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How Important is Magic to Dungeons and Dragons? - Third Edition vs Fourth Edition
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<blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 4788794" data-attributes="member: 23977"><p>Well see that's the issue I guess. </p><p></p><p> I'm completely satisfied by the rules not indicating what situations (aside from when it impacts other rules) the element would work in, because I will handle those, and I don't expect the designer to have thought of all situations.</p><p></p><p>The power says, "this is how it works." I expect it to be "self satisfying." I'm not using it for any other purpose then what it indicates. If I find at some point I don't accept that, then I change it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you're combining elements that shouldn't be combined.</p><p></p><p>Coke changed the recipe (rules) which upset a lot of people. It didn't cease to be their caramel colored trademark cola beverage. Just a new edition of the same concept (implied setting.) </p><p></p><p>Your Conan hyperbole is faulty. It implies that I'm arguing that a conan with a host of new powers and abilities would be the same. Which I am not. </p><p></p><p>I don't believe the characters are utilizing anything out of line with what was accepted in the older editions. </p><p></p><p>The old Conan was always able to lift insanely heavy objects, so the fact that the Conan in the new story lifts a huge bronze statue is not out of line.</p><p></p><p>Sure there might be a few areas where Conan's abilities get slightly more flashy, but not enough so that it constitutes a whole new "implied setting."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scribble, post: 4788794, member: 23977"] Well see that's the issue I guess. I'm completely satisfied by the rules not indicating what situations (aside from when it impacts other rules) the element would work in, because I will handle those, and I don't expect the designer to have thought of all situations. The power says, "this is how it works." I expect it to be "self satisfying." I'm not using it for any other purpose then what it indicates. If I find at some point I don't accept that, then I change it. I think you're combining elements that shouldn't be combined. Coke changed the recipe (rules) which upset a lot of people. It didn't cease to be their caramel colored trademark cola beverage. Just a new edition of the same concept (implied setting.) Your Conan hyperbole is faulty. It implies that I'm arguing that a conan with a host of new powers and abilities would be the same. Which I am not. I don't believe the characters are utilizing anything out of line with what was accepted in the older editions. The old Conan was always able to lift insanely heavy objects, so the fact that the Conan in the new story lifts a huge bronze statue is not out of line. Sure there might be a few areas where Conan's abilities get slightly more flashy, but not enough so that it constitutes a whole new "implied setting." [/QUOTE]
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