I want a generic DnD game.

[Patman21967]

Woo Hoo

We just finished a 2 1\2 year delve through all 3 Rappan Athuks...No highbrow crap, just good old fun and games...we had a blast, and everytime I wanted to take a week off and play, the other guys protested....I've been gaming since 1980...yes I'm old.....and sometimes getting away from the socio-politic, angst ruled games are a blast, especially to run....


Good Gaming,
Pat

 

[Turanil]

I see all these homebrew games with huge modifications to the game mechanics. Stuff like altered magic systems, huge expansive unflexible campaign settings, houserules that require more than 20KB to send as a .txt file, and high magic/low magic/gritty games.

When was that last time you played a generic, classic DnD game? Throw out the houserule tomes, the campaign settings, and everything else non-core. Just get back to the basics... good RP, memorable NPCs, and an original campaign.

When was the last time you played generic DnD?

For the last campaign I ran, I had many houserules available, but my players didn't use any of them. Then, my setting was but vaguely described, and everything happened in the Underdark. So we had a pretty generic DnD (well, except for all the magic items I invented however).

 

[Agamon]

Huh, I wonder if Living Greyhawk fits this bill. It pretty much just uses the core books for rules. It's based in the 'old-school' campaign setting, Greyhawk (albeit the updated version of it). It's a little bit of RP mixed in with a bunch of dungeon crawling and monster stomping. The adventures are short and to the point. I do know that it's a refreshing change of pace from my homebrew, FR and MnM games.

 

[Doctor Futurity]

I kinda feel like I'm doing my old classic D&D games all the time; I've been running the same home campaign for 23 years now, and a second campaign for 11 years; both are equally malleable for more classic or more experimental gaming. But oen thing they both have in common: I have always run them with my own style. Whether that's a session all about city politics, or a game featuring a few crazy heroes and an abandoned underground complex.....I've been running both from the ancient days of Middle School right in to the hectic present, I'm still doing it all.

 

[Thanee]

When was the last time you played generic DnD?

Well, we are using the FRCS, but in one campaign we use almost nothing besides, mostly core rules for characters and FRCS for campaign background. No PrC (unless necessary for a multiclass character concept). Very few house rules (just some altered spell durations and other such minor stuff).

That's the closest to generic I can offer.

Bye
Thanee

 

[kengar]

The only D&D I play any more is my online Moldvay Basic/Expert campaign. I'm using a homebrew setting and the party spends most of their time roleplaying with the other party members as they work their way through fairly straightforward dungeons I put in their path.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I run a pretty generic D&D game. It's set in the Realms, but I don't use most of the over-the-top Realms elements, so it has a bit more of a Greyhawk feel to it. Pretty much core rules. 25-pt buy, with a few additions (feats, spells) as requested by players.

 

[Ibram]

I started in a general issue DnD game two weeks ago (unfortunatly we have only played 1 game). Sure its fun, but when the DM hat comes to me again I wont be running one (I find its kinda boring from the DM pov to create dungeon after dungeon)

 

[EricNoah]

I did it once at a Chicago game day a couple of years ago -- it was fun! But if you wanted me to come back and do it again, I would decline. The "fun" wasn't because it was generic; the fun was that it tickled some old memories. You can do that once in a while for entertainment, but if you do that all the time it becomes less special. It's important to work on making good memories now, too, so a future you can look back on today. Or something...

 

[scourger]

I run a core game. The players don't need (and don't get) anything oiutside the PHB.

Another DM just ran us through the Lost Tower of Tsarthzar Rho. Very old school. Very classic. Very fun.