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Old 14th June 2007, 02:33 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ashrem Bayle
What is it about 3.5 that pushed you away?
I try not to think of it in quite those terms. So, let me try to tell you: What I learned from 3e...
  • I'd been on a path towards more minimalist systems before 3e appeared. Eventually, it showed me that I had been on the right path...for me.
  • That I need to let D&D (any edition) be D&D. While there's certainly some flexibility, D&D shines brightest when I just let it be itself. If I want to create a fantasy world significantly different than the "ambient D&D fantasy world", I'm better off going with Gurps or Risus or almost anything else.
  • I prefer fewer (as jdrakeh said it) situation-specific modifiers. (Although I'm still not sure that really captures what I mean.)
  • Having different rules for PCs & monsters is OK. In fact, it can be very good design to have different rules for PCs & monsters.
  • There are lots of things that don't need any rules at all.
  • When evaluating a rule in a game, I have to look past face-value. What are the wider implications of this rule? (This is kind of indirect, since 3e made many changes I would have made to D&D, which seemed to help me appreciate the older rule in a new light.)
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