In reply to Topsy (msg # 6):

I'd be pretty all over it if it were 2nd edition.

Seems like that's always the challenge. There was a thread here or in community chat a few months back that discussed it. The trick seems to be to keep the game moving as much as possible, but expect attrition, have a setup where you can slot new characters in, and perpetually recruit lightly.

I try to keep things moving pretty quickly. I'd likely institute a DM post every 48 hours type of thing (M-W-F-Su-T-Th-S...) and if you haven't posted something by then, you just get skipped. That'll keep it moving at least.

I encourage players in my game to feel a sense of agency and to DO something rather than sitting around debating.

I'll also point out the main draw of this game would be the nostalgia of going through those old modules, and with the lineup I proposed, there will be quite a bit of stuff over the horizon for quite a while. Hopefully, that's enough to keep people interested during parts that are inevitable a bit more boggy.



Likely will just use the progression rules that are native to whatever system we use.

Sounds great, I would do just about any edition but I am finding pathfinder to be the perfect middle ground between the classics and 4e. 5e is a little too wonky for me. I am still trying but it feels wrong. I would rather just have pathfinder than 5e...

I'm still good with any system except 4e.

Perhaps an old school clone would be appropriate, anything before 3.0 and I'll consider it.

In reply to Topsy (msg # 6):

I'd be very interested if run in 2e, not so much other systems. Could be an outstanding campaign, but it's pretty ambitious considering how hard it is to keep games going here.

I guess 2e would be okay, but I don't know why you'd prefer that to 1e.

In reply to Tuopleeze (msg # 16):

I like 2E slightly more. I like specialty priests; I like specialty wizards. I like the ranger-class in 2E a lot more.

Having said that, I'd be also okay with 1E. I have nothing against later editions (other than 4E), but the time spent converting would be a nightmare, and the games for those editions are all over the place, so there's not as much difficulty finding a game for them.
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Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed? Just came across it. Seems like it's patched a few of the rough spots.

What about True20, Fantasy AGE, or even a Microlite version of D&D?

I like Arcana Unearthed, and games using those rules are exceptionally rare; but it's still a hell of a lot of conversion work.

Is it possible to pick a clone or a system that incorporates all the editions of D&D?

I would play 1e or 2e.  Not 4 or 5, however.

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In reply to RPGuru92 (msg # 20):

Yes, it is called 5th edition

Lol. Agreed. ;-)

Would be very interested. Preference would be 5e but not a must, as long as i isn't 4th edition.

Basic Fantasy? Labyrinth Lord,

Scarlet Heroes can play it all though!

I will second Basic Fantasy RPG...

A1-4 mega module, or the original tournament modules?

would be interested in case you would opt for a retro-clone like LL, BFRPG, ... or simply the orginal.

Labyrinth Lord would be okay by me.

Second, or third, LL

Either.

With this many posts in the thread it should be clear by now whether or not there is sufficient interest in this idea to warrant creating the game.  Please save all further discussion for that game, created by sbodman, and linked to in the post immediately following this one.

Thank you.

link to another game

I decided to give this a try with the Cortex Fantasy Heroic ruleset. If you're familiar with Marvel Heroic by Margaret Weis, it's based heavily on that. If you're not familiar with it, I expect it will play a lot like an RA Salvatore novel.