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The best approach is to scale everything bad to old edition power levels; a balor is a 12th level threat and not the 20th level blashempy-spamming monster that 3.5e made it out to be. Besides, the 12th+ level mechanics were always poorly considered(remember, the highest level PC in the Greyhawk...

I'm slowly getting back into Exalted after abandoning it for poor design choices after the Exalted 2nd edition core rulebook and those look like good ideas. I would also propose Essence being HP; if your opponent runs out, the next attack that hits kills them unless some persistent soak effect...

Well, it's a good game with crap translation and very flexible character generation.

If you go with Fantasy HERO, you should allow check out KillerShrike's site here as well.

I prefer streamlined character creation. This can mean very simple (OD&D) or little book referencing (HERO).

How do back issues work?

Roles work in 4E. I do not like them but they work. In previous editions though... oh please. Not only will I say they do not work, I will also add they did not exist. The insistence that a classical edition D&D party would operated anything like a MMO party is nonsense and adopting such...

I really don't sweat the numbers anymore. Problematic spells, items, and combinations simply cause more problems then mere numbers ever did.

Ah yes, high level play... For starters, the good old list of problematic spells can be found here. You will want to get rid of Gate, Planar Binding, and Scry. Flight and other Travel spells need to be higher level. Divinations need to have fail chances and Rope Trick should be 10 min/lvl to...

Potion of Heroism, Horn of Blasting, Frost Brand, Gauntlets of Ogre Strength, the Sun Sword, and Wings of Flying.

Rocket Tag is basically another term for Save or Die. It's derived from FPSs.

I also recommend Cage of Delirium. That module was a trip.

Not a fan. After playing several sessions where we were missing one or more roles in the party, I am really starting to wish for secondary roles or at least some serviceable coverage.

You explicitly stated (in writing) what the campaign was about and he chose to do something contrary to it. Remind him again and if he insists on doing whatever he feels like (regardless of what he signed up for), boot him.

I doubt it would be overpowered but I'll have to try it myself.

I'm looking forward to getting either an Anima, Artesia, Earthdawn, or Secret of Zi'ran game going. Or I might run BESM 1E. There are a lot of ways to scratch the fantasy itch.

It seems not all SRD prestige classes made it into the enhancement. Off the top of my head, Archmage, Dwarven Defender, and Horizon Walker aren't present.

1. Psionics: Good or Bad? Good. 2. Tome of Battle: The antichrist or best thing that ever happened? Somewhere in the middle. For 3E, it was good. What they took from it and put into 4E, not so much. 3. Fighter Sux: Yes or No? Yes. 4. Wizard and CoDzilla overpowered to the point of game...

I have to agree. Very good experience on my end too.

Me too. I really never liked how in 1E magic could eventually do EVERYTHING while fighters and thieves really got nothing more than what they started with. 2E and 3E never really solved this either. Personally, if I were to run 1E, I would literally rewrite the character classes and spell...