@justnormalkorean @Trill_Bread @Jens_Rasmussen @Titanbreakerkun @McMongoose @Deplorable_Degenerate 4e is trash, 3.5,3.75 are very slow and bloated, 5e is woke and soft, 2e had thac0.
3 was the best, 3.5 was designed to introduce minis and began the downfall of the game.
You need the brutality of 2, the combat of 3, and the options of 5.
I am 2 years into development of a ttrpg, I have the combat and inventory nearly fleshed out, rough drafts of races and classes, spells and monsters are in very early stages.