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<blockquote data-quote="Crazy Jerome" data-source="post: 5571536" data-attributes="member: 54877">Mechanically, they are closer to the 2E Non-weapon proficiences.&nbsp;If I had to pick only one or the other, I'd say that the 4E skill system (sans skill challenges), lifted straight, is a better fit for the RC spirit than the original RC skills.&nbsp; RC skills are kind of tacked on.&nbsp; Heck, I'd say leaving them out altogether is also a better fit for the RC spirit. &nbsp;What would be a significant break in mechanics, not only with RC but all versions of D&amp;D, would be to reproduce the optional RC weapon skills as an imbedded part of the skill system.&nbsp; You'd need a different skill system than has every been used before for D&amp;D to make that work, but if any system could credibly benefit from such, RC is it.&nbsp; The RC spirit on skills is that these things are helpful, but not determinant.&nbsp; (Old pros with RC at higher levels might disagree with me on certain options available to fighters and dwarves.&nbsp; I'll defer, since we never got that high.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crazy Jerome, post: 5571536, member: 54877"] Mechanically, they are closer to the 2E Non-weapon proficiences. If I had to pick only one or the other, I'd say that the 4E skill system (sans skill challenges), lifted straight, is a better fit for the RC spirit than the original RC skills. RC skills are kind of tacked on. Heck, I'd say leaving them out altogether is also a better fit for the RC spirit. What would be a significant break in mechanics, not only with RC but all versions of D&D, would be to reproduce the optional RC weapon skills as an imbedded part of the skill system. You'd need a different skill system than has every been used before for D&D to make that work, but if any system could credibly benefit from such, RC is it. The RC spirit on skills is that these things are helpful, but not determinant. (Old pros with RC at higher levels might disagree with me on certain options available to fighters and dwarves. I'll defer, since we never got that high.) [/QUOTE]

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