“Something unusual about my head forces me to marvel how can folks play B/X as written if plate armor prices 12 garlic.

(And I like B/X, however I detest this adherence to RAW when they’re clearly fallacious).

Damn it, I’m Going To Build My Own B/X with Blackjack and Hookers, because the saying goes.”

Anyway.

Must be as a result of even our favorites will not be good. Or some form of OCD that forestalls me kind having fun with B/X’s typos. This is from OSE:

My favourite model of D&D is B/X. I do not know why, actually – in all probability the simplicity is a giant a part of it. But there are numerous issues I dislike. It is a matter of style – more often than not. But, generally, B/X feels prefer it might de fastened. For instance:

– Saving throws are unnecessarily fiddly.
– Same for XP tables, a single one would suffice (with small changes).
– Race-as-class is pointless and limiting.
– Same for thief abilities. 1d20+stage (DC 15) merely works higher.
– Fighters are too boring, relying an excessive amount of on magic objects.
– Weapons are horrible, like in 5e, a few of them are ineffective or redundant.
– Encumbrance must be modified by Strength by some means.

Anyway… every of these is straightforward to repair. Fixing all of them without delay would virtually create a brand new sport. And this sport could be higher than B/X – higher than my favourite D&D.

But – not strictly suitable with my favourite sport. Is this an issue? I’m unsure. I like utilizing old style (and OSR) monster manuals, and adventures, and so forth. These minimal modifications will not be stopping me from doing that.

I believe I just about discovered the proper sport for my group, however I’m unsure anybody else is . If I write one thing meant to be absolutely suitable with current guidelines, it appears to be much more curiosity.

If I discovered my good D&D tomorrow I’d in all probability cease writing guidelines. And, TBH, generally I want another person would do it so I might cease eager about it (though I nonetheless actually like my very own clone printed in 2017). But I have not discovered the proper one. And even a sport that “fixes” every thing will “repair” some stuff that I did not need fastened… Thus sending everybody into an endless quest for the proper system…