Why We Haven't Changed Systems

I came across an article the other day and it got me to thinking.

Look at your character sheet. Think about the time and effort that went into making the character that piece of paper (or electronic screen) that represents.

I converted from 2nd edition to 3rd and then to 3.5. It took hours, in some cases a day or two, to switch from one ruleset to the next while maintaining the original "feel" of the characters. 

I have the 5e books. I read through them. There is NO WAY that I could take the characters we have and faithfully adapt them to the new rules. I may as well just start over.

But we haven't reached the end of our story yet. I want to see how it all turns out. 

So, at least for this campaign, I'm sticking to 3.5e.





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