what MUST D&D have (with giant poll!)

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

An influx of new players.

That's the big one.

That said, when forced by the poll to look at it... I found that certain races/classes/fluff were FAR more important to me than any of the mechanical concerns that seem to be dominating discussion.

 

[Szatany]

haha, I'm the only one who marked tieflings

 

[KingCrab]

Guess the Bard isn't getting as much love as I would have expected.

 

[Hand of Evil]

So easy a caveman could do it

 

[Awakened]

So, what must D&D have to be D&D?
No D&D.
I think you just blew my mind.

 

[TerraDave]

A(nother) koan

So, what must D&D have to be D&D?
No D&D.
I think you just blew my mind.

Is an unintended koan still a koan?

 

[TerraDave]

Good poll, must've been a lot of work.

I would say classes, levels, a big power difference between low and high level (which it seems 4e may be doing away with) SNIP

Thanks!

I don't know if they are trying to do away with it, or just make scaling smoother. ie, Charecters can still wail on other charecters (or monster eq.) a couple levels lower, things just won't get quite as quirky for those higher level charecters.

Of course, I vagualy remember promises of better higher level play for 3ed.

 

[blargney the second]

An influx of new players.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

Btw, that poll was fun.
-blarg

 

[TerraDave]

My breakdown

MUST
d20s
d4s, d6s, d8s, d10s, d12s, d00s
Six abilities
HP
AC (damage avoidance)
Levels (for class/character)
Spells
6 or more kinds of Armor
chainmail
20 or more kinds of weapons
polearms
Gems and Gold
Magic Items
eXPerience points
Dungeon adventuring
Wilderness adventuring
City adventuring
CLASSES
fighter
rogue/thief
wizard/magic-user
cleric
paladin
ranger
Multi-Classing
RACES
human
elf
dwarf
gnome
halfelf
MONSTERS
dragons
orcs
kobolds
goblins (and kin)
giants
trolls
beholders
mind-flayers
drow
giant/dire insects and animals
elementals (and kin)
demons and devils
fey
griffons and minators (and so on)
evil humans

SHOULD
3-18 ability scores
Alignment (3 or 9 point)
Saving Throws
Critical Hits
spells per day
barbarian
druid
(sep) sorcerer
bard (pc or prc)
assassin (pc or prc)
anti-paladin/blackguard
half-ogre
dinosaurs
tarasque

WHATEVER
(magic items) that boost strength, etc.
monk
halfling
halforc
tiefling

From the ongoing results: Half-Ogres need more love. VOTE FOR HALF OGRE

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Two things:

1) Dungeons
2) Dragons

Ampersands are optional.