The contests are OVER! Thanks very much to everyone for playing!

[LightPhoenix]

There should be classes, in my opinion, simply because they're part of what defines Dungeons and Dragons as Dungeons and Dragons. Making 4E just another classless system simply serves to make it the same as everything else, instead of differentiating it.

 

[Taelorn76]

I would have to go with classes, why just because they have always been there. I can't imagine a D&D game without the trade mark classes. Even if they brought it back down to the basic Fighter, Thief, and Wizard.

 

[OfRiceAndHen]

4.0E Probably shouldn't be a classless system, but perhaps make the 4 arch-types really broad and then have the ability to customize them to fit your taste.

 

[bloodymage]

Doesn't much matter to me. I'll probably never buy D&D again. I purchase very few "d20" products as it is. If I can use the information in my old school games and it's a stellar product, I'm liable to pick it up. As long as I have my old books (OAD&D), HackMaster and maybe, Castles & Crusades, I could care less what WotC does with D&D. And in answer to the question: no. The video games have classes. They'll change first.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

I think it should keep the class based system-simply because I don't think it would be "D&D" otherwise. Let the classless system be for some other d20 supplement, give me D&D

 

[Beale Knight]

CONTEST 18 OPEN NOW:

With 3.X, you can almost create any type of PC/Monster you wants with Special Abilities, feats, skills, etc... Should D&D version 4 be a "classless" system? Why or why not?

Keep the classes. I personally like the iconic feel, and they provide a good shorthand way to get a character going. That helps non-gamers get started, it's easier to tell them they can play a fighter, a wizard, ranger, etc then to try and explain how they can take any fantasy sort of character they can envision and build it by using this generic template, adding this or that special ability, choosing this or that attack bonus and good save. I'm really enjoying the options that lean toward a more class-less system, but I don't want the classes gone. YMMV.

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

Contest 18 is closed, and the winner is :

Poster Bard!

Poster Bard,

please send me an email with your 2 book selections, and mailing address.

Thanks to all for playing - look for contest 19 in a couple of hours.

-BFG

 

[physics_ninja]

This time I will choose . . . 1!

Edit: This is for contest #19. Please let me win.

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

CONTEST 19 OPEN NOW ( starting with the last post! ):

Simple! Just post to this thread with a number between 1 and 30! When all numbers have been selected, I will roll my red d30 to randomly determine the winner.

Only one entry per person-

Goodluck!

 

[Ylis]

22!