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Ehm... why not just stick with Expertise?

The problem isn't as much with AC as it is with the basic concept of the d20-system: The DC-mechanism. But the mechanism is still sound, IMHO, even though the d20 limits the range of randomness. But regarding AC specifically, you might consider using the defense roll variant rule from the DMG...

Overfriendly welcome to the boards to jonesy - ignoring the multitude of faux pas he made.

Posts condescending and patronizing message about the lack of originality of this thread, pointing out that those "in the know" (as opposed to the majority of posters in this thread) already discussed this topic extensively on an earlier incarnation of the message boards. And to give it an even...

Yeah, me too. I'm way too cool to game. But then - gaming becomes cool because me and my cool friends are doing it. ;)

WotC just thinking about bringing back Dark Sun is enough to get me excited. I hope they keep Brom's artwork... Oh Mama! :D And I hope they use the non-revised original box setting as their starting point. Whatever they do, somebody is bound to be upset with the changes, but I do hope they stay...

I like that. I like that a lot! :D :swelling ego: Seriously, your example is dead on: "The problem of the charging wood elf" is the perfect illustration of the Left-handed Hummingbird Uncertainty Principle of Miniatures (it'll take a while before I tire of saying that ;)). I can't believe we...

Before 3E our group had never dabbled with minis or battlemaps - nobody had the time or the inclination to buy and paint the little buggers. With the advent of 3E it became clear that if anybody was ever to get an AoO battlemaps and minis were needed. So we improvised and just drew out the...

If only that were true...

Sorry... I could tell you, but then you would have to get out your dsixes. ;) Oh lighten up! Eric Noah would never have been able to create this community if nobody was allowed to discuss the rumors and what the changes would be before they were published. Ah! This is like the good old days! :D

Brisk-sg, I agree that whether or not it is easy (or necessary) to convert pre-revision data is irrelevant, since, indeed, the old data doesn't break the new rules (or does it in a very unobtrusive matter). The question you have to ask isn't how well the old data (characters, monsters, traps)...

Quasqueton a new edition isn't a complete new game - it's a new edition. By (twisting ;)) your logic we would still be in first edition because the monster descriptions are more or less the same? It doesn't matter how much is changed - if something is changed, it's a new edition. The changes...

It's a new edition all right. I understand they don't want to call it that, because people will get all confused, but that is nonetheless what it is. It's more than "a patch"; it contains rewritten and new material and ergo it's a new edition. (I guess computer software uses decimals because of...

3eR works for me, matey! ;)

So why are people calling the first major revisions of the 3rd ed. rules "3.5"? Who came up with that? How do you even say it? "...using the third and a half edition rules, you would..."? Nah. There is no such thing as a 3.5 edition. Either there is a new edition or there isn't. If you are...

Any change that makes the game more accessible and easier for casual gamers is an improvement IMHO. True, some DMs may never deviate from the tactics written - which might lead to a poorer gaming experience from the players' perspective, but then - those people may never had had the energy...

Very true. You are absolutely right. That was what I was aiming for earlier, too; a rogue that doesn't focus on lockpicking, climbing or pickpocketing.

I agree completely. :)

Perhaps the ghouls have a high escape artist skill in order to be able to create "night of the living dead" scenes where the heroes have boarded up the windows and the doors and tries to fend off the ghouls trying to get in. A higher escape artist skill would make the threat of the ghouls...

Thanks. I should've read that before asking stupid questions. Sorry. :)