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<blockquote data-quote="The Serge" data-source="post: 412663" data-attributes="member: 4049">I, my dear barsoomcore, do not grumble; I decree.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Now that we've cleared that up...&nbsp; I suspect that a good number of people who've participated in some of these conversations as of late are fairly intelligent people.&nbsp; However, this does not mean we will all agree and I'm sure you don't need me telling you that.&nbsp; These matters are subjective (like most opinions) but, what matters to me is how well crafted and conceived that opinion is.&nbsp; I happen to disagree with some people I happen to respect quite regularly and I'm capable of keeping personal feelings out of it.&nbsp; I am more likely to perceive certain arguments as more valid even if I disagree with them because I can sense the intellect and thought process involved (Upper_Krust, Nightfall, and a few others are the kinds of people I often disagree with but value their positions because of the strength and thoughtfulness of their arguments).&nbsp; Now, I'll get off my soapbox.As for 3ed being customizable, I agree whole-heartedly.&nbsp; I think the d20 system is a god-send and I like the system, flaws and all, because it's consistent.&nbsp; And, as I stated in my most from which you quoted, I support and by many secondary source material.&nbsp; However, I do so with care and with a critical eye.&nbsp; I think the fact that some things are being changed Sword &amp; Sorcery's original Relics and Rituals are an example of the fact that many of the earliest materials were flawed and not balanced because the system was so new... and there continue to be questions raised about Green Ronin's Legions of Hell and the CRs given to some of the monsters therein (to be sure, there are questions about WotC's monsters too, particularly after Advancing them and between high CR and epic CR... but that's another story).&nbsp; That's what I mean when I say that a good deal of secondary source material is of questionable balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Serge, post: 412663, member: 4049"] I, my dear barsoomcore, do [b]not[/b] grumble; I [b]decree[/b]. :D Now that we've cleared that up... I suspect that a good number of people who've participated in some of these conversations as of late are fairly intelligent people. However, this does not mean we will all agree and I'm sure you don't need me telling you that. These matters are subjective (like most opinions) but, what matters to me is how well crafted and conceived that opinion is. I happen to disagree with some people I happen to respect quite regularly and I'm capable of keeping personal feelings out of it. I am more likely to perceive certain arguments as more valid even if I disagree with them because I can sense the intellect and thought process involved (Upper_Krust, Nightfall, and a few others are the kinds of people I often disagree with but value their positions because of the strength and thoughtfulness of their arguments). Now, I'll get off my soapbox. As for 3ed being customizable, I agree whole-heartedly. I think the d20 system is a god-send and I like the system, flaws and all, because it's consistent. And, as I stated in my most from which you quoted, I support and by many secondary source material. However, I do so with care and with a critical eye. I think the fact that some things are being changed Sword & Sorcery's original [i]Relics and Rituals[/i] are an example of the fact that many of the earliest materials were flawed and not balanced because the system was so new... and there continue to be questions raised about Green Ronin's [i]Legions of Hell[/i] and the CRs given to some of the monsters therein (to be sure, there are questions about WotC's monsters too, particularly after Advancing them and between high CR and epic CR... but that's another story). That's what I mean when I say that a good deal of secondary source material is of questionable balance. [/QUOTE]

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