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If you combine miniature gaming rules (i.e. Chainmail et al) with great imagination Arneson, and couple it with the love of storytelling (Gygax) you get D&D. Of course this is a horrible oversimplification. But so is the above poll results that suggest Tolkien helped write D&D. And Tolkien drew...

Gygax was not a particular fan of Tolkien. He preferred a grittier style of fantasy writing. Arneson was building on historical miniature gaming. Many sources were used to bring this together. Tolkien was one, but not an instrumental one. In fact, this all could have come about without a Tolkien.

Whether "optimizer" or "min/max," what about optimizing the whole character, as in personality, backstory, which the DM can then use to create new story lines that draw upon the character's past, etc.

To follow on the original question: While it has flaws, I don't hate it. Just as I don't hate C&C, Pathfinder, etc. Find what works for you, modify as needed.

Hello. Northwest suburbs of Chicago. We have an ongoing D&D 5e campaign every other Saturday evening. If you are interested in some good ol' roll/role playing in a gritty yet high fantasy world (sandbox style), give me a shout. We have plenty of miniatures, rules, etc. and the space for a few...