What's a toon?

[SlagMortar]

I first heard it for The Realm I think it was fairly shortly there after that one of my friends referred to their D&D character as a 'Toon. I believe that was during late 2nd edition.

 

[trancejeremy]

I really don't care much about slang, but for some reason, this just bugs the heck out of me. Even in MMORPGs. It seems so out of place.

 

[Cergorach]

I always thought a 'Toon' was a character without much substance. Just a bunch of stats without a background or a personality. That was for me the reason why the term was so often used for MMOs...

 

[vongarr]

I do not enjoy hearing toon in my table top games.

I am equally annoyed when someone says they need to "roll" a new "toon." What was the last mmo that had random stat generation?

 

[glass]

A fan of Newcastle Unit FC?


glass.

 

[Drowbane]

WoW in no way invented "toon". Alot of people went to WoW from other MMOs... from which they originally picked up the term. I first heard it on DAoC. No doubt it goes back to EQ though.

 

[frankthedm]

I do not enjoy hearing toon in my table top games.

I'd take it as a request for more boulders and falls off cliffs.

 

[cougent]

I'd take it as a request for more boulders and falls off cliffs.

I nominate that for thread winner, that is exactly what it says to me.

 

[ssampier]

Don't forget TNT and ACME brand products.

 

[Relique du Madde]

I do not enjoy hearing toon in my table top games.

You obviously never played TOON:RPG by Steve Jackson Games.