* * * Wizards Community Thread * * * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thread : OOP Poll Started at 03-10-04 03:45 AM by nolanjwerner Visit at http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=198346 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 1] Author : nolanjwerner Date : 03-10-04 03:45 AM Thread Title : OOP Poll Dungeons and Dragons OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: PSIONICS: ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: FAVOURITE WEAPON: LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: FAVOURITE NWP: LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: If you can think of any to add then please do. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 2] Author : Yorlum Date : 03-10-04 07:55 AM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll Originally posted by nolanjwerner Dungeons and Dragons OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Thief, Magic User, Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Paladin, Cavalier, Monk FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: ? We only had MU and IL LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: see above FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: G1-2-3 LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Tomb of Horrors FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Played Homebrew, so N/A LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: see above FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: City State of the Invincible Overlord LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Forgotten Realms [Appropriate name! Elminster mus die!] FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: 1st ed PHB. ODD was nice, but it was the 1st ed PHB that hooked me on the game LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Fiend Folio Ugly pictures, strange ans somewhat gothic monsters... FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: ??? LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Nolan, I guess you're a 2nd edder, huh? Well, I don't have answers, as I am not, but that's cool... PSIONICS: are for Weenies ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: First Ed MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Dieties and Demigods [Who actually is going to fight against Odin? Do we really need the AC and HP of Gods?] MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: 1st Ed DMG. With that, I had everything I needed to create and run a campaign, from charts, to NPC rules, to magic items, even the monster index so I didn't need the MM! All for $10!!! MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Command. Properly used, the most versatile low-level spell on the list for any spellcaster. FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Sleep. Can you say 1st level death spell? FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Inferno [JG] One of my players told me to 'Go to hell' So I did! FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Any up until 53 Last call for Finieous Fingers! FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: never read FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Giants in the Earth series FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: nope ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: R/P FAVOURITE WEAPON: for Clerics, Mace, Druids, Scimitar, Thieves Shortsword, Fighters, Longsword, Magic Users Staff LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Two handed sword FAVOURITE NWP: nope LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: Nope If you can think of any to add then please do. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 3] Author : Thailfi Date : 03-10-04 09:53 AM 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Magic-User, Ranger, Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Assassin, Barbarian, Druid FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Transmuter LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Necromancer FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Giant Series through Demonweb Pit LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Time of Troubles FR Starter FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Planescape LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Greyhawk FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: All of the Planes Boxsets LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: All of the Greyhawk Gazettes FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Player's Handbook LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Fiend Folio FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Not a handbook, but I loved the 2e Forgotten Realms Pantheon and Specialty Priest books. LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: All of them were pretty useless except the Humanoid Handbook. PSIONICS: Need to be nerfed a little (add saving throws) but okay. ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: 1e and 2e mix MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Wilderness Survival Guide MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Dungeon Master's Guide MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: 2e psionic telepathy powers FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: heal FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: stoneskin FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Never Used FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Best of Dragon, Volume III FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: The one with "A Rose for Talakra" FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Revised 1e Monk rules FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: See above ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: All three FAVOURITE WEAPON: Long Sword LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Mancatcher FAVOURITE NWP: blindfighting LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: don't have one, all can add character -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 4] Author : rogueattorney Date : 03-10-04 10:39 AM 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Magic-User, Thief, Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: None, really FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: What's a specialist wizard? LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Ditto FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: B2 Keep on the Borderland LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: X9 The Savage Coast FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Mystara (with Greyhawk quickly gaining ground) LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: I seem to have FORGOTTEN its name... Riding the Dragon Lance railroad comes in a close second. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: The Hollow World LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Red Steel FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: HW4 Night Howlers LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: anything 2e Mystara related FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Never owned one LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: ditto PSIONICS: are good for making demons more powerful, and are bad in the hands (or is that heads?) of player characters ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: Original (assuming by original, you are including all non-3.xe, and non-Advanced, Dungeons & Dragons) MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Anything 2e MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: The Gazetteer series is simply amazing. MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: (1) Close your eyes, (2) open up any 2e sourcebook to a random page, (3) point at random spot on page. FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: I assume by 'priest', you mean cleric. Contact Higher Plane FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: I assume by 'wizard', you mean magic-user. Charm Person FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Judges Guild's Caverns of Thracia FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Get em' all on the CD-Rom archive! FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: Never read it. FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Gary Gygax's alignment discussions in the very early issues. FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: Never read it. ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: Why are these mutually exclusive? Most newbies would probably refer to my campaigns as hack and slash. But if you were to try to 'hack and slash' everything you run into, your characters would die quick, grisly deaths. FAVOURITE WEAPON: Spear LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: None FAVOURITE NWP: NWP? north west pole?... near wide position?... number with priority?... nimble wax poke?... nexus white prevent? (We don't use non-weapon proficiencies or skills.) LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: See above R.A. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 5] Author : Cessna182 Date : 03-10-04 11:15 AM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: Started playing in 1980. 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Paladin, Fighter, Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Bard, Assassin, Illusionist FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: A what now? Illusionist, I suppose LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: ? FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: 1e - The Slavers (A1-4) 2e - Return to the Tomb of Horrors. Took a poor, old player-killer and made it into an interesting, if grim, tale. LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Tomb of Horrors, the original. Just an exercise in instant death. Just saying "wham, you're dead" does not make for a fun game. But when revised with "Return" it became an interesting adventire. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Dark Sun. Yeah, it's 2e based - oh, well. LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Forgotten Realms. Bleah. Spelljammer is a close second. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Dark Sun, City by the Silt Sea. LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Elves of Athas. LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Complete Psionicist. LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Complete Wizard. PSIONICS: Yes, in a Dark Sun campaign. I never used them elsewhere, as I thought they were an unnecessary complication. ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: I started with 1e, and that's where my heart is. I misssed 2e for the most part, but played Dark Sun later using those rules. I never even looked at Skills & Powers. MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: I never liked doing the math for THAC0. "Seventeen plus negative four, plus..." Just give me a chart, or do it 3e style. Also: Level limits for non/demi-humans. FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Cure serious wounds FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Fireball FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): City State of the Invincible Overlord. FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: "Best of Volume 1" FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: Never really bought it. FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Wormy! FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: ? ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: A nice balance of the three. FAVOURITE WEAPON: Ballista. LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Kender hoopak. FAVOURITE NWP: Survival LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: ? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 6] Author : Michael Proteau Date : 03-10-04 11:37 AM Thread Title : poll response EXPERIENCE: playing since 1981 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Ranger Bard Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS:Assassin, Cavalier, Fighter FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Illusionist LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Diviner FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: White Plume Mountain LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Beyond the Crystal Cavern FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Wilderlands/City State of the Invincible Overlord (Greyhawk close second) LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Dark Sun FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Wilderlands of High Fantasy LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: anything Dark Sun FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK:Rogues Gallery/Fantastic Personalities LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Oriental Adventures FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Bards LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Psionicists PSIONICS: still not done right but nice idea ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS:1st (with 2nd Ed Bard) MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Dark Sun MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: City State of the Invincible Overlord MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE:level limits for non-humans FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Blade Barrier FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Bigby's Hand spells FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Inferno FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE:67 (first I bought) FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: didn't get many FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Astral Pane from 67 FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: n/a ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: mix of all 3 with lots of action and dramatic tension FAVOURITE WEAPON: brain and when that fails a good morning star LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON:polearms FAVOURITE NWP: tumbling LEAST FAVOURITE NWP n/a -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 7] Author : Hiryu Date : 03-10-04 12:19 PM EXPERIENCE: Introduced to roleplaying with AD&D during early 90's. Can't remember the exact year, right now. 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Ninja, Wizard/Magic User and Paladin. 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Druid, Psionic and Assasin. FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Illusionist. LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Necromancer. FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: I'd say that's a tie between The Fall of Myth Drannor and the original Vecna trilogy. LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: The original Tomb of Horrors. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Forgotten Realms. LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Spelljammer, followed very closely by Planescape. Both are one big, resounding POS. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Oriental Adventures. LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Maztica. I am proud of my Aztec heritage, and this crap actually made me feel insulted. FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Player's Option - Spells & Magic. LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: The Book of Wondrous Inventions. FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Complete Ninja's Handbook. LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Complete Psionics' Handbook. PSIONICS: No, thank you. ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: 1ed, 2ed, S&P, and currently, own 2.5 edition. MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Fiend Folio. MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: The Spell Compendiums. MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: Psionics. FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Create Food and Drink. FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: It's got to be a tie between Cantrip and Shocking Grasp. FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): S'queeze me? FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Back then I could not afford it, what with import fees and all that rot. But I am trying to track down the CD. FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: Same as above. FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: See above. FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: Again, see above. ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: Roleplaying with problem solving. I might throw in a hack&slash adventure for my players every now and then, tho. FAVOURITE WEAPON: Katana. LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Vorpal Sword. FAVOURITE NWP: Blind Fighting. LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: Uhm..... none, actually. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 8] Author : Edgewaters Date : 03-10-04 08:02 PM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Magic-user, Thief, Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Halfling, Dwarf, Druid FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: huh? LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: see above FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Night's Dark Terror LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Earthshaker FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Mystara! LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: everything else except Greyhawk. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Principalities of Glantri LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Ierendi FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Rules Compendium is the only thing ever published for D&D that deserves the title 'complete handbook' PSIONICS: Who needs 'em ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: Original MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: all 2e, 3e books MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Companion boxed set MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: multi-classing FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: cure light wounds! FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Stoneform FAVOURITE WEAPON: swords are good. I like the halberd too. LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: sling. FAVOURITE NWP: You mean General Skill. Toss up between bargaining and appraisal. LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: lip-reading. How often are you really gonna use this. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 9] Author : Wyrmbane Date : 03-10-04 09:19 PM EXPERIENCE: Playing since 1979. 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Fighter, Priest, Rogue 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: N/A FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Galantrian Mage LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: N/A FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Hard to say LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Tomb of Horrors FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: T1-4 through Q1 LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Not sure FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Not sure LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Spelljammer FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Don't think I have a favorite LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Most of the Spelljammer stuff FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Elves? LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: N/A PSIONICS: Never really used them, even though I have the books ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: No real preference, as long as the adventure/campaign is good MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Spelljammer MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Hard to say what is the most usefull MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: Sure there is one, but I can't think of one right now FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Don't have one FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Wall of Ice FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): N/A FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Don't have one FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: Never really read them. FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Hard to say. FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: Out of the magazine? ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: A good mix of all. FAVOURITE WEAPON: Zwiehander LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Darts FAVOURITE NWP: Toss-up between Awareness, Alertness, or Blind-Fighting LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: Don't really have one -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 10] Author : Temmogen Date : 03-11-04 09:23 AM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll Originally posted by nolanjwerner Dungeons and Dragons OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES:Thief/Illusionist/Bard 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS:Cleric/Paladin/Cavalier FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD:Illusionist LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD:Diviner FAVOURITE ADVENTURE:Die Vecne, Die LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE:X2 FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK:Ithilliad PSIONICS:are the great equalizer ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS:1st & 2nd MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE:Kobolds are Giants? FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL:CLW FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL:Fireball FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE:#55 FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE:New Bards ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING:50% of both FAVOURITE WEAPON:Longbow LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON:Dagger FAVOURITE NWP:Calligraphy If you can think of any to add then please do. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 11] Author : stanles Date : 03-12-04 01:58 AM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll Dungeons and Dragons OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: since 1984 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Magic-user, Thief, Dwarf 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Halfling, ..., ... FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: me am OD&D LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: as above FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Castle Amber LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: none that we played FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Mystara LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Forgotten Realms FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Hollow World boxed set LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Dawn of the Emperors boxed set FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Principalities of Glantri Gazetteer LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Kingdom of Ierendi Gazetteer FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: pfft LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: pfft PSIONICS: pass ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: original MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Advanced D&D MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Gazetteer series MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: favourite cleric spell FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: favourite magic-user spell FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): ? FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: they're mostly all pretty good value, buy the CD FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: and the CD for this is coming out when? FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Princess Ark series FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: - ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: problem solving FAVOURITE WEAPON: longsword LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: bolas FAVOURITE NWP: dunno really LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: same -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 12] Author : Magespawn Date : 03-13-04 01:33 AM Dungeons and Dragons OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: 1978 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES:Elven Glantrian Mage,Human Priest of Thoth,Elven HolySlayer. 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS:Like them all except "see below" FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: "see above" LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Illlusionist FAVOURITE ADVENTURE:To many to list. LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Tomb of :rolleyes:hores! FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN:T,A,Q series LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN:Anything to do w/ spelljammer FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION:Most of them are useful. LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Spelljammer. FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Like them all. LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: "see above" FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK:Elves LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Priest PSIONICS:Like it. ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: 2e w/ some 2.5e MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Spelljammer MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: The Wizard/Priest Spell Compendiums. MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: 1e thieves skill chart :thumbsdow: & non-human level limits. FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL:Resurrection FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL:Sun Bolt FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Arduin FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: All FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: All FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: All FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE:"see above" ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: A mix of all. FAVOURITE WEAPON: Dagger/ staff LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Whip FAVOURITE NWP: Tactics of Magic LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: All are useful -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 13] Author : Rhineglade Date : 03-13-04 11:54 PM EXPERIENCE: 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Wizard, Sorcerer, Cleric 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Assassin, Cavalier (wtf), Bard FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Enchanter LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Transmuter FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Queen of the Demonweb Pits LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Dungeonland! FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: World of Greyhawk LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Forgotten Realms FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Deities & Demigods (1e) LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Unearthed Arcana FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Elves LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: All the rest PSIONICS: Not utilized enough. In 1e, even the gods had them. ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: First Edition MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Mystara MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: ICE's MERP MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: any cure spell FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: magic missile FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Elves FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: Hack and Slash FAVOURITE WEAPON: Long sword LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: pole arms FAVOURITE NWP: None LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: All -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 14] Author : Zythrst Greyeyes Date : 03-15-04 04:53 PM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: Only 13 years so basically I'm a noob 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES:Mage, Specialist Wizard, Cleric(yes I'm one of those.) 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS:don't really dislike any i've plaid I suppose i've played Theives, Druids and Bards less often FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Conjurer LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD:Necromancer, its not that I hate them its just I don't like how they got catered to, where's my Conjurers handbook dammit. FAVOURITE ADVENTURE:The only mods we've evered really played are those CD ones for 2e Mystara so I'd say Mark of Amber LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE:See above. Definatly the one that came in the Karameikos box set, that was vile. Especially because everybody refered to each other by class name. FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN:Mystara/Glantri. Al-Qadimis a close second LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN:Forgotten Realms FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION:Glantri Kingdom of Magic for Mystara/ Wrath of the Imortals This is a Tie. LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION:Netheril for Forgotten Realms, though I suppose this was supposed to be a campaign in and of itself. FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Not sure what you mean, but I'll say Joshauns Almanac LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK:dunno FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK:Gnomes and Halflings/Elves mostly for the descriptives not for the kits. LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK:Barbarians PSIONICS: Sometimes ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS:Second with some Combat and Tactics MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL:Entangle FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL:Darsons Firery Cube FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING:Roleplaying FAVOURITE WEAPON: Quarterstaff LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON:Arquebuss FAVOURITE NWP:Ancient History LEAST FAVOURITE NWP:Weather Sense(just how my dm makes this practacly useless) If you can think of any to add then please do. [/B][/QUOTE] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 15] Author : Borrowed Thyme Date : 03-16-04 03:12 AM EXPERIENCE: about 4 or 5 years, I'm only 18 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Cleric, Bard, Ranger 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASSES: Mage, Psionicist, Paladin FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Abjurer LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Illusionist FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Keep on the borderlands LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Not sure FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Forgotten Realms/Homebrew LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Dark Sun FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Not sure LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION:Not sure FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: The 'Golden Huzuz' for Al Quadim LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Not sure FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Bards' LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK:Priests PSIONICS: Rarely ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: 2E MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: N/A MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: N/A MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: Certain homerules... FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Cure light wounds FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Enerate FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): N/A FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: # 80 FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: N/A FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: That city one in #80 FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: N/A ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: Roleplaying/hack & slash FAVOURITE WEAPON: Shortbow LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Shuriken FAVOURITE NWP: Swimming LEAST FAVOURITE NWP:weaponsmithing/armourer -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 16] Author : Greyhack Date : 03-16-04 05:08 AM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: 24 years, started when I was 8 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Cleric, Magic-User, Halfling 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Mystic, Druid, Dwarf FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Diviner* LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Necromancer (WAY to cliche and overdone)* FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Keep on the Borderlands LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Drums on Fire Mountain FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Greyhawk, with Known World/Mystara a very close second LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Spelljammer FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Greyhawk: From the ashes LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Hollow World (for KW/Mystara) FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Book of Marvelous Magic (Basic D&D, not the online d20 one) LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Scarlet Brotherhood (for Greyhawk) FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Wizards* LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Priests* PSIONICS: ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: None of the above! (OD&D/Basic D&D had psionics?) MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Complete Psionics handbook MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: Elves can cast MU spells in armor?!?! FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: (good ol') Cure Light Wounds FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Floating Disk FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): Little Keep on the Borderlands (great expansion/supplement to the original) FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Any one with a Princess Ark article FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: Don't use it (except for d20 modern minigame stuff and Greyhawk articles in Polyhedron) FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Voyage of the Princess Ark (series) FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: NA ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: A mix of all of them FAVOURITE WEAPON: Staff LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Katana FAVOURITE NWP: None, really, I used them all but didn't have a fave LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: None, really, I used them all but didn't have a fave * I don't play much 1e or 2e anymore, but I did for a long time, so I can comment on them knowledgeably -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 17] Author : OlafTheUnbathed Date : 03-17-04 06:05 PM Thread Title : Re: OOP Poll EXPERIENCE: 25 years 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: White Box: Fighting Man, Cleric, Magic User 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: 2e Specialist Wizard, 2e Sphere Priest, 2.5e Anything w. Kits or Skills & Powers FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: AD&D 1e Illusionist subclass LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: All FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: All Dragonlance FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Homebrew LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Forgotten Realms FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Planescape - way out of character for me! LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: The Sargent Greyhawk dreck FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Eldritch Wizardry LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Volo's Guide to Anything FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Wizards LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: All the rest PSIONICS: Bleh. Who got Sci-fi in my Medieval Fantasy? (Answer: Brian Blume, co-destroyer of TSR) ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: Yes, yes, the good bits, and heck no. MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Er, didn't we already cover this? MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: See above. MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: UA Cavalier d% ability levelups FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Prayer FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Lightning Bolt FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): None FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: Best of Dragon #1 FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: None FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: Nogard FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: None ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: Yes, yes and yes. FAVOURITE WEAPON: Quarter Staff. Anyone can use one. Innocuous walking stick. Always ready; drop and grab best weapon after surprise. LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: All the cavalry polearms FAVOURITE NWP: None LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: None -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 18] Author : ElFenrir Date : 03-25-04 01:08 AM EXPERIENCE: 16 years, on and off 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Fighter, Magic-User, 1e Assassin 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Paladin(can't get into them as a player, but I really don't dislike any other classes) FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Necromancer LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Illusionist(though I really don't hate any of them, i'd probably least likely play this) FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Tomb of Horrors LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: Quagmire FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Ravenloft LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: Birthright(never got the point of this) FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Not sure here LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: Here either. FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Manual of the Planes LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Don't know here. FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Wizards LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Priests PSIONICS: Pretty cool idea. ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: 1e! MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Not sure MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Not Sure MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: Demihuman level limits FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: I have a soft spot for the underutilized Heroes Feast FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: I have a soft spot for Enervation FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): dont' know FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: for the next few q's, I never subscribed when I was a kid; don't know here FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: A mix of all three FAVOURITE WEAPON: Warhammer LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: Anything can be useful, even a dinner fork. :) FAVOURITE NWP: Cooking. A way to a person't heart is through their tummy. (And this goes for everyone from a kindly fighter to an assassin. :D) LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: Don't have one. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 19] Author : DM Zoc Date : 03-25-04 01:32 AM EXPERIENCE: 3 years, mostly as a player 3 FAVOURITE CLASSES: Paladin, Bard, Fighter/Wizard 3 LEAST FAVOURITE CLASS: Cleric, Druid, Ninja FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Conjurer LEAST FAVOURITE SPECIALIST WIZARD: Transmuter FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: n/a LEAST FAVOURITE ADVENTURE: n/a FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: n/a LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN: n/a FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: n/a LEAST FAVOURITE CAMPAIGN EXPANSION: n/a FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: Rome LEAST FAVOURITE SOURCEBOOK: n/a FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Bard LEAST FAVOURITE COMPLETE HANDBOOK: Ninja PSIONICS: No ORIGINAL, FIRST EDITION, SECOND EDITION OR SKILLS AND POWERS: Skills and Powers MOST USELESS SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: High Level Campaigns MOST USEFUL SOURCEBOOK/EXPANSION: Skills and Powers MOST RIDICULOUS AND IMBALANCED RULE: Clerics FAVOURITE PRIEST SPELL: Magic Stone FAVOURITE WIZARD SPELL: Turtle Soup FAVOURITE UNOFFICIAL ADVENTURE (NON TSR): n/a FAVOURITE DRAGON ISSUE: n/a FAVOURITE DUNGEON ISSUE: n/a FAVOURITE DRAGON ARTICLE: n/a FAVOURITE DUNGEON ADVENTURE: n/a ROLEPLAYING, HACK AND SLASH OR PROBLEM SOLVING: RP FAVOURITE WEAPON: Quarterstaff (Take that, rust monster) LEAST FAVOURITE WEAPON: any polearm (but not spears) FAVOURITE NWP: Healing LEAST FAVOURITE NWP: Rope Use -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded from Wizards Community (http://forums.gleemax.com) at 05-10-08 08:21 AM.