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I want to get to pick 2 background skills + X class skills to get a +5 to then get a skill focus feat for +2 every other level. Alternatively I can live with pick X skills that go up 1 per level, all other skills go up 1/2 per level.

I think you need to look at it more as the 1e style simple character will be the best at his/her stchik, the 3e character will give up some points in being the best in order to be more versitile, that will be the optimization and how they can sit at the same table.

I'm going to cheat... Most of Shadowrun Most of oWOD Most of AD&D Most of D&D 3.X and Misc

I disagree with this as the linear warriors had armies.... So your wizard can cast all sorta crazy but my army destroys your tower and burns you at the stake. When using a d20, having 250 foot soldiers + 30 calvery + etc etc makes it very easy to win against anything but another army.

hopefully they learned to playtest MORE before they release a product and listen to the complaints before dismissing them totally. WOTC devs have suffered greatly from chip on the shoulder syndrome.

Wait, stop... thats not grognards (for the most part) If you didn't play D&D that Gygax wrote (1e or before) your not a grognard. Some of them complain about 4e being WOW yes but thats not the majority, a good chunk of them feel 4e rules were a step back to what they loved about the origninal...

Yes but i dont think 4e players will think its much like 4e. From reading between the lines this is what I'm seeing. 1/2 level increase = gone powers = optional skills = optional feats = [edit from 1/29 info] optional and will cover at-will powers stat increases = gone lots of magic items =...

For the last 15 years its been D&D -> Shadowrun -> White-Wolf(usually Vampire but Werewolf and Mage get some good table time to) -> D&D etc etc with a few short stints on other systems

having 2 classes will give more ammo to the MMO argument. EQ2 for example you can be a Monk/Alchemist. Granted they only deal with crafting for the other class but comparisons will run wild.

For fully flushed out settings I think you have to do Greyhawk Forgotton Realms Eberron a low-fantasy setting where magic is rare (most people have never seen a spell let alone a wizard) Then for lite settings (one core book) I think you need to do Birthright Dark Sun Planescape For adventure...

The best one was when I played Exalted with a group that... well if there are 4 axis for what gamers want out of a game then we had all four extreme cases covered plus two in the middle people. I was amazed that group lasted as long as it did before it blew up.

I've seen the problems happen on occation, its usually a problem when you have a min/maxer in a group of thespians or a thespian in a group of min/maxers.

Fighter types should get an army Cleric types should get a congregation Theif types should get a gang Wizard types should get an aprentice

THAC0 was dumb but not a deal breaker but its come to represent all the goofy bits of the older systems. Like roll 1d6 to see if you notice a secret room and percentiles if you want to pick a lock, and under your open door if you want to break a door open. for THAC0 1st level fighter I have a...

Yes, bad quality killed 4e, also telling you how to play D&D. I mean I dont like 3.5 and but Pathfinder is good quality, I keep buying it up because the rules are well refined (at leased the early stuff) and the quality is high. I prefer many things in 4e but the quality is poor and the lack of...

Castles & Crusades + weapon and non-weapon profiencies err i mean feats + spell points. Honestly if C&C had all the D&D copywritted stuff (Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Planscape, Beholders etc) and the above rules (some of which are in the keeper guide). Add the ability to buy pre painted...

seams overly complex... I would put all the "options" in the PHB, and allow PHB2 etc to add specific feats, classes, etc to those and not change the rules at all.

When men are naked they are painted (like the watchmen) and/or its a very quick shot. Which is mostly true of the groin region on women to (there are exceptions for women, Basic Instinct comes to mind). Else they end up with the NC-17 rating. However there are plenty of films with men baring...

You could also make the 1e bard a core class (druid spells rather than arcane), of course you would have to call it something other than bard or upset the masses. But yes if you are going to have any alternate types of classes, healing should be on the list, and they should make a decent 1st...

I've used a couple GURPS comparisions but I dont think D&D is going generic. Its more like two GURPS players playing at different tables. Table one uses bang skills and generic damage, table two uses specializations, hit locations, and hex maps. They are still both playing GURPS, and can even...