09-12-2011, 07:23 AM
finarvyn Wrote:True, but keep in mind that OD&D was maybe 1000x (or more) more popular than AiF. There are lots of folks who own and play OD&D, either through printed copies or PDFs when they were still for sale. Almost nobody that I've encountered has ever heard of AiF, let alone actually seen or played it.
True, but I am not sure that the OD&D clone sales are just linked to their popularity back in the old days. AiF being written by Dave Arneson could have the potential of getting attention on the level of Dragons at Dawn at least, just for the historical reasons. Clones also benefit from their authors being able to clean up flaws when needed.
OTOH, there is perhaps a growing notion of there being too many clones of old games out there now. Perhaps we need adventures and settings more than yet another ruleset?
-Havard
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