Gnat the Beggar wrote:I still don't want to DM Colton (or any of the other grandkids) running a PC that is a half red dragon half orc Lawful Good Paladin with a fire breath attack, but perhaps there is some hope for my old school self after all.
Gnat the Beggar wrote:An Old schoolers first thoughts of TSRs 3.5 Edition D&D.OK! I know its been out for a bazillion years now.So I am slow…. For you young folks out there, it comes with age….You will find out when you get old as I am. Part of my hesitation and delay was due to learning other systems.Like Castles and Crusades, which as an old schooler I love with its simplistic system and VERY short stack of rules.There are not 30,000 different splat books for C&C.Of course I was mostly hesitant to learn how to DM Colton (or any of the other grandkids) running a PC that is a half red dragon half orc Lawful Good Paladin with a fire breath attack....... Anyway, since Colton will be playing in a 3.5 Ed game this coming weekend, I decided (several weeks ago) to try to purchase the three main core rules books for 3.5 Edition and read or at least flip through them before then.I waited to buy them until I was able to find copies on the cheap, which took a lot longer than I had planned, or hoped, but I was finally able to snag a PHB for $5 (Its cover is beat to hell and some inside pages are damaged from some spill in the past, and a few pages stick together (I have no clue why and likely don't want to know) but it is mostly legible) and a MM, and DMG each for under $12.Still have not cracked open the DM Guide yet and likely won't get a chance to until after the convention this coming weekend.But, after a preliminary spin through the Monster Manual and after reading about 1/3 rd of the Players Handbook (I purposefully picked specific parts to start with first), they both seem fairly straightforward and not nearly so weird as I have been thinking while looking in from the outside.I am also quite empressed with some of the things I found too.There is a LOT of stuff crammed into the PHB.Some of it I really like too.I still don't want to DM Colton (or any of the other grandkids) running a PC that is a half red dragon half orc Lawful Good Paladin with a fire breath attack, but perhaps there is some hope for my old school self after all.
Gnat the Beggar wrote: I know its been out for a bazillion years now.So I am slow…. For you young folks out there, it comes with age….You will find out when you get old as I am.
misterspock wrote:I just assumed you guys were all in your 30's Exactly how old are you anyways?
ashmire13 wrote:I still play 1st ed and haven't even read the 2nd ed PHB or DMG..! Should I really move on?? I don't know, but I love the fact I know all about the way 1st ed plays and don't really have any dramas playing it...Perhaps its time to move on, but for now, I'll stick with my original..
Invincible Overlord wrote:I enjoy D&D for the people I get to meet and play with, not for the ruleset.
Invincible Overlord wrote:PLAY BOTH! PLAY THEM ALL!Although I don't like 4th Edition, I have played it a few times. At the moment I play in a 3.5 D&D Game (same campaign, same players since 1996), and now recently in a 1.0 D&D Game (with Bracton, Stratochamp, Frank, etc.).Yes it's a different ruleset, but they're not that difficult to learn.I enjoy D&D for the people I get to meet and play with, not for the ruleset.
ashmire13 wrote:So, if I bite the bullet and give 3.5 a go, can I get away with just having the DMG, PHB and a MM? Or are there 35 other 'classes' or 'kit' books that I need as well...
