Is D&D Your Favorite RPG?

[Alexander Kalinowski]

No, I think it's a thoroughly mediocre RPG. That said, this is entirely not the fault of the game or its designers. D&D is and always has been a gamist-simulationist RPG (and sadly the already subdued simulationist part is shrinking) and therefore it is, by its very nature, not for me. As far as I can observe, 5E has been pretty decent gamist design, if only a tad bit flavorless but that's a minor complaint. D&D 3.x wasn't very good, even for it's time. It was an updated version of D&D that reflected changes in general game design that AD&D had missed out on. It was much clearer game design than AD&D, however - but it had several other flaws.

 

[Skepticultist]

It's crazy how many people here share my love of HERO System.

I like D&D, it was my first RPG and I will always love it and its tropes, but HERO System just works better for me and my playstyle.

 

[DammitVictor]

Nah. Pretty sure that honor belongs to Barbarians of Lemuria, now.

D&D/PF would be third, after Marvel Heroic Roleplaying.

 

[nightwind1]

Nope.

Hero System, followed by Traveller, followed by GURPS, followed by Deadlands, followed by Cyberpunk 2020...

D&D's not even in the top ten.

 

[Angus MacDonald]

Not even close.

My players love Heroquest and FATE, first and foremost, but there is also a healthy respect for GURPS and Ubiquity ... and now Ars Magica.

D&D/Pathfinder are kinda low on our totem pole...

 

[Mercule]

No. It's varied over the years. D&D has been the mainstay and old reliable, though.