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Which D&D Version Do You Prefer?

Started by Warthur, March 21, 2007, 05:50:56 PM

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jeff37923

#15
March 21, 2007, 11:23:58 PM
I really like 3.5, but if I had to choose one then it would be the Rules Cyclopedia with Basic D&D. Everything you need in just one affordable book.
"Meh."

joewolz

#16
March 22, 2007, 02:45:34 AM
I voted C&C again.  Like I always do.

I like it the most because, as was iterated elsewhere, old and new D&D versions integrate with it almost seemingly.  The conversions one needs to make are either simple enough to be done in your head "on-the-fly" or require a bit of scratch paper.

I'm running AD&D 1e's redo of Queen of the Spiders, and I haven't had to work to convert anything.  I'm running the stats almost straight out of the book.

Because I need scratch paper most of the time.
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Christmas Ape

#17
March 22, 2007, 05:20:01 AM
Other, in this circumstance.

I'd love to play some balls-out all-sourcebook 1st-to-godling 3.5 with any sourcebook you can put to hand in play - or at least all the ones written by people who understand the rules.

On the other hand, if I could find a group, I'd be interested in running some 1st AD&D (which I'm currently reading cover to cover, since I started with 2nd).
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blakkie

#18
March 22, 2007, 09:36:11 AM
Quote from: ColonelHardissonAm I that predictable?
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Nicephorus

#19
March 22, 2007, 10:03:56 AM
I voted 3rd but I'd have no problem running/playing C&C, basic, or possibly 2nd.

Basic is probably the cleanest version.

C&C isn't quite my thing but I think they did a great job of accomplishing their design goals.

Casey777

#20
March 22, 2007, 11:01:36 AM
Basic. B/X or Empire of the Petal Throne *if* level 4 is needed, otherwise Holmes Basic, complete in 64 pages.

Pipedream: Start with Holmes Basic and expand it to beyond level 3.

Add:
  • split race/class ala AD&D1E if the group wants it, otherwise keep race classes
  • bits from Empire of the Petal Throne (skills/magic duels, treasure/magic items, mass combat, and the fief system) - it's also directly based on OD&D
  • the SIEGE Engine from C&C for simple task resolution
  • Judges Guild's Ready Ref Sheets/Wilderness for tons of random tables

Pierce Inverarity

#21
March 22, 2007, 01:02:45 PM
Damn, now I feel like I must look into Empire of the Petal Throne... it's the tax season, man, don't post stuff like that!
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Casey777

#22
March 22, 2007, 01:53:17 PM
Quote from: Pierce InverarityDamn, now I feel like I must look into Empire of the Petal Throne... it's the tax season, man, don't post stuff like that!

To be fair it's still a 1975 RPG and the magic duels are mainly a note to see the War of Wizards game but still...
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and it's also the only non-crippled (i.e. it goes beyond level 3) version of OD&D currently available for sale in both PDF and print.

Maddman

#23
March 22, 2007, 04:51:02 PM
True20 or something like that, if I had to.  After that, probably 3.x.  I dislike complexity, but I dislike arbitrary restrictions even more.
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Pierce Inverarity

#24
March 23, 2007, 02:57:01 AM
BTW, there's a really good rpg.net thread on differences in D&D editions gameplay. I know, the topic sounds like it's done to death, but I still learned something from reading that thread (and so will all the kids under 40, I'm sure).

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=316313

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fonkaygarry

#25
March 23, 2007, 04:31:42 AM
I posted Basic, because I really love the Shadow Over Mystara arcade game (it might just be the best D&D video game ever) and would love to run a game with that feel.

Now that I've seen a picture of a lycanthropic necromancer animating dinosaur skeletons I have to say: "Fuck it, I'm going with 3.5."  :D
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RedFox

#26
March 24, 2007, 07:25:36 AM
Nothin's as good as 3.5.

Oh, you may think there is.

But you're wrong.  ^_^
 

Christmas Ape

#27
March 24, 2007, 05:12:01 PM
I certainly prefer the Riftxalted*-like quality of 3.5's 'implied setting', yes. I just wish it weren't so fiddly.

* My new word. You like it? It's when a setting is totally about punching giants in the nuts and burning stone buildings to the ground.
Heroism is no more than a chapter in a tale of submission.
"There is a general risk that those who flock together, on the Internet or elsewhere, will end up both confident and wrong [..]. They may even think of their fellow citizens as opponents or adversaries in some kind of 'war'." - Cass R. Sunstein
The internet recognizes only five forms of self-expression: bragging, talking shit, ass kissing, bullshitting, and moaning about how pathetic you are. Combine one with your favorite hobby and get out there!

Pierce Inverarity

#28
March 24, 2007, 10:54:45 PM
Quote from: Christmas ApeI certainly prefer the Riftxalted*-like quality of 3.5's 'implied setting', yes. I just wish it weren't so fiddly.

* My new word. You like it? It's when a setting is totally about punching giants in the nuts and burning stone buildings to the ground.

"Riftxalted" feels frighteningly apposite.
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Christmas Ape

#29
March 26, 2007, 05:16:48 PM
Quote from: Pierce Inverarity"Riftxalted" feels frighteningly apposite.
See, here I was, about to do my smart-ass dictionary.com "No meaning found for 'apposite'" thing. And lo and behold, it's a real word.

I guess the ape learned something today.
Heroism is no more than a chapter in a tale of submission.
"There is a general risk that those who flock together, on the Internet or elsewhere, will end up both confident and wrong [..]. They may even think of their fellow citizens as opponents or adversaries in some kind of 'war'." - Cass R. Sunstein
The internet recognizes only five forms of self-expression: bragging, talking shit, ass kissing, bullshitting, and moaning about how pathetic you are. Combine one with your favorite hobby and get out there!
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