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I'm the other person involved in this (So I'm not voting) - feel free to ask any other questions about this kickstarter too. On a semi-related note, does anyone know gaming stores we should contact regarding the store-collection scheme we're attempting? And what do people think of it? -Loz

Bill D, what you're describing is bad monster design and that's a totally different question than whether or not monsters and PC use the same rules.

I completely agree, Abdul. My comments you quoted were tackling the other end of the argument - the idea that if people want toi play orcs then it must be possible tog give orcs class levels. I was simply pointing out that it's important to give PC orcs class levels, and has no bearing what so...

Perhaps racial backgrounds and specialities could come into play - they don't have to be chosen, but if you want to be a really orcy orc then you choose the right background and speciality.

No it isn't - not from a mechanical perspective, anyway! As you alluded to in your posts monsters to fight the PCs serve a very differnt role than monsters to acts as PCs. It doesn't matter whether human, kobold, or even dragon - the way they are used is determined by their role, and monsters...

What excites you about it, LexStarwalker (and others)? I've read some bits and pieces, but really all I know is that's vaguely sci-fi/fantasy (which is intriguing in it's self) but little detail beyond that has been released; and that Monte Cook is involved, who was heavily involved in...

Monsters and PCs are not the same and do not serve the same purpose in the game. They should not be treated the same mechanically where treating them differently makes things easier. I see class as a meta-game construct not an in-game descriptor anyway - I didn't play a sorcerer, I played the...

I have the Explorers edition and had no problem understanding the rules. It seems well enough laid out and looks pretty. I haven't seen the hard-back edition so I can't comment on that, but the Explorer's edition is seems pretty good to me!