Favorite version of D&D?

[straal]

2ed d&d. bar none. why? cause that's what the other are playing. I started out with the boxed basic, then expert, then moved to advanced then finally to 2ed. Once there my friends switched to Palladium 1ed. I took a hiatus of 15+ years found new friends who play 2ed. ta

[theyeti1775]

I like them all but had to vote the latest. 3.5

Now if you brought over the skills to the 2E ruleset hands down it would win in my book.

Yeti

[Conner Destron]

straal said:

2ed d&d. bar none. why? cause that's what the other are playing. I started out with the boxed basic, then expert, then moved to advanced then finally to 2ed. Once there my friends switched to Palladium 1ed. I took a hiatus of 15+ years found new friends who play 2ed. ta

Sounds like as good a reason as any to me.

-The Hierophant Druid out of his element...

[Conner Destron]

theyeti1775 said:

I like them all but had to vote the latest. 3.5

Now if you brought over the skills to the 2E ruleset hands down it would win in my book.

Yeti

You could always house rule them in...

-The Hierophant Druid out of his element...

[Decind]

I still miss the days of AD+D before 2nd edition. I guess I am just old school. I think I started playing D+D about 20 years ago. I miss the old days...

Timmy

[Niemz]

Decind, it was 26 years ago actually....

[Dragona Destron]

admin said:

Decind, it was 26 years ago actually....

Ouch, you are trying to make him older than he feels

[Niemz]

Well maybe not 26 fopr decind, but at least 20

[Conner Destron]

admin said:

Well maybe not 26 fopr decind, but at least 20

Wow, I guess I haven't been playing for quite as long as you then, I've only been into D&D since 1982.. though I had friends who played it back in 1980, but it took me a couple of years to get interested in it myself. *shrug*

-The Hierophant Druid exploring beyond the grove...

[Razor Edge KSC]

conner said:

admin said:

Well maybe not 26 fopr decind, but at least 20

Wow, I guess I haven't been playing for quite as long as you then, I've only been into D&D since 1982.. though I had friends who played it back in 1980, but it took me a couple of years to get interested in it myself. *shrug*

-The Hierophant Druid exploring beyond the grove...

Heh. I didn't start playing ADnD 2e until 1997, when I was introduced to the game via friends from school.

I haven't voted in the poll yet because both 2e and 3/3.5e have their setbacks, and their merits. I like both now. But I will agree with Yeti: 2e with 3e's Skills/Feats system instead of proficiencies, AND the Stats system would make it so much better.

I'd say it'd be easy enough to make it a homebrew rule combining the best of both systems.

[Conner Destron]

thewalkingdead said:

conner said:

Wow, I guess I haven't been playing for quite as long as you then, I've only been into D&D since 1982.. though I had friends who played it back in 1980, but it took me a couple of years to get interested in it myself. *shrug*

-The Hierophant Druid exploring beyond the grove...

Heh. I didn't start playing ADnD 2e until 1997, when I was introduced to the game via friends from school.

I haven't voted in the poll yet because both 2e and 3/3.5e have their setbacks, and their merits. I like both now. But I will agree with Yeti: 2e with 3e's Skills/Feats system instead of proficiencies, AND the Stats system would make it so much better.

I'd say it'd be easy enough to make it a homebrew rule combining the best of both systems.

Maybe fourth edition (which we all know will come because it's the obvious next marketing step) will combine 3/3.5's skills/feats/stats with 2nd edition's other concepts.

-The Hierophant Druid from beyond the grove...

[earthcrusher]

No idea on this, I guess I need to start doing some reading!!!

[pops]

I can still remember bring my 3.5 books to the table that played 2nd edition. What a rookie mistake!! Waiting for the new suker to do that again, cuase after 1+ years, they love to still bring it up

[Decind]

I am still amazed that you play every Saturday Pops. I figure for all the sh*t you take that you would have quit a while back. I try to be nice myself, but I am the king of dry humor so...
Pops, I salute you for sticking with it and I hope to see you every Saturday at the table. Your a good addition to Niemz Realm.

Timmy

[mathus]

3.5 is my favorite. I can sum up wehy I like it best in two words.

Rules Balancing

In 2nd Edition a 20th level Wizard will walk all over a 20th level fighter. In 3.5 that fighter will have enough feats and tricks up his sleeve to be able to have a chance.

As for my history of games I have played, my first D&D was the red and blue book of D&D back in 1987 so just shy of 20 years of playing for me.