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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goumindong" data-source="post: 4789024" data-attributes="member: 70874">More options do not necessarily mean more choices, and more variation in options does not necessarily mean more variation. 3e is a perfect example of this.The question is not really "are there lots of options", lots of options is easy to make if you don't care that no one in their right mind will choose them. To make an interesting game, you need to have options where the benefits of each option is similar to as many other options as possible. That is not to say they need to be the same, far from it, but they need to have a close relation in value.The system of actions and resources that 4e has laid out does this very well. With a few exceptions, there are no instances where singular options become the norm for all players, styles, experiences, or campaigns.Indeed, simpler base systems allow designers to more easily lay out the options in such a manner that more of these options will be valid choices than when base systems are complex and varied. That is to say, yes, the base system of dnd 4e and the design mantra that spawned it are more likely to give you a more varied play experience than a system with a different system for each class.</blockquote>