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I meant the setup, not the power level.

Why would you want to prevent that? The public are not good designers or even good judges of design. WotC's design department should make the game they want, not the one the most fervent and opinionated members of their fanbase demand.

I'm team "NpC casters should use custom spells/abilities." I am not the least bit interested in combing through books to find just the right loadout. Instead, I'll give them 3 or 5 distinct magical powers. They aren't going to last longer than that anyway. If the fight ends and a player wants...

Isn't that just shifting the problem? Now all your mysteries etc can only be solved by magic? I'm not sure how that is "better." The question, I guess, is "why is fireball something that should be eliminated?" If the only answer is "it makes people playing martial characters feel bad" it...

They aren't different in kind, is my point. Like I said, I don't think I have ever seen "roll for intent" in practical use, except maybe in the most writers-room-like of narrative systems.

Sure but was responding to folks directly scoffing at existential horror.

While internal playtesting is of course important, I really wish they would stop with the "public playtests" which are really just part of the marketing department. If they really wanted to playtest stuff on a large scale,they would introduce it via AL and actually collect useful data and feedback.

I do not understand your response in the context of the discussion at hand.

I mean, it seems impossible to.enclunter more 3.5 GMs than players....

No it isn't. Both of my statements there were players stating action and intent.

I always kind of Marvel at people who have never been struck with deep, existential dread when contemplating the size and age of the universe. How can you not be diminished to a whimpering mass by the endlessness of it all when you a such a finite, insignificant thing?

Another import change for theoretical. 6E: they stop assuming their customers are idiots. It is okay if things are a little bit complicated.

Now there's some amoral mind control via madlibs.

Except people like blowing stuff up.

Then I am.not sure how it qualifies as different. "I rough up the locals until.someone squeals." "Okay. Roll." How is that different than "I pick the lock."?

I can appreciate that, but for me personally Star Wars is about the next weird planet and crazy superweapon and long lost force tradition*. These things don't need much "lore" and I don't want established lore getting in the way. Clone Wars did a ton of this. *when it isn't the space French...

While this is an interesting idea,I am wondering how exactly one would overhaul the combat system in order to make these inherent support casters feel just as important and impactful as the damage dealers.

We were talking about how broad the games were for different sibgenres of sci-fi, not playstyle preferences.

I don't understand this complaint with regards to the subject at hand. We are specifically talking about a GM facing tool.

That's not the point.