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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 5583595" data-attributes="member: 29398">The current names are fine.  I've never had a problem explaining the difference between Int. and Wis. to anyone.  The only issue I've ever had is trying to convince people to divorce Charisma from physical attractiveness; and simply renaming it won't solve that one.Be careful not to give too many extra h.p. at 1st level.  Soneone suggested giving body points equal to your Con. score, this is too many.  A range of 2-7 is fine, it makes 1st-level characters just that little bit more resilient while also becoming mostly irrelevant at higher levels as it should.Allowing them to swap slots for other slots in any way at all is a bad idea, even to use higher slots for lower spells.  At very low level it's irrelevant, but at higher levels it gives casters way too much ability to spam low-level spells.  I'd rather they be slightly forced into coming up with creative uses for other spells.Ghastly system, for exactly that reason.  Also, it disallows simultaneous actions, which can provide high drama at times.It can also be roll-declare-resolve, where you can base your action on what has already happened within that round if needed.In regards to what I bolded here, it's not just when you start next to an enemy but if an enemy gets next to you earlier in the round before you start casting.The idea of readying or holding an action isn't that bad even in a roll-declare-resolve situation.  If you roll a 6 initiative and state you're drawing your bow and holding until that caster over there starts handwaving, that's pretty easy to handle.I don't mind different weapons doing different damage.  This is an area where it might be a concern if you simplify it too much...or not.But it makes no sense for a dagger and a longsword to both do d8 in melee.Another thing to consider: the damage output from ranged weapons was kept down in 0e-1e, I think, to encourage characters to stand in and fight rather than just shoot at range all the time.Lan-"a hockey stick does d6 in melee"-efan</blockquote>

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