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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 6064742" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>It looks like I missed that part of the post. D&D is not well suited to realistic game play. I think things can be done to make it more realistic if she wants realistic fantasy, I would say look into something like HarnMaster or Runequest. My only point is nothing wrong with wanting these things from a game.</p><p></p><p>edit: it looks like all she wants is optional rules for D&D to make it more realistic or is saying she wants 5E to be more realistic. In my opinion getting rid of stuff like HP isnt the way to go in Next, but it is fair for her to voice her opinion on the matter since they are taking the modular approach and i can definitely see a Gritty option book being something they could release. </p><p></p><p>On this subject I think there are two different calls to "realism" for D&D. One is what elf witch is asking for which is a genuine turn toward genuine realism in the game. That does not seem likey to take hold, though it may appear in the form of optional rules. The other is a reaction to some of the features of 4E which for some people, took a game that was already light on realism, and pushed it even further into the realm of really challenging believability (for some it had the opposite effect, but for many this was an issue). This is an issue I think we will se a response to in 5E. These folks are not asking for gritty realism,they just want things that challenge their sense of believability, like mundane heals, out of the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 6064742, member: 85555"] It looks like I missed that part of the post. D&D is not well suited to realistic game play. I think things can be done to make it more realistic if she wants realistic fantasy, I would say look into something like HarnMaster or Runequest. My only point is nothing wrong with wanting these things from a game. edit: it looks like all she wants is optional rules for D&D to make it more realistic or is saying she wants 5E to be more realistic. In my opinion getting rid of stuff like HP isnt the way to go in Next, but it is fair for her to voice her opinion on the matter since they are taking the modular approach and i can definitely see a Gritty option book being something they could release. On this subject I think there are two different calls to "realism" for D&D. One is what elf witch is asking for which is a genuine turn toward genuine realism in the game. That does not seem likey to take hold, though it may appear in the form of optional rules. The other is a reaction to some of the features of 4E which for some people, took a game that was already light on realism, and pushed it even further into the realm of really challenging believability (for some it had the opposite effect, but for many this was an issue). This is an issue I think we will se a response to in 5E. These folks are not asking for gritty realism,they just want things that challenge their sense of believability, like mundane heals, out of the game. [/QUOTE]
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