Do you miss old D&D class names?

[Sejs]

It's Rogue not Thief.

 

[Lyriel Aelorothi]

Lyriel misses them not...

 

[Insight]

I not only miss the class names, but the old 1E level names. "25 more xps and I'm an Acolyte!! Whoopie!"

I like the level names. I think they would be cool to add to 3.x at some point. Sure, they don't serve a 'mechanical' purpose, but does everything have to be about crunch?

 

[cybertalus]

does everything have to be about crunch?

Yes. It's part of the OGL. In order for anyone, including Wizards of the Coast, to produce D&D/d20 material they are required by the terms of the license to focus on rules to the detriment of flavor.

 

[Altalazar]

I miss them in a nostalgic sort of way. Not that I would want to use them for 3.5.

 

[MerricB]

Level titles worked for clerics, because they described a hierarchical structure.

They did not work for magic-users. Here are the level titles for the MU:
Prestidigitator
Evoker
Conjurer
Theurgist
Thauumaturgist
Magician
Enchanter
Warlock
Sorcerer
Necromancer
Wizard
Mage
Arch-Mage

Now, how many of those titles are currently being used in 3E? (I count at least 8).

Cheers!

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Grand High Holy Strangler certainly has a ring to it...

 

[Krieg]

I miss them out of nostalgia but not out of practicality.

Out of practicality I miss the 2E method of dealing with it. Four basic classes (Warrior, Rogue, Priest & Mage) with everything else becoming a subclass. I would have loved for a nice 3E mechanical rendition of that philosophy...

PS - A Wizard should be a high level mage not a low level flunky.

 

[Drachenherz]

I agree with John Q.; I miss the level names (some of them) but not the actual class names too much. I do disagree with the difference between Warrior and Fighter. "Warrior" implies someone who is a professional warrior, whether soldier, mercenary, adventurer, or what not. "Fighter" implies more of an undisciplines irregular, a thug. Just my 2 bent coppers worth.

 

[WmRAllen67]

From the Depths of my Bookshelf...

If anyone knows where I can find these titles

The Cleric:
Acolyte
Adept
Priest
Curate
Perfect (which I assume is a typo for "Prefect", but that's what it says...)
Canon
Lama
Patriarch
High Priest
High Priest (10th)... and so forth.

The Druid:
Aspirant
Ovate
Initiate of the 1st Circle
Initiate of the 2nd Circle
Initiate of the 3rd Circle
Initiate of the 4th Circle
Initiate of the 5th Circle
Initiate of the 6th Circle
Initiate of the 7th Circle
Initiate of the 8th Circle
Initiate of the 9th Circle
Druid
Archdruid
the Great Druid

The Fighter:
Veteran
Warrior
Swordsman
Hero
Swashbuckler
Myrmidon
Champion
Superhero
Lord
Lord (10th),,, and so on.

The Paladin:
Gallant
Keeper
Protector
Defender
Warder
Guardian
Chevalier
Justiciar
Paladin
Paladin (10th)... and so on.

The Ranger:
Runner
Strider
Scout
Courser
Tracker
Guide
Pathfinder
Ranger
Ranger Knight
Ranger Lord
Ranger Lord (10th)... and so on.

The Magic User:
Prestidigitator
Evoker
Conjurer
Theurgist
Thauumaturgist
Magician
Enchanter
Warlock
Sorcerer
Necromancer
Wizard
Mage (at 16th level, otherwise "Wizard" as above)
Arch-Mage (at 18th level)

The Illusionist:
Prestidigitator
Minor Trickster
Trickster
Master Trickster
Cabalist
Visionist
Phantasmist
Apparitionist
Spellbinder
Illusionist
Illusionist (11th)... and so on.

The Thief:
Rogue (Apprentice)
Footpad
Cutpurse
Robber
Burglar
Filcher
Sharper
Magsman
Thief
Master Thief
Master Thief (11th)... and so on.

The Assassin:
Bravo (apprentice)
Rutterkin
Waghalter
Murderer
Thug
Killer
Cutthroat
Executioner
Assassin
Expert Assassin
Senior Assassin
Chief Assassin
Prime Assassin
Guildmaster Assassin
Grandfather of Assassins

The Monk:
Novice
Initiate
Brother
Disciple
Immaculate
Master
Superior Master
Master of Dragons
Master of the North Wind
Master of the West Wind
Master of the South Wind
Master of the East Wind
Master of Winter
Master of Autumn
Master of Summer
Master of Spring
Grand Master of Flowers

and a practical way to apply them to a 3.5 world, it would be very cool.

As said above, they probably work best as ranks within an organization--though YMMV, and the Lawful Evil "Grand Master Of Flowers" is a bit odd, unless of course they're those nasty black lotus thingies... :\