D6 vs. D20

[TheDoctor]

What's your preference?

My opinion, shortly put is this: friends don't let friends play D20.

But I have to admit that they source books they're putting out are very nicely done, but I refuse to direct any money to that franchise.
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[masque]

Considering this is a D6 only forum, I doubt you'd find many here who prefer D20.
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[vong]

Even though this is a D6 forum, i have seen this type of topic pop up a few times

D6, no contest
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[Grimace]

Well, if people know anything about me, I think it's pretty obvious that I'm D6 all the way!

Even when you consider the new material, Saga edition, I'd still much rather use D6. Saga is moving closer to D6, but there are still parts of it that prompt a nervous twitch in my eye. While it's substantially better, complexity wise, than the OCR or RCR, it's still clunky.

They way I look at it, since the D20 games seem to be moving closer and closer to D6, why don't they just take that final jump and PLAY D6!

Sure, D6 has a couple of hiccups with things, but as a whole the system is much more smooth, simple to learn, simple to teach, easy to make things for and generally lends itself to more cinematic play than any of the D20 incarnations do.

In the long run, I have a gut feeling that all prior versions to whatever will be the "last" game version Star Wars will be in for D20, will be forever lost and forgotten. While D6 went through 3 editions during it's run (1st, 2nd and 2nd R&E) for the most part the game system stayed the same. A character created in 1st edition can still be used in a 2nd R&E game with very minimal alterations. The same cannot be said for D20's OCR, RCR, Saga editions. A character created in OCR has absolutely no hope of being compatible with a Saga game. While an OCR could go to RCR with some tweaks, Saga made it so pretty much everything prior was worthless. They basically threw out the baby with the bathwater, so to speak. So with the OCR and RCR relegated to obsolescence and incompatability, I don't think you'll see many sites like this one that will keep their flames alive.

I'd much rather play a game....and HEY, I do!.....that can be compatable with pretty much any version of the game system that came out for it. I'd much rather play a game where things are simple, fast, easy to understand, and there's a plethora of information for it! So for me, it's D6!

[TheDoctor]

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[jmanski]

D6! I'll take buckets of dice over volumes of rules any day....
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[Ray]

Well, I'm going to be the Devil's Advocate on this one!

Let's see, the advantages of D20 are...

Um...

Let's see...

Wait! No... No, never mind...

[Karae]

After my D6 Campaign ended, I'm playing in a Saga game at the moment, as an Astromech droid.

I dunno if it's just the GM's style (he's not run for us before), or if it's down to the game mechanics, but it ALL seems to be combat, which leaves me stuck with nothing to do for long periods in the game sessions.

I think I'm going to be playing Mahjong in those tonight

I am looking forwards to the next game however, which is going to be Star Wars, using the Hero System.

[noctum_carpe]

Im sorry to hear that Karae.
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[Doomhead]

I thought long and hard about this one, so here's my 2 cents worth..

D6: More cinimatic, easier to learn and play (A couple of six sided dice, pen, paper, a couple of rule books and your good to go), able to change the rules to meet your objectives.... etc

D20: Hack and slash for skill points (or whatever they use) harder to understand. Smells like D&D.... etc...

Plus D6 just feels more like starwars, if you know what I mean!!


OK so I really didn't think that long and hard about it.... D6 all the way!!!
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[Karae]

You mean lining the AT-AT and AT-ST minis up behind the R5 figure I use for my droid?

Hmm... I might try that next week

[Revenant]

I own all the D20 SW stuff. It's mostly used for information towards a D6 game that we have going on at the moment. The players are seeming to like it better than D20.

D20 SW is nothing but AD&D. It's like all they've done is turned out to play like an MMORPG.

"Ok, you kill the viceroy, he explodes into 86,000 credits. You gain 10,000XP and a +3 Double Lightsaber."

They have designed it to revolve around combat... combat with thier minis... that they want you to purchace...

Seriously, WotC has destroyed the RPGs I used to love (D&D and SW). However, while I may not perfer them, my players do. So for gifts I get D&D books and SW books and in return I do my best to run a great game for them.

In short, I'm neutral. Any system has it's place as long as you're having a great time with it.
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