superficially similar but not really connected at
all...

If you like D&D3 that's great, but that means that you CAN deal with
classes and levels. I personally can't and dont see anything good about
them. I believe they will DEFINITELY and INEVITABLY influence the way you
play to limit the players imaginations. 

I'm perfectly proud to be a D&D snob. No one else has agree or like that I
am, but I think it's the most reasonable position and the one that's the
best for the advancement of the hobby as an art form. 

If there were more D&D snobs, there would be less hack and slash and better
quality products for everyone instead of the usual junk the RPG industry
produces --- Oh goody, the'yre bringing back Greyhawk! Orks the Roleplaying
Game! Kewl! 

Just my opinion...

Michael
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