D&D General What tone do you prefer for D&D?

[Garthanos]

Even back in AD&D it was like one is fighting the spell casting system if you want different flavor. Hence why it seemed for many the first part to house rule

 

[Garthanos]

To be honest really the best way to genre is by player buy in....
Got players who want to do X genre they can all help make it happen

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Be warned, my group really cottoned to him (much to the undead-hating ranger's disgruntlement), and ended up taking him with them to get brought back from the dead.

Also, come up with a name in advance! The encounter was supposed to be a throw-away, and of course they asked "what's your name?"

I may have to steal that one.

 

[CleverNickName]

For me: Virtue first, Heroic second, everything else tied for third place.

 

[Umbran]

I don't find D&D, as a system engine, does gritty realism particularly well. If I want that, I use a different system. And I'm not much for grimdark play.

All the others are fine.

 

[Oofta]

Be warned, my group really cottoned to him (much to the undead-hating ranger's disgruntlement), and ended up taking him with them to get brought back from the dead.

Also, come up with a name in advance! The encounter was supposed to be a throw-away, and of course they asked "what's your name?"

Yeah, now I'm trying to figure out how to insert this guy into my next session. Except of course he'd be chef with a big mustache complaining in my really bad french accent "You call theez brains? Pah, I spit in the general direction of theez so-called 'brains'."

 

[RogueRonin]

Murderhobos at first, and then murderhobos with super powers at higher levels.

 

[Legatus Legionis]

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[Lidgar]

Murderhobos at first, and then murderhobos with super powers at higher levels.

Beat me too it. Murderhobo style FTW.

 

[robus]

I like heroic adventure, reality is grim & gritty enough these days. And while I love to laugh during the game, I don’t go looking to pre-inject humor into my campaign the players provide plenty of that.