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<blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 3744132" data-attributes="member: 22260"><p>There are two polls. This was the MUST poll:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=205162&page=2" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=205162&page=2</a></p><p></p><p>I did the poll in part to highlight that D&D constits of a lot more then the very particular mechanics or story elements that people (including myself) obsess on. </p><p></p><p>Here is the "top 40" chosen by those who bothered to answer (% is fraction who say it must be in game):</p><p></p><p>1) d20s 90.85%</p><p>2) Spells 90.14%</p><p>3) Dungeon adventuring 88.73%</p><p>4) Levels (for class/character) 87.32%</p><p>5) dragons 86.62%</p><p>6) RACES 85.56%</p><p>7) Magic Items 85.21%</p><p>8) human 85.21%</p><p>9) MONSTERS 85.21%</p><p>10) CLASSES 83.80%</p><p>11) Wilderness adventuring 80.99%</p><p>12) elf 80.99%</p><p>13) dwarf 80.99%</p><p>14) fighter 79.58%</p><p>15) goblins (and kin) 79.58%</p><p>16) wizard/magic-user 78.87%</p><p>17) orcs 78.17%</p><p>18) rogue/thief 77.46%</p><p>19) giants 77.46%</p><p>20) Six abilities 77.11%</p><p>21) eXPerience points 77.11%</p><p>22) d4s, d6s, d8s, d10s, d12s, d00s 76.41%</p><p>23) City adventuring 76.06%</p><p>24) HP 75.70%</p><p>25) cleric 75.70%</p><p>26) trolls 75.35%</p><p>27) Gems and Gold 74.30%</p><p>28) demons and devils 72.89%</p><p>29) evil humans 70.77%</p><p>30) kobolds 69.72%</p><p>31) elementals (and kin) 69.72%</p><p>32) beholders 69.37%</p><p>33) mind-flayers 67.25%</p><p>34) AC (damage avoidance) 66.55%</p><p>35) griffons and minators (and so on) 65.49%</p><p>36) halfling 63.73%</p><p>37) Multi-Classing 63.38%</p><p>38) Saving Throws 61.27%</p><p>39) fey 58.80%</p><p>40) 20 or more kinds of weapons 57.04%</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerraDave, post: 3744132, member: 22260"] There are two polls. This was the MUST poll: [url]http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=205162&page=2[/url] I did the poll in part to highlight that D&D constits of a lot more then the very particular mechanics or story elements that people (including myself) obsess on. Here is the "top 40" chosen by those who bothered to answer (% is fraction who say it must be in game): 1) d20s 90.85% 2) Spells 90.14% 3) Dungeon adventuring 88.73% 4) Levels (for class/character) 87.32% 5) dragons 86.62% 6) RACES 85.56% 7) Magic Items 85.21% 8) human 85.21% 9) MONSTERS 85.21% 10) CLASSES 83.80% 11) Wilderness adventuring 80.99% 12) elf 80.99% 13) dwarf 80.99% 14) fighter 79.58% 15) goblins (and kin) 79.58% 16) wizard/magic-user 78.87% 17) orcs 78.17% 18) rogue/thief 77.46% 19) giants 77.46% 20) Six abilities 77.11% 21) eXPerience points 77.11% 22) d4s, d6s, d8s, d10s, d12s, d00s 76.41% 23) City adventuring 76.06% 24) HP 75.70% 25) cleric 75.70% 26) trolls 75.35% 27) Gems and Gold 74.30% 28) demons and devils 72.89% 29) evil humans 70.77% 30) kobolds 69.72% 31) elementals (and kin) 69.72% 32) beholders 69.37% 33) mind-flayers 67.25% 34) AC (damage avoidance) 66.55% 35) griffons and minators (and so on) 65.49% 36) halfling 63.73% 37) Multi-Classing 63.38% 38) Saving Throws 61.27% 39) fey 58.80% 40) 20 or more kinds of weapons 57.04% [/QUOTE]
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