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Callista 01-11-05, 11:23 PM	A question for you guys: Is D&D the only pen and paper RPG you play? If so, why--money issues, or just a matter of it being your favorite? Have you tried others? For those of you who also play games other than D&D, do you feel it makes you a better player/DM? Or does it just mean you're trying to concentrate on too much at one time? Me, I'm a newbie to D&D and role-playing in general (well, one year--which makes me a newbie in a decades-old pastime); and D&D is the first I've tried. But, since I'm also a poor college student, any role-playing game is quite an investment... so, I'd appreciate opinions!
Draco Strang 01-11-05, 11:48 PM	Well, I made the jump from 2nd ed. a few years ago, and up until about 5 months ago, DnD was ALL i played pen and ink wise. However, I got the SWRPG bug, and I certainly dig it. It's a lot of fun. Their explanation of vitality and HP makes a lot more sense than HP, even if it is a tick more complicated (Not really though) Of course, that system is in unearthed arcana..... The only thing I don't like about SWRPG is the fact that even basic weapons do 2d8, 3d6, 2d10 damage. They're insanely powerful, and it's very easy to die in one hit. Makes you think a lot harder about rushing that defended position, and even a commoner has a chance at taking you out at low levels in one shot.
DrWorm 01-12-05, 02:13 AM	Nope, though due to lack of time D&D is the most often played I play: Star Wars (D6 and D20) Spycraft James Bond and am getting in to Modern
GreyLord 01-12-05, 02:54 AM	Currently I play AD&D 1e (which is a different game than the current D&D item) Warhammer RPG in addition to the 3.5 campaign. Currently that's what I'm playng in.
Levis 01-12-05, 03:20 AM	Only playing one RPG is like only drinking one wine. It may be a pleasurable experiance but you are missing out on a whole world of fun.
Wood Snake 01-12-05, 11:17 AM	I have been roleplaying since about 1977 and have played the following systems and/or games (that I can currently recall): DnD (all versions) Champions White Wolf (Vampire, Mage, Werewolf) Marvel Superheroes (original version) Call of Cthulu (Both versions) Torg Shadowrun Top Secret (TSR) Star Frontiers (TSR) Gamma World (TSR) DC Heros G.U.R.P.S Silver Age Sentinels Paranoia (orginal version) D20 Modern Cyberpunk Teenagers from OuterSpace It Came From The Late Late Show Big Eyes, Small Mouth (anime game) Boot Hill (TSR) Bunnies and Burrows (gurps) Kult James Bond Warhammer Star Wars (d20) Immortal There might be more, but this is all I can recall at the moment. Some of the more obscure ones were just played for a single campaign, just to do something different and to try them out. The following is just opinion and is not meant to challenge anyone or to engender any outrage: Of all the games I've played, DnD 3.5 is currently my favorite. It seems to have a good balance of flexabilty vs. simplicity. Debatable, I know, but I said good balance, not perfect balance. Some games have more flexability, but acheive it through greater complexity. Champions, for example. I know there are some who would argue that Champions is the paragon of simplicity, but for a math doofus such as myself, it's a bit confusing at times. Again, this is merely my opinion and not a challenge to your favorite system. I think the more systems you play, the more you start to understand the spirit of what the designers intended and rules interpretation becomes easier. Of course, thats just my opinion, I could be wrong. This concluds the opinion portion of this post. We now return you to your regularly scheduled postings.
Telperion 01-12-05, 11:25 AM	Me, I'm a newbie to D&D and role-playing in general (well, one year--which makes me a newbie in a decades-old pastime); and D&D is the first I've tried. But, since I'm also a poor college student, any role-playing game is quite an investment... so, I'd appreciate opinions! Well, aside from D&D I like: The World of Darkness, both the old one and the new incarnation. Grim and gritty from just about any aspect. Lots of dark shades and not that many Goody-two-shoe heroes running around. Well, I suppose that why they call it WoD. Rolemaster is really great if you like lots of rules and even more charts. Actually it's rather good if you have a GM who is patient enough to read all the material and wise enough to use a proper computer program to help himself out with all the rather tedious and lenghty calculations. Ars Magica. Being a grand old wizard is such wonderful thing...of course trying to become such a wizard can be just as much fun =). I have always enjoyed the political / occult twin powerplay of the Houses of Hermes. Those are the ones that come to mind immediately. I have played quite a few other ones as well, but these have been particular good, IMO.
AwAkEnD 01-12-05, 11:26 AM	No, certainly not the only one. This is what I've tried: Storyteller(Mage, Hunter, Demon, Exalted) Tri-stat(Ex Machina) The Riddle of Steel Heroquest Currently enjoying a campaign of Exalted and D&D :)
Habronicus 01-12-05, 11:31 AM	Is D&D the only pen and paper RPG you play? Nope. To me, that would be like looking at the tree and ignoring the forest. For those of you who also play games other than D&D, do you feel it makes you a better player/DM? Or does it just mean you're trying to concentrate on too much at one time? "Humans are creatures of habit". I don't remember who said that, but it holds true. That said, I noticed through the years that most RPGers have a tendency to be "attached" to the first system they played. Since D&D was the first RPG in existance, and has lived the longest, being active to this day, it's not too surprising that many people call it their favorite. I, on the other hand, didn't start with D&D, or any other comercial system for that matter, so I have a less emotional opinion on the matter. For the record, I started out as a player on a friend's homebrew system and, about one year later, created my very own homebrew system so I could GM on what I thought was a good rules system. Only later did I begin to look at comercial RPG's, D&D included, which helped me shape my homebrew system and campaign setting.
Aliquid 01-12-05, 01:37 PM	But, since I'm also a poor college student, any role-playing game is quite an investment... so, I'd appreciate opinions!A lot of people belive that, but I don't think so... As a DM, you need to buy books, but as a player, you don't really need to own much to role play. A friend of mine ran a Paranoia game (original rules) a couple years ago, and I joined in. I didn't buy anything, all I brought to the games was a pencil, my character sheet and a d20. Great fun was had by all! Same thing goes for an old school Basic D&D game (the old old rules) that I ran a while ago. None of the players had any books or supplies. I even had enough dice for them to share. This holds true for many RPGs. Sure, there are some like D&D 3.x where the rules are quite complex, and owning the player's handbook makes life easier, but not all games are like that.
Callista 01-12-05, 01:41 PM	Ah, but therein lies the problem... I would end up being the DM in just about any game I played, since the friends I play with don't want to DM something other than D&D (or don't have the skills to DM at all); and I would need whatever player's guide there was even if someone else did. (Just personal preference: I like to know how something works). Never said I didn't want to try other RPGs... just said I'd have to pick 'em carefully.
nyysjan 01-12-05, 01:48 PM	i like DnD most but have also played Runequest Praedor (Finish role playing game not in sale in english and some 3rd edition Gurps) my DM intends for as to switch to WoD Dark ages soon as long as i don't have to be the DM ill play any RPG that doesn't suck too much but i like dice and clear rules plus i just love DnD dragons :D
Aliquid 01-12-05, 01:56 PM	Ah, but therein lies the problem... I would end up being the DM in just about any game I played, since the friends I play with don't want to DM something other than D&D (or don't have the skills to DM at all); and I would need whatever player's guide there was even if someone else did. (Just personal preference: I like to know how something works). Never said I didn't want to try other RPGs... just said I'd have to pick 'em carefully.I can appreciate that. Well with luck, you might find just meet someone else who likes to DM :) Oh, as a side note: an interesting thing about Paranoia, is that it is against the rules for the players to so much as look at any of the books ;) That game is tons of fun if you have the right players.
e-z0r 01-12-05, 02:09 PM	Other RPGs aren't really as expensive as D&D. A lot of other games require just the one book to get going, where you have to get 3 for D&D. oWoD games came in one game one book style, and where D&D 3.5 cost about 90eur to get, Vampire: The Masquerade would cost somewhere around 40-50eur. Of course, at the time, a used set of 3.0 books could be found for about 30eur.
Mootilator 01-12-05, 03:38 PM	Here's my list, in no particular order: All Flesh Must Be Eaten (With Dungeons and Zombies and Fist Full o'Zombies settings) Hackmaster (1st Edition AD&D reincarnated) HERO 5th Edition Call of Cthulhu (D20 and Chaosium) d20 Modern Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Don't laugh, it's good although no longer in print) Rifts Deadlands Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing OGL Horror GURPS My favorites are D&D 3.5, Hackmaster, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, and Deadlands
StormKnight 01-12-05, 06:55 PM	All sorts of RPGs! Buffy, Legend of the Five Rings, Seventh Sea, Shadowrun, Feng Shui, Call of Cthulu and Deadlands are each great for their unique styles. BESM (non-D20) is great for heavy interaction and cross-genre games. Dragonstorm is a great game for fast paced action/adventure and works extremely well for spur of the moment play. Paranoia is good for relaxing hilarity. Rifts is a fantastic world...pity its almost unplayable. Fireborn looks extremly interesting and has a unique system, but I haven't had a chance to play it yet. Ironclaw is good for a very different scale of fantasy, with more "human" (odd phrase to use since its about animals) characters, an interesting combat system and a nice gradual but constant experience system. D&D is just one of many!
GreyLord 01-12-05, 10:45 PM	Oh I've played many more than what I listed...but I was under the impression he was asking which ones we play, as in are currently playing. I find that if you play as many as some of you are listing at the same time period...it really will dilute the roleplaying experience, or take up so much time out of your life that you'll never work and starve to death or some such thing as that. Personally, I don't agree with most of those above, in that I think it's a personal choice. I think those that stick to one system can have just as much enjoyment, and sometimes even more expertise about rules and other items in a single game system, than those that wander amongst other gamesystems. It's a personal choice I think.
SnowbearK 01-12-05, 11:57 PM	Y'know, I moved about 6 months ago into my new house, I've still got about 6 boxes of gaming materials waiting to be unpacked, and 2 bookcases sitting empty in my office. I'm afraid I'd accelerate the carpal tunnel that's building up quite nicely if I tried to list out all the PnP RPG's I've played and own. The only games I've been playing lately (since I moved) are D&D and D20 Future. Just don't have the time to build up a campaign or even a single adventure for any of the other systems. At one point though (years and years ago), I had 8 different groups going every week for OD&D, AD&D, WFRP, Marvel Superheroes Advanced, Shadowrun, TMNT, Rifts, and WEG's Star Wars. And I have to agree with Woodsnake, the more games you play, the better you understand the ideas and minds of the creators. On top of that, I also believe that it makes for a better DM -- as long as the DM in question can keep the rules for each game from getting mixed up in his head. :)
Mister Mayhem 01-13-05, 01:01 PM	Play only play 1 RPG? Are you insane? Currently I'm playing (or am prepping to play) 2 M&M games, 1 D&D game, and a Conan Game. And I'm DMing a D&D game, a Conan game, and an Underground RPG game. Mostly online, though. ---- Ahh, for those heady days of university, when all my gaming was face to face, and I was regularly playing WFRP, Basic D&D, AD&D, 2 different active larps, Minds Eye Theatre, Judge Dredd, a long running Star-Trek next Gen freeform, Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, as well as many iregular one-shots or short term campaigns in a variety of systems.
Yamo 01-13-05, 01:46 PM	I actually don't play D&D. Instead, I use classic D&D monsters, magic items and campaign settings in conjunction with the rules from other RPGs, such as FUDGE, HERO and Tri-Stat. I guess it's because I have fond memories of D&D from my childhood, but can't stand any incarnation of the D&D rules as an adult. This way, I can have my cake and eat it, too! :cool:
StormKnight 01-13-05, 03:39 PM	...as long as the DM in question can keep the rules for each game from getting mixed up in his head. I'm notorious for asking players for skill checks from the wrong game. Me: "Ok, make a Perception roll..." Player: "A what?" Me: "Err...spot. Make a spot roll..."