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Merric says there can be no middle ground, but I believe he is wrong, if by middle ground he means a synthesis. I favor class-based, menu-driven character development. Four archetype classes (and maybe even three*): Warrior Rogue Mage Priest Every other class is based on these four archetypes...

4th Edition Considerations Before it will be called 4th Edition it will have to be *significantly different* from 3rd edition. New classes and races are cosmetic. Compiling content from the splat/sourcebooks is not "new edition" -- that would simply be a 3.5 Compiled Sourcebook. I doubt 4th...

I would not allow this in my current campaign. I have two kids under 16 in my campaign, the youngest is a 12 year old girl. The approach you take with your character does not fit with my group. However, this denial is based on my group, and not upon my concept of the paladin. What you have...

DM Assignment My players do not use alignment. I do. Alignment is not something the player chooses, like height or race or class. Rather, I assign alignment based on character actions. Starting at first level, all of the PCs are neutral (lowercase n). At third level, I assign probationary...

I am a subscriber. I have subscribed off and on since 1984. I own all but about 70 issues. But none of the players in my group subscribe. I've asked them why. Here were their answers: Three said: Dragon? What's that? One said: I don't need a magazine to play. The fifth said: I'm not the...

I voted Shadowrun. But I would say an even tie to it is Marvel Superheroes RPG (the TSR 80s version)

Bad wording I marked "other" because the "excluding d20" comment didn't make it to the front page of the News section where I first saw the post (and was prompted to vote). Besides that, I would say the d10. I DM, so rolling percentiles for treasure generation, encounter generation, weather...

I voted AEG. My mass combat needs are "remote - detached" meaning I do not have an outcome that directly affects the PCs. As such, its single, end-of-the-book chart in WAR covers all that I need. Side 1 Rolls Side 2 Rolls Winner loses x% Loser loses y% Next round.

I use Good by Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) more than the others mentioned, although, as an obsessive purchaser of all things D&D, I own the others as well. BoVD is a DM-only book in my campaign (I'm the DM). BoED is a resource *I* implement, bits and pieces here and there. BoHM is too...

Since 1978, I as DM have had one TPK (four PCs), one nearTPK (four out of six) and perhaps six solo deaths. Fourteen PC deaths in 26 years. As a player over that same span of time, I have had three characters die, one of which died twice (resurrection after the first) and two of which I left...

Probably No Thanks Depends on my character class, alignment, intentions, etc. Ironically, I am less likely to permit it if I am lawful than if I am chaotic, and less likely if I am good than if I am neutral. If I am lawful, I would refuse in so far as you have no justification for subjecting...

Imagine that... a true distribution!

Accurate versus Enjoyable The cartoon was more enjoyable and entertaining than the movie. But as far as a depiction of D&D goes, the movie was slightly more accurate. In the cartoon: each character was a one-trick wonder. each character was commoner-with-a-magic-item. no character advanced in...

Are you kidding? More people play RPGs today than ever before. RPG revenues are higher than ever. You can purchase RPG products at just about any bookstore, with more shelfspace devoted to more products from more companies.

The anti-D&D-figures crowd is so off base here, and I suspect it has less to you with objective observation than prejudice (at least diaglo's prejudice is tongue-in-cheek consistent). The plastic minis are fantastic in every way. They cost less. They're lighter. They come pre-painted...

Missing Options A poll like this should also include something about "I am unconcerned with events related to the RPGA" so that you can get some idea of the relatively low member to player ratio.

Competition. TSR had almost no competition. Judges Guild was the only company authorized to make adventures that would "work" with D&D other than TSR. So if only one in five customers are DM's, and there are a million players, that means there are 200,000 DMs in the world. TSR could expect...

I have no problem is a product has this, but I already do it by default. So I don't need someone else to do it for me. I introduce rules to the core as I want. I do not start with a third party / non-core book and assume it is all in. I start assuming it is all out, and I add what I want.

Missing Choice My option is missing: All of the above. I enjoy short mini-side-treks and traditional old school modules. I like the campaign series modules and the full campaign RttToEE-style modules.

The problem with the poll is it asks my opinion on something without giving me any clue what it is I am suppsoed to be giving an opinion on. I had to go looking for the thread to see what the front page poll was talking about.