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

[Taren Nighteyes]

Unearthed Arcana

Why? It takes some very interesting, note worthy options and brings them together into one trust book that is quite modular in nature.

Definitely a good idea and definitely worthy of consideration.

(Great contest - good luck to all!)


Thanks,

Taren Nighteyes

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

OK all , I'm gonns close this contest now -- rolling % dice!

And the winner is:

WayneLigon!

Congrats!

WL -- please send me an email with your book choices and mailing address

Thanks to everyone for playing!

Look for the next contest very soon...

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

CONTEST 18 OPEN NOW:

To enter your chance to win your choice of TWO of the books on the list below, please post to this thread with your answer to this question:

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?

One entry per person please.

I will determine the winner by rolling % dice late tonight. As in previous contests, if I roll a number higher than qualified posts, I will roll again.



Goodluck!

 

[JesterPoet]

My reasoning probably isn't the best, but I quite like the classes that are available.

I know with all the excitement of the "generic classes" in UA, people are leaning towards customizing their characters more thoroughly, but I guess, as far as I'm concerned, you can customize things as much as you need to right now.

 

[Nightfall]

Firstly if there is a 4th edition, at least regarding the Scarred Lands, we'll have a nice Titanswar to clear out the debris. Secondly should there be one? Probably not, I like things the way they are. Everything (well most everything) in 3rd makes sense to me.

 

[Mirth]

No, because then it wouldn't be D&D. The essence of the game has stayed the same since the '70s and the class system is at the core of that concept. If you want to play a classless game, go with GURPS.

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

I think that classes serve powerful purposes beyond the game mechanics - One is allowing your PC to emulate familiar archetypes and easily communicate that information with your fellow gamers. Imagine recruiting a new D&D player without descriping typical classes... - So in that respect anyway, I think classes are a "sacred cow" for 4th ED

 

[johnsemlak]

Should D&D version 4 be a "classless" system? Why or why not?

NO. Classes are one of the essential elements of D&D. First, they allow newbies to immediately relate to the characters using the archtypes they represent. They help provide some sence of path, direction, and progression for a character. And they are an essential flavor element to the game.

Classless D&D is not D&D.

 

[Sir Trent]

I am afraid that DnD may go classless in future editions, but I certainly hope that it won't. Using classes makes far too much sense to me.

 

[Crothian]

Class less. We are almost there, instead of being simple and able to create any class with ease, we have a 100 books that painfully describe all the different classes one might want.