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The original was posted on /r/osr by /u/SeekerOfUnkown on 2025-06-25 14:51:05+00:00.

I am new to the OSR space. In fact, I didn’t really know I was getting involved when I started. I am a fifth edition player of many years. In fact, it’s the only DND system I’ve ever touched. As of late I’ve had the desire to go back and experience TTRPGs as they were in the early days. I jumped right into collecting AD&D 1&2 over the course of my weekend, hitting up every game store in a 20 mile radius. I dived into the books, rolled up a few test characters, and just got lost reading and worldbuilding. Then, I learned about OSR, and an entire community around these older titles and their remakes. I keep hearing about B/X, and while I had a passing familiarity with it when I was collecting the AD&D books, I thought it was just a tool to getting younger/less experienced players into AD&D. Now, as I explore this community I didn’t know existed, I find most players prefer the B/X rules and the games based off it. Why is that the case? Is there something inherently more true to form about B/X? Have I jumped the gun in committing to AD&D when there are plenty of cheaper, more well laid out retro clones?