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Skills: Very rudimentary and very broken, I'm sure. :) Basically drop the formal skill system and make it freeform based on the abilities. The basic classes has class skills as follows: Fighter: STR Wizard: INT Cleric: WIS Rogue: DEX Dwarf: Bonus CON or WIS Elf: Bonus INT or DEX Halfling...

Good job beginning this thread, Grayhawk. Now, I realise that the reason for wanting a simplified D&D differs from person to person. YMMV, but nonetheless, my personal motivation for wanting such a system is basically twofold: Firstly, I want to be able to run combats without using battlemaps...

Now, I don't necessarily want a "rules-lite" version of D&D. That isn't the point. What I do want is: * Combat without battlemaps * Get the players (and DM) to think "outside the box" by moving towards simpler and less formal (d20) rules. Those are my main issues with the current state of...

Well... I don't know if the rule survived in the 3.5 DMG, but one of my favorite optional rules from the 3.0 DMG deals with missed ranged attacks (arrows, rays and so on). The rule is very complicated, but I like to us it because players should beware where they are pointing their missile...

I agree with this. I think, however, that the basic d20 idea is sound: trying to beat the DC. And I like many of the suggestions in this thread. This is just spur of the moment, but a simplification of the Skills could be to only have six skills: Strength-skills, Dex-skills, Con-skill...

I think the D20-system was a stroke of genius. That said, I found it easier to run battles in 2E when not using figurines. While complicated, the 2.5E combat rules were in many ways the predecessor to 3E: - It introduced the 3E critical hit rule - The idea of splitting the actions of the...

Hmm... too bad I didn't spot this thread earlier. I hope the missus and you got around the National Museum in Copenhagen too - there's a big exhibition right now about the amazing stuff from the pre-viking era found in sacrificial bogs.

TPK = Total Party Kill

I would disagree very much that the changes so far has slanted D&D towards "low magic". It is still at it's core a "high magic" game with magic items and spell casters in abundance. Personally, I've always been fond of relatively "low magic" games where magic items - while still retaining their...

What?!? If the archer dished out the same amount of damage I would say the melee fighter the melee fighter was severely shafted! The advantage of the bow and arrow is range. The archer is bascially able to hit every target on the battlefield - even the flying ones - and if they were also...

Sure, the fighter fights better than the other classes, but he or she does so in an unspectacular fashion. The advantage of the fighter is in the bonusses, in the numbers, not in the options. Thus the fighter fights exactly like the other classes - the fighter is just better at it. The point of...

All the fighter needs is some flashier feats at the higher levels. Feats that not only sound cool - like 'Whirlwind Attack' but would be useful from time to time. Feats that would able the fighter to master the entire meelee situation and grant him superior tactical advantages and spectacular...

Why is it depressing? Who cares about the Arcane Archer? It's just one of WotC's examples of prestige classes in Greyhawk - it's easily replaced and by no means part of any D&D lore.

Hear, hear!

Hmmm... I guess it won't make the Core then, but WotC posted this spell a while ago:

Gosh, people are fussing about the new DR. Remember that there are low-level spells that'll silver your weapon and what not. Personally, I couldn't be happier that DR is finally coming into play as something the players have to think about. In good old Basic D&D everybody brought with them a...

Hooray!

I've heard somewhat the same story. Realize though that the British don't show contempt by showing the middle finger, but by showing their middle finger and their index fingers - the fingers (along with the thumb obviously) you use to pull the bow string, and the story - even if some elements of...

If I was given the choice the Gnome would've had Ranger as favored class. And they would be Tiny. Addendum: That is the Norse idea of the Gnome. Feet tall 'little people' that live everywhere (and on the surface mind you) - both where there is people - in the barns stables and houses - and in...

There are lots of different definitions on the alignments and the end you should use the one that works in your game. I usually use a very simple definition: Lawful is what a knight does/would have done, Chaotic is what a rogue does/would have done. It never fails. If I want to get...