D&D 5E 5E Survivor - 5th Edition Survives! [+]
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Omand
Hero
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 21
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 38 - 2 = 36
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 35
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 26 + 1 = 27
I never played 2E, hence my down vote. But I can say it does seem to have created a lot of material that people are still passionate about and remember fondly.
Cheers
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 38 - 2 = 36
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 35
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 26 + 1 = 27
I never played 2E, hence my down vote. But I can say it does seem to have created a lot of material that people are still passionate about and remember fondly.
Cheers
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 23
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 36
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 35
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 23
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 36
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 35
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 23
Already voted today, so I won't vote, but I will make a prediction: I think neither AD&D 1st Edition or D&D 5th Edition will win. It's going to be a race betwen one flavour of Basic or AD&D 2nd Edition.
I haven't played those editions but those editions have had a long legacy, and dominated in the 90s; it makes sense they would have a big influence here.
I haven't played those editions but those editions have had a long legacy, and dominated in the 90s; it makes sense they would have a big influence here.
Fancifulhat
Villager
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 21
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 36
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 35
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 24
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 36
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 35
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 24
Hatmatter
Laws of Mordenkainen, Elminster, & Fistandantilus
As someone who played a lot of 1st edition and 2nd edition...a lot. And, who created binders worth of spells and fun optional rules for 2nd edition in particular and loved it to death, I am a bit stunned to be seeing these votes so far. To each their own, but I find 5th edition so much more elegant, easy to run and play, and so much more flexible than 1st or 2nd edition. Of course, it is built on all previous versions of D&D and would not exist without them...but I find this fascinating.
By the way, I am not voting because I am interested in observing how this game plays out without my votes.
Cheers!
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Yeah, it's really odd. The edition that got most old-timers into the game (AD&D) along with the edition that got most new players into the game (5E). I wonder if, in a generation or so, there will be similar backlash against 5E as there is against AD&D now. So odd.
Musing Mage
Pondering D&D stuff
As may be evident, I am a staunch supporter of 1e, but this sudden swell of attacks against 1e means I may have to choose a new edition to support.
It's a tough one, because at this point all of the editions I objectively dislike are gone, and we're left with all the ones I like!
BECMI was my first, and got me into the game as an impressionable youth, and the Rules Cyclopedia is a fantastic compilation of such. 2nd Ed was my go-to for 30 years! But 5e has grown on me, and I have come to... do I really have to say it...? Fine... I've to come actually...<coughcough> like it. <coughcough>
Should 1e go down, do I abandon the old-school ship and cast my lot with 5e? Or do I jump to 2e for all the good times I had... or support my BECMI for pure sentiment!
It's a tough one, because at this point all of the editions I objectively dislike are gone, and we're left with all the ones I like!
BECMI was my first, and got me into the game as an impressionable youth, and the Rules Cyclopedia is a fantastic compilation of such. 2nd Ed was my go-to for 30 years! But 5e has grown on me, and I have come to... do I really have to say it...? Fine... I've to come actually...<coughcough> like it. <coughcough>
Should 1e go down, do I abandon the old-school ship and cast my lot with 5e? Or do I jump to 2e for all the good times I had... or support my BECMI for pure sentiment!
el-remmen
Moderator Emeritus
My prediction is that BECMI or RC will win. I have been voting 2E, but if a non "Advanced" version has to win I prefer the former if only because it includes the Immortal rules and the latter did not.
I have said it before and I will say it again, if I were going to go back to a previous edition it'd probably be 2E (I play 5E exclusively right now), in part because incorporating 1E stuff into it so easy - even easier than the reverse (2E stuff into 1E). That said, if I could get newer players to not scoff at the idea of "Elf" and "Dwarf" etc. . . as classes I'd go BECMI/RC.
I have said it before and I will say it again, if I were going to go back to a previous edition it'd probably be 2E (I play 5E exclusively right now), in part because incorporating 1E stuff into it so easy - even easier than the reverse (2E stuff into 1E). That said, if I could get newer players to not scoff at the idea of "Elf" and "Dwarf" etc. . . as classes I'd go BECMI/RC.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Check out Old-School Essentials Advanced Fantasy. It uses B/X as the base and includes AD&D classes and races but also splits race from class. It also has rules for using either descending or ascending armor class. You might dig it.
el-remmen
Moderator Emeritus
I think I have a PDF of quick start rules for that or something similar? I need to check. But I guess part of the appeal of BECMI to me is that dwarf and elf, etc are classes!
TwoSix
Unserious gamer
OSE actually has a lot of AD&D material converted to race-as-class (like svirfneblin, half-elves and half-orcs), but also has optional rules if you want to do race/class separately like AD&D.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Old-School Essentials Basic Fantasy does exactly that. You were lamenting convincing new players to try race as class. OSE Advanced Fantasy splits the difference by including both as options. Race as class and race separate from class.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 20
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38 -2 = 36
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 34
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 36
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 24 +1 = 25
I had thought all the variations of AD&D might split the grognard (up)vote, but it looks like instead it’s splitting the 5e player downvote, while the grogs can concentrate all their downvotes on the lone remaining WotC edition.
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 38 -2 = 36
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 34
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 36
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 24 +1 = 25
I had thought all the variations of AD&D might split the grognard (up)vote, but it looks like instead it’s splitting the 5e player downvote, while the grogs can concentrate all their downvotes on the lone remaining WotC edition.
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Levistus's_Leviathan
5e Freelancer
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 20
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 36
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 34
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 34
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 26
BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 36
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 34
Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 34
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 26
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