Transitioning from 2nd Edition D&D to 5th Edition (Part I)

Introduction

I’ve been playing Dungeons and Dragons for around forty years or so. I remember back in the  early 80’s playing with my friends. I remember the first set of “dragon dice” I ever saw, being fascinated by the green 8-sided die. Back then, there was Dungeons and Dragons consisting entirely of three boxed sets: Basic, something set in the wilderness, and, of course, the Expert Set and Master Set. I didn’t play the original version of D&D much, but kind of skipped along to Advanced Du...