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What Game Did You Leave D&D For?
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One of my monthly gaming groups is firmly entrenched in D&D 3.5 (having switched from 2E about 6 or 7 years ago). The other played a bunch of different d20 games: d20 Modern, D&D 3.5, Star Wars d20, Wheel of Time. Then a couple of years ago we switched to the original edition of The Dark Eye, and about 14 months ago we switched to boardgames.
atanakar
Hero
4e broke my back. I stopped playing D&D until 5e came out. Switched to Savage Worlds and ran modern / cyber punk mini campaigns. Tried Ashen Stars for a few games. Then stoped rgs for a while. Played miniature games instead, mostly Infinity.
I always played other RPGs. I would GM an adventure (3-4 sessions) then resume playing D&D. It's good to play other games. Varying pleasures is part of what makes life interesting.
I always played other RPGs. I would GM an adventure (3-4 sessions) then resume playing D&D. It's good to play other games. Varying pleasures is part of what makes life interesting.
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JeffB
Legend
Wayyyyyyyyyy back when- it was Runequest circa 1981- that game got me out of the TSR games and into many more. Eventually we were playing MSPE,Espionage,Justice Inc more than anything until I got out of gaming for about 8 years.
In recent times-
I left 3.0/3.5 for C&C and the initial whispers of what was to become the OSR movement. Came back to WOTC to check out 4E. Played that, some OSR games and PFBB for a few years.
Then I moved on to add 13th Age and Dungeon World to the T/OSR games having never been able to fully embrace 5E through the playtest and the years since release.
In recent times-
I left 3.0/3.5 for C&C and the initial whispers of what was to become the OSR movement. Came back to WOTC to check out 4E. Played that, some OSR games and PFBB for a few years.
Then I moved on to add 13th Age and Dungeon World to the T/OSR games having never been able to fully embrace 5E through the playtest and the years since release.
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
This was pretty much my exact journey. Castles & Crusades came along at just the right time when I was getting overwhelmed by 3e's complexity. I ended up going back to D&D with 4e mostly because that's what my gaming group wanted to play.
We dropped D&D 3.5 for Pathfinder 1e until it ended, Starfinder until we agreed to never again, and now Warhammer 4e and next up Zweihander. I don't suspect we will ever play D&D again. It does not seem to be our kind of game. Which fine. There are a million others.
John Dallman
Hero
I still play D&D with some of the same people as in the eighties, but much less often. I've played fair amounts of Champions and RuneQuest with a different group, and currently mostly play GURPS (WWII, Monster Hunters and Infinite Worlds) with two overlapping groups.
I left 2e for GURPS, Hero System (Fantasy Hero and Champion 4e) , Rolemaster, DC Heroes and trying other systems being run by friends.
I left 3e for both Savage Worlds and Mutants & Masterminds, but I would still use a house ruled 3e as a "compromise" system.
As for 4e or 5e, I have not left either given that I have not run/played them. I did download the 5e Basic Rules, the 5e SRD,and the 4e quickstart). I also bought two 4e supplements and some 3rd party 5e supplements, but not the PHB,MM or DMG for either. Both had some things that I really liked. However, for various reasons, I have decided that I would rather not use either. Despite the 5e online Basic Set convincing me that I might switch to it once the core books and supplements were released, I found that I would have to house rule the hell out of 5e and was better sticking with a house ruled 3e if needing a "compromise" edition.
Ultimately, I would rather run fantasy using Savage Worlds or, maybe, MERP or Rolemaster. I would also like to try running fantasy using Adventurers!, Barbarians of Lemuria, Cortex Classic, Pip System, Tiny Dungeons 2e, Unisystem (classic and cinematic), Atlantis: The Second Age, Earthdawn 1e, Talislanta (probably 4e), and Marvel Heroic. Finally, despite my general dislike for d100 roll under systems, I want to give Warhammer Fantasy 1e a second try as there are things that I missed in the blocks of text many years ago.
For non-fantasy, I want to run more superheroes and try Icons, Bash: UE, and Supers: Revised. I also want to give Bond 007, and Top Secret SI second looks to see if any of them can overcome by general dislike for d100 roll under (Bond 007 is a system whose design I truly admire).
I left 3e for both Savage Worlds and Mutants & Masterminds, but I would still use a house ruled 3e as a "compromise" system.
As for 4e or 5e, I have not left either given that I have not run/played them. I did download the 5e Basic Rules, the 5e SRD,and the 4e quickstart). I also bought two 4e supplements and some 3rd party 5e supplements, but not the PHB,MM or DMG for either. Both had some things that I really liked. However, for various reasons, I have decided that I would rather not use either. Despite the 5e online Basic Set convincing me that I might switch to it once the core books and supplements were released, I found that I would have to house rule the hell out of 5e and was better sticking with a house ruled 3e if needing a "compromise" edition.
Ultimately, I would rather run fantasy using Savage Worlds or, maybe, MERP or Rolemaster. I would also like to try running fantasy using Adventurers!, Barbarians of Lemuria, Cortex Classic, Pip System, Tiny Dungeons 2e, Unisystem (classic and cinematic), Atlantis: The Second Age, Earthdawn 1e, Talislanta (probably 4e), and Marvel Heroic. Finally, despite my general dislike for d100 roll under systems, I want to give Warhammer Fantasy 1e a second try as there are things that I missed in the blocks of text many years ago.
For non-fantasy, I want to run more superheroes and try Icons, Bash: UE, and Supers: Revised. I also want to give Bond 007, and Top Secret SI second looks to see if any of them can overcome by general dislike for d100 roll under (Bond 007 is a system whose design I truly admire).
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Longspeak
Adventurer
Back in the early 90s, I left D&D for nothing in particular. I was just not happy with some stuff about it. I meandered about for a while, and ran some supers stuff, but mainly was just looking for the fun again.
I landed on Everway, about 95ish. I was, at the time, writing reviews for a little zine, and this was handed to me. It was explained to me as a "collectable card RPG," and I was all set to pour on the kerosene and light a match... and instead fell in love with it.
It was my go-to fantasy-genre RPG for about the next 20 years. It still might be... except I prefer playing with other people to playing alone.
I landed on Everway, about 95ish. I was, at the time, writing reviews for a little zine, and this was handed to me. It was explained to me as a "collectable card RPG," and I was all set to pour on the kerosene and light a match... and instead fell in love with it.
It was my go-to fantasy-genre RPG for about the next 20 years. It still might be... except I prefer playing with other people to playing alone.
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