Have you decided to change systems?

[Son_of_Thunder]

The sell me on WFRP v2 thread has got me thinking. In it several people have said they left 3.5 behind and are exclusively Warhammer, or they're taking a break from D&D for an unspecified amount of time. My group and I decided awhile ago to go back to AD&D 2nd because that was the system we had fun with, knew well, and could run adventures the way we want to run adventures.

I still come here to browse and post. I still like the community here but 3.5 and d20 is not my system anymore.

How many are like this? I'm kind of curious. Please tell what system you're playing. I think it's great that d20 is leveling out and new systems are emerging, or coming into the spotlight, again. I hear Wild Talents is awesome, Hollow Earth Expeditions is cool, Exalted 2e is great.

So, have you changed systems?

 

[Umbran]

You make it sound like a switch - either all you play is 3.x D&D, or you play a single specific something else.

I currently run a 3.xE D&D game. I play in a GURPS game. I the past I've played/ran three or four different systems in overlapping campaigns. I haven't been married to a single system in decades.

So, did I switch? No. Do I play other things? Yes.

 

[Ourph]

I play a number of games, D&D included, but I don't run D&D 3.x anymore. The two campaigns I'm currently running are WFRP 2e and B/X D&D.

 

[Son_of_Thunder]

You make it sound like a switch - either all you play is 3.x D&D, or you play a single specific something else.

I currently run a 3.xE D&D game. I play in a GURPS game. I the past I've played/ran three or four different systems in overlapping campaigns. I haven't been married to a single system in decades.

So, did I switch? No. Do I play other things? Yes.

I guess I did make it sound like a switch. The reason is because we have time to play one system and alternate boardgames on our game nights. We're a small group and between work, school, families, we're not willing to dedicate anymore time to gaming. I know others are not in this situation so take it for what it's worth.

 

[Laman Stahros]

So, have you changed systems?

Like Umbran, I have always played multiple systems. For my fantasy gaming though, D&D 3e / D20 is the best that I have ever found. I can tweak it in ways that no other system can accept. And I have tried, believe me. So, no, I have not "changed systems". If anything, my 3e gaming is increasing.

 

[questing gm]

I guess its hard for some of us who have only played D&D all their life and to come out of their mould without feeling that they have abandonned d20 altogether.

 

[Kunimatyu]

I'm running Savage Tide, playing in Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, and running a True20 game.

In the future, I expect to be running True20 as my primary system.

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

I didn't "switch," but I do play other systems (and arguably run them more often).

EDIT: To be fair, I never run D&D and rarely play it; I do run and play quite a bit of d20, but it's usually d20 Modern-based.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Yes, I have. Being a C&C'er, I would say that I haven't flown that far from the coop, but I haven't played 3e in a long time.

But I still enjoy spending time on the Enworld messageboards.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

I've stopped running 3.5, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that I'll never play it again. It's not my first choice for D&D-type games, anymore, though. I'm running two C&C games, a Holmes D&D game, and the occasional game of Call of Cthulhu (BRP), Mutants & Masterminds, or Lejendary Adventure. I've been reading Northern Crown and thinking about running it, too. Oh, I ran a True20 mini-series a few months ago, too.