Re: Back to Products of My Imagination (Dead Worlds & D&D 3e)

Personally, I think that you should be excited by the advent of 3e, even if
you never use it.  I think that if TSR is successful in their intention of
getting new people into the game, that can only be a good thing for the hobby
as a whole, and certainly good for Spelljammer.  Spelljammer is a dead world,
and the only way to keep it in its current undead state is fans; especially
new ones who may still have that sense of "wow, this stuff is cool" feeling
that we had when we first discovered Spelljamming.  We aren't likely to get
that from older players because most all the old players are already familiar
with it and have made their decisions to like it or hate it.

Secondly, 3e appears to be what's responsible for the re-release of all the
Spelljammer material.  Even if it's in electronic format, that's probably
more than anyone here had imagined would ever happen, and I'm sure ranked
pretty high on a lot of wish lists.  Certainly all of us should be
appreciative of this fact.

As for the 3e system itself, my opinion is basically "it's a rules system."
This means it has advantages and flaws just like any of them out there and so
people should use whatever they think fits their campaign, players, and
themselves best.  Most importantly, they should use what ever is going to
give them the most fun.  You are welcome to your own opinion on the system,
but I would recommend voicing them in a less offensive manner.  And voicing
them so that you don't make yourself look small minded and prejudiced.  You
defeated your own arguments without any help from anyone else (arguments that
appear to be just takes on the old system vs. setting debate anyway).


JELEINEN
(Jason Leinen)
Di Gi Anime
http://www.topcities.com/anime/digianime/