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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 5804119" data-attributes="member: 29398">OK, on seeing this I'll go through the motions.  I've tidied it up a bit and thrown a couple of new ones on the end...================================================LEVEL (as in, range of levels in the game)1-12+ for PCs, open-ended for NPCsPOWERS (4e power mechanic)Bad and probably not salvageable.VANCIAN SYSTEM (3.x caster mechanic) (also 0e-1e-2e)Good if pre-memorization goes away (also there is no 't' in 'Vancian')CLASS ROLES (defender, controller, striker, leader)Good?  Bad?  No, just pointless.MAGIC ITEMS (you want magic items to be almost necessary? a big part of the game?)Magic items are very important, but there should be serious risks attached. ABILITIES SCORES (str, con, dex, int, wis, cha)Good but order should be Str-Int-Wis-Dex-Con-ChaA LOT OF CLASSESDepends on how many 'a lot' means. 12-15 is fine. A LOT OF RACESDepends on how many 'a lot' means. 6 is fine.ABILITY SCORES FOR RACES (you want a particolar race to be better with some classes and bad with others?)Yes, to the point where some race-class combinations should not exist or at least be option-only.FEATS IN GENERALBad HIT POINTSGoodHEALING SURGES (part of 4e heal system) BadDEFENSESAs ACSKILL CHALLENGES (4e) BadSKILLS HAVE TO BE Not important.  Ability checks work just fine for most situations.NORMAL CHANCE TO HITIf by 'normal chance to hit' you mean how often a 1st-level Fighter will hit a naked defender then 55%.  If you mean something else, I'm not sure. ALIGNMENT IS (mechanical means there are powers/spells that work on what you write on your sheet, fluff means pure role play)Mechanical, but not over-done. SAVE OR DIE (finger of death)Good, both for the PCs and the enemy.LEVEL DRAIN (and other quasi-permanent Bad Things, should they happen to PCs)Yes, though the game should provide some sort of means to reverse them e.g. Restoration vs. level drain.LEVEL ADVANCEMENT RATEVery slow, to put the focus on story and game-play rather than level-ups.ABILITY SCORE GENERATION (and various other character attributes)Random roll for ability scores and hit points, random as option for other things e.g. age, height, weight, etc.CYCLICAL INITIATIVE (combat turns go in cycles)BadEASE OF BATTLEFIELD SPELLCASTING (easy as in 3e-4e, or hard as in 1e-2e)Hard, with possible consequences on failure.===============================================There's loads more but that'll do or now. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Lanefan</blockquote>

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