D&D 5E How crunchy is D&D 5E

[Morrus]

On a scale which runs from 1 (improv with no mechanics) to 9 (the crunchiest game around) where would you place D&D?

 

[el-remmen]

I rated it a 6.

 

[Deekin]

It's very rule heavy, with the only problem that about half the rules are not written down anywhere

 

[J.Quondam]

Slightly crunchier than "medium," so... 6.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I put it at 6.

D&D is light enough that you can tell many different kinds of stories without the rules getting in the way.

D&D has enough rules that certain character types or stories are difficult to create.

It's just past Medium for me.

 

[DEFCON 1]

I put a 7, because the rules and crunch are mostly all geared towards combat, which makes the storytelling parts less important comparatively. Had there been a more equal part of mechanics towards both storytelling/roleplaying and towards combat I probably would have dropped it down to a 6.

 

[ninjayeti]

Crunchier than a soft taco but not as crunchy a a hard-shell taco. About like a chip that is at the bottom of the nacho pile. So I said 5.

 

[Lyxen]

For me, honestly, it not that crunchy compared to many, many games. Really, medium at best.

 

[ART!]

I went with "6", but I can see arguments for 4-7.

The real crunch sticking point for me is magic. I get why magic is and arguably should be complicated, but there it is, being complicated.

The number of class features - and how magic can interact with those - puts classes in a close 2nd place.

 

[Imaculata]

I'd rate it a 5, when comparing it to other editions of D&D and other systems I've played. There is 'some' crunch, but it is pretty easy to understand and run, with little to no math. Magic is really where most of the crunch is.