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Poll: Are you a D20 Fan?

Started by RPGPundit, June 11, 2007, 10:19:53 PM

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Serious Paul

#60
June 12, 2007, 11:07:16 AM
Nope.

We're in month six of our D&D campaign, with another month or two before that wraps up. Then we'll kick off the next D&D game, which we've tentatively titled "Second Gen", as it will deal with the fall out from the first game.

We're also getting a Shadowrun game together, which should be fun since we've taken about a year off from SR.

I'm just displeased with how my favorite games have decided to handle their line in the last few years. Shadowrun has consistently lowered the bar to attract a younger crowd, in hopes of staying up with the market. D&D is always fun, but man the rules kill you.

Edit

Seanchi replied before I  finished my post which is response to the question posted by Blue Devil.

Thanatos02

#61
June 12, 2007, 11:08:39 AM
Quote from: RPGPunditOnce again, the ONLY motivation behind starting this poll is that when I told Walker that he should expect most people to not support his D20-hate around here because the majority of this site are D20 fans, pierce came along and tried to claim that most people on this site actually aren't D20 fans.

Of course, I'd never actually done a poll before, so for all I know he might be right; but I just don't find that very likely.  Anyways, we'll see now. I had just taken it for granted that most of the people here were fans of D20 who wouldn't feel too much sympathy for Walker's Anti-d20 position.

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Blue Devil

#62
June 12, 2007, 11:29:22 AM
Quote from: Serious PaulNope.

We're in month six of our D&D campaign, with another month or two before that wraps up. Then we'll kick off the next D&D game, which we've tentatively titled "Second Gen", as it will deal with the fall out from the first game.

We're also getting a Shadowrun game together, which should be fun since we've taken about a year off from SR.

I'm just displeased with how my favorite games have decided to handle their line in the last few years. Shadowrun has consistently lowered the bar to attract a younger crowd, in hopes of staying up with the market. D&D is always fun, but man the rules kill you.

I can understand that.

Serious Paul

#63
June 12, 2007, 11:40:52 AM
I should also note, that until this previous January, we hadn't played D&D since the mid 1980's. (Well most of us. One guy in our group played 2nd Edition. I can't recall what I played the last time I played, but I know Lankhmar (Spelling?))

James McMurray

#64
June 12, 2007, 11:44:39 AM
I like D&D. I like Star Wars. I like Babylon 5. I do not like d20. I don't dislike it either. d20, by itself, is useless to me. Without a setting to hang it on, and modifications to make it better fit that genre, it's worthless.

I don't know where that puts me in the politics of the original poll, so I'll skip answering it and just let my words tell the tale.

walkerp

#65
June 12, 2007, 04:18:44 PM
Quote from: David RWhere's the "I like d20 but don't inhale the pipe smoke" category ?

Nobody inhales pipe smoke, at least not tobacco pipe smoke.
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Caesar Slaad

#66
June 12, 2007, 04:37:21 PM
Quote from: KillingMachineI'm kind of curious how many people who are fans of D&D 3.X are the one in their group that usually has to run it?

I run almost exclusively.

QuoteI just get the impression that it seems to be a system that is geared to be way more appealing to players than the poor bastard who has to run it.

This gets us back to why I think some d20 implementations are better than D&D. Spycraft, my go-to game of late, has a simplified, scaling NPC generation system.

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#67
June 12, 2007, 05:28:48 PM
Quote from: walkerpNobody inhales pipe smoke, at least not tobacco pipe smoke.

Correct, Walker! Are you an actual pipe smoker?

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#68
June 12, 2007, 06:14:59 PM
I have no interest in D20, really.  However, I don't really understand "anti-D20" mentalities...or anti-anything else, really.  I don't like D20, so I don't buy or play it.  I feel no compunction to look for opportunities to attack it.  I only clicked on this thread because it seemed a pretty straightforward poll...and I was bored.
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Ian Absentia

#69
June 12, 2007, 06:27:14 PM
I've recently learned to appreciate it, and even like it, but I'm not a fan, no.  D20 is not my go-to system of choice.

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RockViper

#70
June 12, 2007, 06:41:21 PM
No I don't like D20, but I haven't gotten my hands on the new Star Wars RPG yet.
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Blue Devil

#71
June 12, 2007, 06:58:26 PM
Quote from: Tom BI have no interest in D20, really.  However, I don't really understand "anti-D20" mentalities...or anti-anything else, really.  I don't like D20, so I don't buy or play it.  I feel no compunction to look for opportunities to attack it.  I only clicked on this thread because it seemed a pretty straightforward poll...and I was bored.

Yep, I am the same way.  I am not an Anti-D20 person, I just don't like it and don't play it and will not for any reason play it.

David R

#72
June 12, 2007, 07:02:32 PM
Quote from: walkerpNobody inhales pipe smoke, at least not tobacco pipe smoke.

I meant something else.

Regards,
David R

Blue Devil

#73
June 12, 2007, 07:06:42 PM
It doesn't appear the Majority of the gamers here play D20.   If anything it seems like it's 50/50

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#74
June 12, 2007, 07:09:34 PM
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