Comments on: Editions: The Numbering

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By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:27:53 +0000

I see Basic D&D and D&D as being two separate game systems. They don’t use the same rules and are about as far apart as GURPS is from TFT. I also don’t see counting books of optional rules as being new editions either.

By: tussock

tussock — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:56:06 +0000

TSR: D&D (1973)
TSR: Greyhawk (1975)
TSR: AD&D 1 (1978)
YSR: Basic D&D (1978)
TSR: Basic + Expert (1980)
TSR: B,X,C,M,I (1983)
TSR: UA + WSG/DSG (~1985?)
TSR: AD&D 2 (1989)
TSR: Rules Cyclopedia/WotI (1992)
TSR: Player’s Option edition (1995)
WOTC: D&D 3 (2000)
WOTC: D&D 3.5 (2003)
WOTC: D&D 4 (2008)

2.69 years. That’s not counting the real variant systems like Dragonlance SAGA with the fate deck mechanics, or highly variant self-contained worldbooks, which are really just as much of an edition as many you’ve counted for other systems.

Still, WotC is far better on this than TSR ever was. They have the decency to put their experimental rules in d20Modern and Star Wars releases and leave the core alone for a while.

By: Dungeon Mastering » Top 50 RPG websites

Dungeon Mastering » Top 50 RPG websites — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:34:31 +0000

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By: Micah

Micah — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:08:42 +0000

Tabletop RPGs are special in the fact that they’re timeless. If the game is fun, then just keep playing it.

If a new edition makes the game more fun, then it’s worth the money. If not, then just keep playing the older edition. It’s not like a computer where an old version just refuses to run with your OS or video card or something like that. Instead, a great classic game system is like an old friend. You can always go back and have a good time.

By: Another Caffeinated Day

Another Caffeinated Day — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:26:57 +0000

WFRP, 11 years between editions…

Mike over at hackslash.net examines a simple averaging of time between game system editions, and has some interesting comments starting with some “reasoning” and “in defense of” positions.
The simple observation of averages, ca….