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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 5018703" data-attributes="member: 86653">I've been working on a freestyle powers system and I have to say I really like the idea of combat as a skill challenge. Definitely more cinematic in my mind.One piece of the system I'm working on that might work for you is this...Effects: characters can chose to add an appropriate effect to an attack by lowering the damage. To add an effect simply reduce the damage [for your system that would cancel the 'success' of an at-will, and reduce an encounter to 1 success, and a daily to 2 successes]. Adding an effect to an at-will power reduces the damage to 0 (unless the character's role grants a 'free' effect).  Effects include applying a condition (list to follow, and no, not dying) to a target, forcing movement (whether that movement is a push, pull, or slide), or applying an area of effect to a power. Slowed is available to controllers as an at-will effect. All others are limited to encounter or daily use.Role: a character’s role largely determines what effects are appropriate. See page 15-6 of the PHB for more detailed descriptions of class roles.Defenders focus on marking and pulling targets to them. Defenders gain a free mark, push, or pull effect.Strikers focus on dealing large amounts of damage to a single target or being highly mobile. Strikers gain an increase in damage [considered a +1 to successes for your system] when attacking a single target or a free movement effect for themselves.Leaders focus on healing or granting bonuses to their allies, or applying penalties to their foes. Leaders gain a free bonus to an ally, a free movement for an ally, or can grant a free use of a healing surge to an ally.Controllers focus on area of effect powers, whether dealing damage over an area, altering the terrain, or forcing groups of enemies to move. Controllers gain a free area of effect bonus.</blockquote>

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