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<blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 7833861" data-attributes="member: 6750235"><p>Start with this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]114934[/ATTACH]</p><p>Other than divine channeling, magic isn't really baked into those classes outside of spell casting.</p><p></p><p>At no point is any other class fundamental to the game or necessary. Remove any spells you don't want, probably cantrips and rituals (the basic game plays fine without them for closer to the becmi feel). Add classes, feats, and spells you might want from the PHB. Cutting and adding can be as little or as much as you deem appropriate. 5e low spell slots automatically becomes low magic without at-will magic.</p><p></p><p>Use the DMG dials for optional rules listed. Slow healing, healer kit dependency, rest variants, and lingering injuries changes the game up quite a bit. That's what I'm talking about when you mentioned a Game of Thrones style.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't disagree with any of that. I'm saying 2e isn't low magic (I think we're all on the same page regarding that now) and 5e is pretty easy to go for the stated goals. It's just not that hard to say... </p><p></p><p>"The classes are barbarian, cleric, fighter, rogue, and wizard. I am using these optional rules. I have house ruled no cantrips or ritual casting. Here is the list of feats allowed. Here is the list of spells not allowed."</p><p></p><p>Paladin isn't necessary because of clerics, but if a person wants more fighter type allow EK and change the spells know option to be based on WIS and choose from paladin spells instead of wizard spells. Or just say "cleric".</p><p></p><p>I don't think 2e tweaking rules is better than 5e tweaking rules, but the 5e rules being more streamlined makes tweaks easier. I find 5e easy to work with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ashrym, post: 7833861, member: 6750235"] Start with this: [ATTACH type="full"]114934[/ATTACH] Other than divine channeling, magic isn't really baked into those classes outside of spell casting. At no point is any other class fundamental to the game or necessary. Remove any spells you don't want, probably cantrips and rituals (the basic game plays fine without them for closer to the becmi feel). Add classes, feats, and spells you might want from the PHB. Cutting and adding can be as little or as much as you deem appropriate. 5e low spell slots automatically becomes low magic without at-will magic. Use the DMG dials for optional rules listed. Slow healing, healer kit dependency, rest variants, and lingering injuries changes the game up quite a bit. That's what I'm talking about when you mentioned a Game of Thrones style. I don't disagree with any of that. I'm saying 2e isn't low magic (I think we're all on the same page regarding that now) and 5e is pretty easy to go for the stated goals. It's just not that hard to say... "The classes are barbarian, cleric, fighter, rogue, and wizard. I am using these optional rules. I have house ruled no cantrips or ritual casting. Here is the list of feats allowed. Here is the list of spells not allowed." Paladin isn't necessary because of clerics, but if a person wants more fighter type allow EK and change the spells know option to be based on WIS and choose from paladin spells instead of wizard spells. Or just say "cleric". I don't think 2e tweaking rules is better than 5e tweaking rules, but the 5e rules being more streamlined makes tweaks easier. I find 5e easy to work with. [/QUOTE]
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