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D&D Sunday Morning Quiz - Which Edition?
Posted by Yax on June 22, 2008

DNDSMQ 06-22-08

This week’s quiz will test 2 things. First it will test your knowledge of the different D&D editions. And it will also test the new quiz A.I. - I’m dropping the psychological modifier. I realized that the bonus or penalty to the final score really depends on how the A.I. feels, not on how screwed up you are. I hope that 6+ months of negative psychological modifier won’t leave permanent marks on your psyche!

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This week’s quiz - WHICH EDITION(S)?

PHB has a wizard fighting small winged creatures on the cover:

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D, 1st edition
  • AD&D, 2nd edition
  • D&D 3.x
  • D&D 4

PHB has a big demonic altar on the cover:

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D, 1st edition
  • AD&D, 2nd edition
  • D&D 3.x
  • D&D 4

Elf is a class:

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D, 1st edition
  • AD&D, 2nd edition
  • D&D 3.X edition
  • D&D 4th edition

Warlord is a class:

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D, 1st edition
  • AD&D, 2nd edition
  • D&D 3.X edition
  • D&D 4th edition

The edition that introduced the paladin class in its core books:

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D, 1st edition
  • AD&D, 2nd edition
  • D&D 3.X edition
  • D&D 4th edition

Dragons are awesome:

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D, 1st edition
  • AD&D, 2nd edition
  • D&D 3.X edition
  • D&D 4th edition

Which year was each edition published?

  • Basic D&D
  • AD&D 1st Edition
  • AD&D 2nd Edition
  • D&D 3.0
  • D&D 3.5
  • D&D 4

How great is Dungeon Mastering?

  • It’s just great.
  • It’s awesome.
  • It’s uber-awesome.
  • It’s red-dragon-awesome.

Rating: 3.8/5 (4 votes cast)

25 Responses »

  1. Your score before A.I. moodification: 104 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +7 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 111%

    You know everything about Dungeons & Dragons history! Maybe you can use that knowledge to pickup girls/guys/both? (whatever you’re into)

    Oh yeah! One more pickup line for me!

  2. >>> Your score before A.I. moodification: 52 / 100
    >>> The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +2 bonus.
    >>>
    >>> YOUR SCORE: 54%

    I like the new “moodification”.

  3. Your score before A.I. moodification: 71 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +3 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 74%

    Astounding! You passed! You must have been playing D&D for a long time!

    Hooray! :)

  4. Your score before A.I. moodification: 38 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +1 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 39%

    Mmmmm. I suck. Even with the modifier.

  5. Your score before A.I. moodification: 94 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a bad mood and gives you a -3 penalty.

    YOUR SCORE: 91%

    Almost perfect! Maybe it’s time to get a life?

  6. That was a fun one. Needless to say the AI hates me.

  7. “Your score before A.I. moodification: 104 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a bad mood and gives you a -4 penalty.
    YOUR SCORE: 100%
    You know everything about Dungeons & Dragons history! Maybe you can use that knowledge to pickup girls/guys/both? (whatever you’re into)”

    I rock.

  8. Your score before A.I. moodification: 104 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +5 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 109%

    You know everything about Dungeons & Dragons history! Maybe you can use that knowledge to pickup girls/guys/both? (whatever you’re into)

    Although I think I could make that work for me… ((Hey any pickup line if said correctly will get a laugh)) but then my wife might get a little mad at me.

  9. The edition that introduced the paladin class in its core books:

    * AD&D 2nd Edition

    Ok, somebody’s gonna have to explain this one to me, since there are paladins in my copy of the 1e PHB.

    - Brian

  10. Well, I can explain that easily. I screwed up! You should still have had the points for answering correctly.

  11. 66 not bad for someone with no rules

  12. Your score before A.I. moodification: 108 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +8 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 116%

    You know everything about Dungeons & Dragons history! Maybe you can use that knowledge to pickup girls/guys/both? (whatever you’re into)

    makes sense, since when I took my MtG judges test for WotC, when asked “why do you want to be a judge?” I put “because chicks DIGG it” !

  13. Your score before A.I. moodification: 99 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +11 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 110%

    You know everything about Dungeons & Dragons history! Maybe you can use that knowledge to pickup girls/guys/both? (whatever you’re into)

    Can, will, and do…

  14. Fun, even if I tanked and scored only 49%. Disappointing.

    Publication Dates did me in, and the tricksome first question!

    One fussy note: Basic D&D is *not* the version published in 1973. The 1973 version is usually referred to as Original Dungeons & Dragons these days. Basic D&D most commonly refers to the 1981 Basic/Expert ruleset (aka Moldvay/Cook for its editors), though it can also mean the 1977 John Eric Holmes version or the 1983 Frank Mentzer edition. See Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels

  15. Thanks for the history Max

  16. Your score before A.I. moodification: 90 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a bad mood and gives you a -7 penalty.
    YOUR SCORE: 83% **Lets Hear it for guessing on dates**

    You know, i don’t believe i have ever got a positive modifer… YAX HATES ME :(

  17. No. No. I don’t hate anyone. It’s the “website’s A.I”. Really.

  18. Your score before A.I. moodification: 43 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +2 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 45%

    I apparently know nothign of editions before second, which makes sense since I started with second edition

    BTW: my blog address has changed temporairly to chornjr.myscoutserver.com

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  20. Your score before A.I. moodification: 52 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +2 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 54%

    i bet if i really thought about my answers, i would have done alot worse

    @BaldOrc

    moodification….thats cute :)

  21. It told me I shouldn’t tell my friends my score.

  22. Your score before A.I. moodification: 52 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +3 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 55%

    You did alright. But I wouldn’t tell my score to my friends if I were you.

    I’m good at following advice ^^.

  23. I got 48% - not good :)

    Red dragon goodness: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM4e_wp4_1280.jpg

  24. Your score before A.I. moodification: 52 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +5 bonus.

    YOUR SCORE: 57%

    I’m actually *really* bad at history in general, so this doesn’t surprise me.

  25. Your score before A.I. moodification: 108 / 100
    The website’s A.I. is in a good mood and gives you a +7 bonus.
    YOUR SCORE: 115%
    You know everything about Dungeons & Dragons history! Maybe you can use that knowledge to pickup girls. wow, cool.

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