Why do you play D&D?
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Presto2112
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cthulhu_duck said:
It's the big daddy of RPGs, therefore the easiest to get supplements and material for.
It's the one most of my friends are most familiar with.
Comfort level.
Odhanan
Adventurer
Why play D&D ? Because it's fun.
Why play D&D over other tabletop RPGs ? Because it's the game that still allows for the wider play styles, since it stands at the crossroads: it's possible to play D&D with lots of RP immersion, with lots of tactical encounters, while using miniatures or not, homebrew settings or not, and so on. You can make the game suit nearly any play style you want without too much work, as the myriad of d20 games, all variations of D&D's mechanics to some degree or another, have long proved to me and a wide variety of fans out there. It also means that D&D has the wider "shared experience" out there, partly because of the system, and partly by virtue of being the first widely played modern RPG.
Why play D&D over other tabletop RPGs ? Because it's the game that still allows for the wider play styles, since it stands at the crossroads: it's possible to play D&D with lots of RP immersion, with lots of tactical encounters, while using miniatures or not, homebrew settings or not, and so on. You can make the game suit nearly any play style you want without too much work, as the myriad of d20 games, all variations of D&D's mechanics to some degree or another, have long proved to me and a wide variety of fans out there. It also means that D&D has the wider "shared experience" out there, partly because of the system, and partly by virtue of being the first widely played modern RPG.
thedungeondelver
Adventurer
mhacdebhandia said:
Is there any other reason to?
I think not. Therefore, quoted for truth.
Desdichado
Hero
Because that's what the rest of the group is playing. If it were up to me, yeah--I'd probably play something else. But D&D's a fun enough compromise for those of us (like me) who'd like to play something else but can't agree on what and the others in the group who have never really looked beyond D&D in their entire RPG career and have no interest in doing so.
GoodKingJayIII
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cthulhu_duck said:
Because it beats the hell out of Yahtzee.
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