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Sep 23, 2012 -- 8:36AM, Style75 wrote:

Good point. I know a LOT of old school players who still play 2e. They are cautiously excited about DDN, but I wonder who many of them would choose to buy shiny new reprints of their favorite books instead of the new 5e books?

I'd say it'll depend on the final product of DDN. I know one thing, 5e had better be a monster home run or D&D as RPG is in big trouble. I think Hasbro will only tolerate so many reboots. 

I'm in a somewhat similar boat. I love 2e, and I'm cautionsly optimistic about 5E. But I also like 3.5 and 1e, and to a lesser extent 4e. From my perspective, it would actually increase my chances of playing 5e when it comes out if they give me the 2e reprints as an "olive branch," as many of us are still angry at the flack 2e got when 3rd came out, especially since much of the ire about 2e, to me and others, was somewhat unjustified. If they don't give a 2e reprint, I will probably still play 5e, but I will feel more a part of the D&D community as a whole if WotC gave 2e the props it deserves instead of ragging it and alienating those of us who love it. 

I'm under the impresson that, if there's enough of a demand (and it looks like there is), WotC will give us these reprints. That being said, I would love for them to be as true to the original 1989 stylings as possible, similar to the 3.5 reprints. Pretty up the original Easley cover with the fighter charging on the horse, the incredible dragon/wizard, and the various monsters (using the Monsterous Manual instead of the Monsterous Compendium). I don't have much space left on my D&D shelves, but there is an open space for these reprints, along with the 1e & 3.5 reprints when I can afford them.


As a side note, whenever I have been asked what the essence of what D&D is to me, I always tell people to refer to page 7 of the 2e Player's Handbook (the post-dragon encounter painting done by Elmore).   

Sep 25, 2012 -- 10:13PM, Quidhala wrote:

I reall love the original cover art and I hate what they did to the updated version. Those covers and exchanging the placid blue tones with that eye stabbing red. So, yes I would want to see the originals redone as closely as possible, unless...

the company would pay and T.D. would accept, then I would absolutely take his original art and have a unique book set.

I'm not familiar with the work he did for Planescape. Which ones did he do so I can take a look?

I picked up my 1st edition reprints this week and I have to say that if this is the new WOTC, all I have to say is WELCOME BACK!.  This was a wonderful suprise, real treasures that I look forward to passing on to my kids when they get a bit older.  Its a great tribute to the fans and to Gygax himself, so just wanted to say BIG THANKS from me.

To me 2nd edition is as much part of the history of D&D as 1st edition and I would pick those up with the feverish excitment I had when I got the 1st edition books, so don't even hesitate Wizards, get those bad boys the printers.


I personally don't see a reason for the 3.5 reprints, my books have held up very nicely which speaks of WOTC's attention to quality, but I can understand that there is probobly more than sufficient fans to fill these orders as well. 


I have to say that I'm really impressed with Wizards right now.  Between their new adopted philosophy of testing and community feedback on NEXT, the reprints of these classics books and just their general attitude of embracing all the generations of D&D players and not just the latest has really brought me back as a fan.  While your fans Wizards have their squabbles and differences of opinion, we are all D&D fans of one generation or another and embracing this and giving back to the fans that have made this franchise great is a sure fire way to unit this disturbingly fragment community.  Your on a roll!  Keep it up!  

Do you know if Amazon does their "Best-Sellers" as a trending thing (purchase per hour/day) or as total sales?