"3.5" doesn't make sense...

[Starman]

The few.
The proud.
The pi-geeks.


Maybe I should write my own version of the classic adventure: Orc and Pi. The adventurer's would have to make a Will Save or die while listening to the orc recite pi.

Starman

 

[KnowTheToe]

The first revision of the third installment within the rule set of a structured social game set in midevil fantasy worlds collectively referred to as Dungeon & Dragons..

 

[Umbran]

Some call it... Tim!

 

[Henry]

Other possible names for the revision:

Trid-and-a-half?
Mini-mania D&D?
3E and a baby?

 

[Dr. Zoom]

So why are people calling the first major revisions of the 3rd ed. rules "3.5"? Who came up with that?

Dragon 304 (February 2003) has "Get Ready D&D 3.5" on its cover, FWIW.

 

[Daiymo]

D&D 3.0 Professional edition?
--Impeesa--

LOL. Does that mean it cost three times as much as the Home edition?

 

[William Ronald]

Maybe. However, it should have enhanced features and fewer bugs. (NO, don't remove the ankhegs from the Monster Manual.)

 

[LostSoul]

Revised 3e.

Who cares, anyways? Why did I post this?

 

[Hardhead]

Actually, compared to some (maybe even most) other RPG products, the changes from 3 to 3.5 are worthy of a full new edition. It's just that D&D's edition changes are generally so drastic. The 3.5 name is somewhat computer-y, but the truth is that in book printings, anything more than the most minor edits generally constitutes a new edition.

And, as the original poster said, we're missing several other point releases before 3.5. But oh well. The name seems to be sticking.

 

[Left-handed Hummingbird]

I'm led to understand that it actually answers to "Sally."

If only that were true...