WotC has an online demo

[Oryan77]

I haven't heard anything about this. It's pretty nice; I'm impressed. I think I'm going to give up my own campaign and just keep running this demo. Although, the demo players are complete geeks...

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/playdnd

 

[el-remmen]

Oof. That's terrible.

 

[theredrobedwizard]

I saw this a while back. I cringed. Do people actually play the game like that? Talking all third person about their characters?

Below are two examples, the first one is how my group (and most groups I've seen) usually plays. The second is what WotC appearantly expects people to play like.

DM: {Description-y crap}. What's everyone doing?
PC1 (Regdar, Fighter-dude): I'm checking out the tapestries, looking for hidden exits.
PC2 (Dorinath, Rogue/Monk-dude): I'm going to sneak a peak at the altar, checking for traps.
PC3 (Sterrance, Cleric-guy): I'll watch the hallway we just came from, so we don't get ambushed.
PC4 (Allie, Wizard-chica): I'm looking at the bookshelves, trying to scope out any magic tomes.

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DM: {Blah, blah, description, blah.} What are you doing?
PC1 (Regdar): Regdar is looking for hidden exits behind those tapestries.
PC2 (Dorinath): Dorinath is going to use his trapfinding to look for traps.
PC3 (Sterrance): Sterrance stands in the door, looking for trouble.
PC4 (Allie): I laugh giddily to myself as I check out the bookshelves.
DM: Who let the f***ing LARPer in?

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I just don't see the appeal to that second one, but whatever.

-TRRW

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

We've always mixed first and third-person, depending on circumstance. Usually first person when interacting with the DM ("I'll fire an arrow at the charging minotaur") and third-person when talking strategy with the other players ("Ok, so Redgar will head to the blacksmith to get his sword repaired while Mialee gets drunk in the tavern.")

 

[Slife]

What a railroad!

 

[Pants]

We've always mixed first and third-person, depending on circumstance. Usually first person when interacting with the DM ("I'll fire an arrow at the charging minotaur") and third-person when talking strategy with the other players ("Ok, so Redgar will head to the blacksmith to get his sword repaired while Mialee gets drunk in the tavern.")

Ditto.

I talk in 3rd-person every once in a while (when playing D&D), it's not badwrong.

 

[caudor]

That's how you play it? We always spoke in 4th person

 

[Pants]

That's how you play it? We always spoke in 4th person

Well, now see... THAT's badwrong.

 

[jgbrowning]

For the longest time my group spoke in 1st person but then I finally got them to use 3rd. Now we mostly use 3.5 person.

joe b.

 

[Crothian]

For the longest time my group spoke in 1st person but then I finally got them to use 3rd. Now we mostly use 3.5 person.

joe b.

We are the same way. Those days of second person though were really confusing at times.