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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 5855031" data-attributes="member: 17106">Then I guess I'm not seeing where the PF system went wrong (if it did; and of course that system does have its own issues). Codified rules for things that can be done, with an open-ended aspect to allow improvisation. I'm also not seeing why the rules for stuff that happens regularly have to be on the character sheet as opposed to in the combat chapter of the book, so other characters can do them regularly.In any case, I certainly hope that any version of D&D is flexible enough that the game being played is indeed more a product of the people at the table (i.e. DM fiat) then the people at WotC (corporate fiat). In my world, if a player pulls out a book and tells me "I can do this because it's in the book", that player is going to be a problem. If your character can do something, it's because it makes sense and seems fun, not because it's on a power card.I've had experiences with poor DMing in various domains (both as a player and as a DM), which seems to be at the heart of this post, and I never looked to the rules to solve those issues.I should hope so. D&D needs to have rules that cover most likely actions and can reasonably be interpreted in unforseen circumstances. I just don't think powers are the right way of framing the rules (as posted above and as various others have articulated).</blockquote>