How important is one edition/game system to you?

[Filcher]

We've heard from the folks that champion one edition above the others. Is there a silent crowd that doesn't care?

Probably not. >

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I'll GM virtually anything if my players want me to. I'd certainly GM the "wrong" edition, though I vaguely prefer not to because frankly, every edition I've played of D&D has had something to recommend it and thus has been worth spending time on.

It's not just D&D of course, I kept playing 2nd Edition WoD when Revised was because Revised's main deal seemed to be "You guys are having WAY too much fun with this, it should be MUCH more upsetting!". I'm sorry guys, I like horror games like my horror movies. Post-modern, over-the-top and with more than a trace of humour (here's to you, Scream), not po-faced and depressing. That said, even Revised had things to recommend it, and I did run it eventually. Even the nWoD does, and my initial reaction to that was "So, even Revised was too racy, huh?".

Still, even I draw the line at Cyberpunk 3.0. A man has to have limits, right? My limit is using terrible scary action figures for art and having nearly completely incoherent setting.

 

[Fobok]

I'll quite happily play any system I can get the books for. But, when G/DMing, I choose to G/DM the systems I prefer.

I'll DM 4e, but not 3e or 3.5e. And don't have the books for anything previous.

I'll GM Star Wars Saga or Star Wars D6, but not D20 or Revised.

I'll GM Mutants and Masterminds 2nd edition, but not 1st.

I'll Storytell any of the nWoD or oWoD Changeling, but not any of the other oWoD.

The list goes on.

 

[Filcher]

Still, even I draw the line at Cyberpunk 3.0. A man has to have limits, right? My limit is using terrible scary action figures for art and having nearly completely incoherent setting.

Amen. I think I might need to change the poll.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Something seems to be missing between "Reluctant Hero" and "Happy Player"

I'll play any game the DM wants to run. Even Das Schwarze Auge.

I'll run only the games I like and have an adventure idea (or bought module) for.

As a DM, I've run so far:
D&D 3E (3.0 especially with Dragonstar), D&D 4E.
d20 Star Wars (short)
Arcana Evolved
Iron Heroes
Shadowrun (3E and 4E)

I think I am feeling best with fantasy games so far. It seems a little easier to create adventures for them.
I find it hard to make Shadowrun anything else but - well, a Shadowrun.
I am usually a Sci-Fi fan, but I found the possible freedom of space travel sometimes a little hard to cope with.

 

[Masquerade]

Reluctant Hero. I love me some 4e, but I would play older editions if I liked the DM and the group.

That's just for D&D, though. For roleplaying games in general, I'm probably more of a Happy Player.

 

[Agamon]

I'll run 4e or RC. I'll play oD&D, 1e or a low-level 3e, if I must, though there are many, many non-D&D games that I'd much rather run or play.

 

[diaglo]

mark me down for Overlord of a cause.

edit: i don't run other games. but i'll play in them if that's what the group wants

 

[jdrakeh]

I don't care. I'll play what whatever. I'll even play games other than D&D. CrAzY!

 

[Scribble]

I'll play any game the DM wants to run. Even Das Schwarze Auge.

Wow... You're the only other person I've ever "met" that knows of that game... I have a module (err wait they call them adventures now right) for that game I bought in Germany..