Would you Swap 3.5e for Exalted?

[JoeGKushner]

I voted no. I tried Exalted, and whilst I love the fluff I found the crunch really difficult to play.

The fluff is all about epic battles from rooftop to rooftop, dancing swords clashing in the setting sun, etc etc etc - however, the mechanics are about desperately trying to work how many dice you have to roll, how many you get to parry with...argh. Drove me beserk.

Give me 4e, thanks!

Tallarn, I'll thank you to get out of my brain.

Now if I knew someone who GMed this system and I could learn under them, it might be a different thing but lacking any of the "controls" that I'm used to in D&D or heck, even Hero where I can see the naked points, it proved a little too much for me although I've heard many a great game has been had with it.

 

[Khairn]

When I'm in the mood to play a high fantasy / high magic / high adventure game where I begin my adventuring career as a powerful hero and advance to the level of fighting the lesser (and greater?) gods themselves, I play Exalted. Outstanding setting, fun system and overall great game.

I really wish I could take advantage of the offer, but I only have 1 PHB, and I know I'll be using it in the future.

 

[DragonLancer]

Not in a million years.

You beat me to it.

 

[Jadeite]

No, because the books are going to be destroyed. And there´s not a lot things i hate more than books getting destroyed.

As someone who had to do this from time to time (while hating it) I totally agree with you. I wouldn't even sell my books, l much less destroying them.
I'm also already owning the 2nd Edition Exalted Rulebook. Great setting and system for monumental gaming. Much better suited for heroic duelling than D&D, but the options for dungeoncrawling and normal adventuring are rather limited. I rather see Exalted supplementing D&D than replacing it.
So a "no" from me.

 

[green slime]

Nope.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Nine Hells, no.

And if they don't want those D&D 3.5 books, I'm sure I can track down some people who could find better uses for them. There are many people sticking with the current edition, it seems.

 

[Celebrim]

Not a chance.

I might (conceptually) swap 4e for Exalted though.

Seems like a more even trade.

 

[Derro]

I am actually less bothered at their "graduating" ad slogan than the fact that they are willfully trying to take 3.5 books off the secondary market that could be used for future players.

Yeah, yeah. What he said.

I buy probably 75% of my books used or out of the bargain bin. I wonder if this will affect my supply lines for all the 3.x I was gonna snap up once 4e was released. Probably not but still... White Wolf's cutting my grass, man!

And no I wouldn't switch to Exalted. I find the fluff a little restrictive for the types of fantasy I like to play and the crunch too opaque, like most WW stuff.

 

[Davelozzi]

Nope. I think it's in bad taste, though at the same time I do find it sort of funny too.

 

[Scott_Rouse]

We all pooled our money and scrounged up enough to get one copy. We are in! I personally want off the D&D merry go round.