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The curent system brings more flexibility than SAGA's. I didn't say one is better than the other, or vice-versa. I didn't say keeping the skills system as it is would be a good thing, I just think turning it 100% to Saga's is a bad thing for D&D. If you want all of that, SAGA is the skill...

Your idea is valid, but does not appeal to my taste. I stay with the current skil, system, even if I consider it crumblesome. Actually, I stay with Iron Heroes skill system. :) Heroic Bonus? nah, i think "heroism" is a consequence of characters actions, not the cause for them. "Heroism" should...

It does. If the wizards also happens to put no pts in Swim, he also can't swim very well. One thing is independent of the other. I can't see your point, sorry. I'm sorry, but a 10th level dwarven fighter with 0 ranks in Diplomacy CAN be considered "really bad at that skill". I don't want...

That's a good option. Some players really love to roll a lot :) But if they do things closer to SAGA (and they already announced that the fireball damage is not 1d6/lvl anymore) don't forget that in SAGA the caster roll is not only used to overcome the target's Saving throw (or Defense), but...

From a pratical point of view I agree with you. But if I ever want to play a Wizard that can't intimidate a cockroach, is completelly floopy and unaware of his surroundings, like Presto from D&D Cartoon, I can't. (I don't know if all of that can be attributed to poor Presto though :))

I thought the same when I first heard about the Saga "saving throws", but then I changed my mind. I think that it is "unreal" not because of the flipped mechanics, but because "identical mooks" is something "unreal". We use it for sakes of simplicty, so if there are 10 orcs, it easier to roll 10...

As I said, it may or may not make the game less interesting. You can't affirm that, since there are an almost infinite number of situations that can occur when characters lack the skill needed in the presented situation. I know tons of examples where lacking the skill does not pushes the game...

But BAB is not a skill. Combat plays an important part in D&D games. D&D characters are adventurers, all of them need to be useful in combat, since it's an inevitable consequence of going into a dungeon full of monsters. Ensuring that every character is somewhat competent in combats makes D&D...

Making the distiction does not invalidate my point. Let's see: Torduk, the grumpy 10th level dwarf fighter(that never ever considered learning Persuasion, since it's not even a class skill for him) is as diplomatic as Gilberto, the 1st level noble paladin that trained all his life in Persuasion...

That's exactly what I want, if it were the case ;)

My point was that I don't think that a grumpy dwarf, no matter how high his level is, should get free ranks in diplomacy. Of course Gilberto would be better in Diplomacy check at his 1st lvl, comparing to the 10th level dwarf, but the problem I see is not with Gilberto having just a few, but...

Books that "encourage" roleplaying are not even 1/10 as efficient as a DM or a group that mutually encourages roleplaying. As a personal experience, books can't do it, only people.

Torduk, the grumpy 10th level dwarf fighter(that never ever considered learning diplomacy, since it's not even a class skill for him) is as diplomatic as Gilberto, the 1st level noble paladin that trained all his life in diplomacy (he has the skill trainning in it). Being a sucker is not always...

What if I'm 1 hit point above half my total HP, can I cut myself to regain HP? :confused: I hope they understand how bad designed this Second Wind was and just use Reserve Points. They work perfectly in Iron Heroes. Considering D&D actually needs some kind of mechanism like these...

Nice questions Kabol, make sure you send them through email.

Are you goning to answer questions about rules mechanics?

My point is no trying to prove RPGs and videogames are the same... But the people that plays them may feel the same emotions regarding new versions of their games, because they can love their games the same way. And both parties' emotions are legit. When both types of gamers feel bad when the...

I think the same. To me, being a Roleplaying game was all about that, maybe I was just wrong all this years, of course. I don't think they are creating roles, just defining them better. If they use WOW's parameters it's fine. I think much of the WoW parameters to create their roles were inspired...

Better, relevant, simpler and funnier crafting rules! For a very insightful and professional answer, you really should ask to Sean K. Reynolds!

Ah c'mon dude. I gave you another chance and you blew it! I think you don't get the cookie!!! :p