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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sunrisekid" data-source="post: 4541676" data-attributes="member: 57326">That's right, in 3E classes are more or less equally powerful; maybe I'll keep the stat requirements and race/class limitations.  In light of this, what is the recommended stat generation method?  Roll 4.d6 drop lowest I image; what about letting the players to adjust the numbers (decrease one to increase another)?I recall having to fudge *most* die rolls to prevent characters from dying too early in the campaign.  I don't like having to fudge dice so often, so giving the players additional starting HPs makes combat feel like nobody is holding back (also helps to skirt the need for a cleric).As for 1E "feel" you raise a good point, thanks for indicating that.  I actually would like to re-kindle that feeling again and introduce it to the players who've never played it before.  But at the same time I would like to remove some of elements that were downright annoying.  I will go over some of the proposed changes with the players and see what they think.  My players are all pretty keen on their own preferences - the chick who wants to play a druid, the dude who always plays a thief...  I'm not worried about them suddenly deciding to play dwarven paladins.I am likely mis-remembering the combat mechanics <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Once I get my hands on the books I'll take a look at the mechanics.  But keeping track of spell durations was a pain in the neck.  I will 4E-ify that one; if it causes major unbalancing then I'll re-evaluate.  And I still like the idea of characters occasionally plowing through weak-assed minions <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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