D&D General What rule do you hate most from any edition? (+ Thread)

[Vaalingrade]

Normally this would bug me, but magic usually trumps logic. Like I said, as long as there is a duration and not a perm effect I can deal with these things.

If it were magical, yes. But the systems I'm talking about imply Sanity is just a part of the world and seeing a corpse will damage your sanity. Which has amazing implications for all coroners, doctors and just plain guys from Montana.

 

[payn]

If it were magical, yes. But the systems I'm talking about imply Sanity is just a part of the world and seeing a corpse will damage your sanity. Which has amazing implications for all coroners, doctors and just plain guys from Montana.

Oh, duh, yeah I'm with you then.

 

[Gradine]

Because of the mechanics or the theme?

The latter more than the former, though the one typically reinforces the other

 

[Faolyn]

Ramsey is 3rd level with Skill Focus (Profession: Chef), max ranks and an Int of 13. If he takes 10, he automatically succeeds at challenging tasks; with a sous chef and a team of line cooks using aid another, he can automatically succeed at DC25 tasks.

Even Jacques Pepin is only 8th level.

Yeah, but (cinematic) Julia Child also had levels of Rogue as well.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

1e rules about maximum strength scores for women.

While we're on early strength rules, the way strength and only strength had a d% if you had an 18 and only if you had an 18. A lot of space wasted on a special rule for 1/216 of characters.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Every edition of D&D has rules that I either never use or houserule into something else, and the same for most DMs I play with. I only hate those rules when forced to use them by the DMs who keep them. lol

 

[Seramus]

Basic Attacks. Please let me do something interesting with my attacks! Sweeping? Heck yeah. Trip Master? Cool! 4E martial maneuvers? Yes please. Battlemaster? Hot dog.

But any dang time I just attack is time I spend weeping.

 

[Faolyn]

Class level and stat maximums in 1e/2e, and 1e/2e level drains.

I like the concept of level drains, but it's always been a far-too clunky rule to have, since it needs so much calculation. I would change it so that it gives you a long-lasting or even permanent -d4 to your rolls (then a d6, then a d8, etc.). Or something like that. Level Up uses Strife.

 

[Li Shenron]

Every edition: druid can slaughter puppies, burn forests and ride a spaceship, but will not wear armor with a piece of metal in it because bad!

 

[CleverNickName]

"Druids will not wear armor made of metal. This will never be explained. Get creative!"