the Jester
Legend
Yes, by far, though I love me some 1e too. And, really, every rule set, just in different ways. I do think that the 3e mechanics are the best yet.
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Is 3.x Your Favorite Version of D&D?
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DragonLancer
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Mark said:
While I do love 3.X, my favourite edition has to be 2nd edition. Much easier and simpler, and not as twinkable in my experience.
TheAuldGrump
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Heh, I am passing fond of 3.25... (I still use some rules from 3.0. 
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Nathan P. Mahney
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It's very difficult to decide for me, because I like things about all the editions.
I do like the rules for 3e in theory, but I can't quite wrap my head around them in practice. My games have slowed down considerably since I started running 3e, and my prep time is probably tripled. It's nice to have rules for just about anything I want to design, but it's a two-edged sword.
2e is the edition I have played the most, so it gets the nostalgia points. I wasn't too fond of the glut of settings released, though - much of the fluff never grabbed me. Still, the games I ran under 2e are still my best, and the rules came to me more intuitively than they have with 3e.
1e I haven't ever played, but I've read most of the adventures and the rulebooks, and of all editions this is the one with the best feel. Everything that is cool about D&D today is drawn from this era and OD&D.
The red box Basic Set was my first experience with the game in any fashion, and that fact that I was able to teach myself the game as a 9-year-old just from reading these books speaks wonders for its ease of play - I don't think that would be possible with the game in its current form.
I'm seriously considering going through every edition and cobbling together a version of D&D that includes all of my favourite stuff from each one. The one thing stopping me is that by the time I finish, 4e will be out...
I do like the rules for 3e in theory, but I can't quite wrap my head around them in practice. My games have slowed down considerably since I started running 3e, and my prep time is probably tripled. It's nice to have rules for just about anything I want to design, but it's a two-edged sword.
2e is the edition I have played the most, so it gets the nostalgia points. I wasn't too fond of the glut of settings released, though - much of the fluff never grabbed me. Still, the games I ran under 2e are still my best, and the rules came to me more intuitively than they have with 3e.
1e I haven't ever played, but I've read most of the adventures and the rulebooks, and of all editions this is the one with the best feel. Everything that is cool about D&D today is drawn from this era and OD&D.
The red box Basic Set was my first experience with the game in any fashion, and that fact that I was able to teach myself the game as a 9-year-old just from reading these books speaks wonders for its ease of play - I don't think that would be possible with the game in its current form.
I'm seriously considering going through every edition and cobbling together a version of D&D that includes all of my favourite stuff from each one. The one thing stopping me is that by the time I finish, 4e will be out...
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