D&D 5E "I Have Grandfathered or Incorporated Rules/Features from Previous Editions of D&D into my 5E campaigns." (a poll)

el-remmen · Aug 9, 2022

So another simple question:

True or False: "I have grandfathered or incorporated rules/features from previous editions of D&D in my 5E campaigns."

This could mean directly lifting rules or it could mean taking an idea from a previous edition and applying it with rules that better emulate 5E's philosophy/framework, some hybrid - heck, it could just mean a non-mechanical game assumption from a previous edition that is important to your playstyle or setting.

Reynard · Aug 9, 2022

Doing it right now with dungeon procedures!

payn · Aug 9, 2022

I said false, but not because I feel I cant, or wouldn't, but have not really had the opportunity to do so.

DEFCON 1 · Aug 9, 2022

The way I run the game probably has aspects and rules from most of the previous editions that I never cared enough to "correct" when I got the 5E rules. Because who cares? If the game works as I run it, then all's good.

DEFCON 1's broken record spins

I don't care about game mechanics... the story is what is important.
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I don't care about game mechanics... the story is what is important.
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I don't care about game mechanics... the story is what is important.
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I don't care about game mechanics... the story is what is important...

jmartkdr2 · Aug 9, 2022

Bloodied is a thing, though I rarely make up stuff to interact with it.

Every dm seems to have different rules for firing into or out of melee; at least one I’ve played with uses 3.5 rules.

Larnievc · Aug 9, 2022

I track turns for random encounters in dungeons.

delericho · Aug 9, 2022

True - Bloodied is one, and the auto-success/failure on saves another.

wedgeski · Aug 9, 2022

Bloodied. Not in the 4E sense where it has mechanical import, but it's a nice flag to put up for players to know when dangerous creatures are on the road to defeat.