A heads up, and maybe a surprise. Many 40K players know Fritz of Fritz 40K for shrewd and effective tactics for supposedly underpowered factions. I'd not made the connection before now, but shrewd tactics for supposedly underpowered characters can be a big part of D&D, and the very earliest versions of D&D for sure. It may not be a coincidence.
He's just announced he's starting a play-by-post, and get this: "We are also going to be opening it up to any version of D&D in terms of character creation ranging from AD&D up to 4.0." And more magic words: "long term goals". I wonder if he could be persuaded to run to 'basic' D&D too, and whether he'll be using rules from all those editions in one?
He needs six players to start.
_ He needs six players to start.