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First Post
Setting aside all the arguing on the proper use of ability scores, the other discussion is: where is Mearls going with this? Iddle mussings, or is this some kind of soft preview, and if so, of what?
Personally I think it's less of a preview of a new product, and more of a way to get everyone back on the same page.
By getting to the heart of what we all agree D&D is at the core, he can (hopefully) start getting us talking about differences, and how to get to those differences without it becoming a war of what is the "One True Way."