What do you AS A PLAYER want the world to become?

[Illirion]

I voted "Affecting History". I like to have my PCs take part in some important, world-shaking events at high levels -- even though I know it's a cliche, I want to save the world and all that.

I don't, however, want to destroy magic or do anything that would make it not a typical D&D world.

That's exactly how I feel too. I am however also open for ideas the DM might have, but I get turned off if the PC's are able to be held responsible for fundementally changing the world. I just think it's completely out of scale.

It would seem in my eyes that they are doing things that would normally take even the gods a long time to do and as soon as my PC becommes a god I cease to have that underdog feeling I like about being in a heroic adventure. I don't care if fundamental changes DO happen as long as the PCs are just spectators/victims and not the cause.

It's also a requirement that the world in which I adventure can accomodate almost anything from the official rules, so a world in which there is no magic (or significantly less) or in which there are no dwarves (or any other standard race) also kinda turns me off.

 

[Yair]

I voted a Change in the World, as I like grand epic schemes where the BBEG is soundly defeated at their conclusion. So it's a major change, but it isn't as drastic as making the world lose its magic or something like that.

Lord Pendragon presents an excellent case for A Change in History though. Errg, can I change my vote ?

As a side remark, the poll was originally for Ars Magica. I wanted to compare the answers of the ArM and d20 communities. It doesn't have multiple choices because, well, the Ars Magica board doesn't have that option.