Okay, 'fess up

[Mouseferatu]

How many of you have used the character creator to recreate some of your favorite old characters from past editions, even though you know you'll never play them again?

I can't be the only one who does this, can I?

 

[EroGaki]

I'm guilty of this. I have recreated at least a dozen of my favorite 2E characters. Granted, some of them don't really work as well in the current editions as they did in 2E, but meh.

 

[tuxgeo]

How many of you have used the character creator to recreate some of your favorite old characters from past editions, even though you know you'll never play them again?

I can't be the only one who does this, can I?

Not me. I haven't even downloaded the (free) character builder yet -- and I am a paid DDI subscriber (intro. rate) until next Spring. (I think the Compendium is great, though.)
Hrm. I don't actually play 4e right now, and haven't. I have been trying to design some 4e characters (and other stuff); included among the characters is a member of the Troubadour class from your own APG published by XRP -- which isn't in the CB, AFAIK.
I don't miss the CB (though I might if ever I tried it). Character creation by hand is its own kind of fun: almost a mini-game in itself.

 

[fireinthedust]

Oooooh, good idea.

4e strikes me as closer to 2e than 3.x ever was. Mostly because of the relative simplicity, but also because so much of the non-combat stuff is make-it-up-as-you-go... kinda like the 2e rules themselves, really.

I don't know that Drizzt would be epic, however. None of his books up to the Lone Drow trilogy really required a higher level. I mean, the guy fights a bunch of orcs and giants. That's Paragon, maybe even a relatively high one, but I owuldn't go further. Even vs. the balor could just be a one-off event. Meh. He was 16th level because that's what elf rangers could get to legally in 2e.

Oh, I have tried to make a He-Man analog using the CB. Beastmaster Ranger. Working on a PP for him; need the tiger mount aspect, I suppose.

 

[Bumbles]

How many of you have used the character creator to recreate some of your favorite old characters from past editions, even though you know you'll never play them again?

Nope. It's that "never play them again" that I don't know, if anything I know I will...

 

[stonegod]

First thing I did when 4E came out was create some of my old 3.5 PCs. Why wait for the CB?

I see it as a way to kick the tires. Concepts transcend editions (though mechanics have to be sacrificed).

Haven't done w/ my 1e/2e characters though... hmmm... I'll be back.

 

[Dykstrav]

Not me. I so rarely get to play as it is that I haven't played but about 20% or so of the characters that I've had ideas for. I also dislike the default card format of the character builder, the cards kinda annoy me. I'd much rather have a one-sheet spread similar to the characters for Worldwide D&D Game Day or the sample characters from Keep on the Shadowfell than a sheet and a sheaf of cards. When I do get to play, I whip up a character record as a word document since I can customize the layout however I prefer.

If I had the option to customize the format or layout of the character sheet, I'd probably use the character generator.

As a DM, I'd use it in a heartbeat if I could print out a stat block in the monster format for a NPC. But that's not really what the character generator is for...

 

[Ktulu]

Lessee; Nym, Seldril, Balinor, Osric, Morgan, Rhaine, Parn.....

Yeah, pretty much all characters I played for any length of time. Totally guilty.

 

[weem]

I have not done this actually.

I spent most of my D&D years in 2e, and 4e is different enough that I don't feel my favorite characters from there would transfer over well I guess, but to be honest I never really thought to give it a try.

 

[Dragonhelm]

Guilty!

It's one of my guilty pleasures to recreate old characters in the new edition, and Character Builder makes it a snap.

In some cases, the conversion is an improvement. I had a cleric in 2e who was a bear shaman. Now in 4e, I have the shaman class to represent that.

In some cases, the conversion is just different. And in some cases, the original rules (and house rules!) work better.

What I find difficult are things like races that aren't in CB. I can pick something close and re-skin it. Unfortunately, CB isn't the most conducive to house rules. Or when you have a character with a sword that was either intelligent or at least had a name. You can do some customizing, but it just isn't enough.

Overall, though, I'm pleased with the conversions. And I so love doing them.