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D&D General What elements does D&D need to keep?

Thread starter JEB
Start date Mar 17, 2021

Which of the following elements should D&D keep in future editions?

Using multiple types of dice
Votes: 110 84.6%
Ability scores (Str, Dex, Con, Int, Wis, Cha)
Votes: 115 88.5%
Distinct character races/lineages
Votes: 97 74.6%
Distinct character classes
Votes: 124 95.4%
Alignment
Votes: 45 34.6%
Backgrounds
Votes: 49 37.7%
Multiclassing
Votes: 59 45.4%
Feats
Votes: 55 42.3%
Proficiencies
Votes: 59 45.4%
Levels
Votes: 121 93.1%
Experience points
Votes: 56 43.1%
Hit points
Votes: 113 86.9%
Hit dice
Votes: 52 40.0%
Armor Class
Votes: 104 80.0%
Lists of specific equipment
Votes: 59 45.4%
Saving throws
Votes: 100 76.9%
Surprise
Votes: 40 30.8%
Initiative
Votes: 87 66.9%
Damage types
Votes: 63 48.5%
Lists of specific spells
Votes: 91 70.0%
Conditions
Votes: 57 43.8%
Deities
Votes: 39 30.0%
Great Wheel cosmology
Votes: 26 20.0%
World Axis cosmology
Votes: 11 8.5%
Creature types
Votes: 57 43.8%
Challenge ratings
Votes: 26 20.0%
Lists of specific magic items
Votes: 75 57.7%
Advantage/disadvantage
Votes: 64 49.2%
Other (please specify)
Votes: 4 3.1%

Poll closed Mar 24, 2021.

JEB

Legend

Mar 26, 2021

#171

Conclusions for this poll here.

For a comparison of this poll vs. the "feel" poll, see here.

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D&D General What elements does D&D need to keep?

Which of the following elements should D&D keep in future editions?

Using multiple types of dice

Ability scores (Str, Dex, Con, Int, Wis, Cha)

Distinct character races/lineages

Distinct character classes

Alignment

Backgrounds

Multiclassing

Feats

Proficiencies

Levels

Experience points

Hit points

Hit dice

Armor Class

Lists of specific equipment

Saving throws

Surprise

Initiative

Damage types

Lists of specific spells

Conditions

Deities

Great Wheel cosmology

World Axis cosmology

Creature types

Challenge ratings

Lists of specific magic items

Advantage/disadvantage

Other (please specify)

JEB

Legend

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