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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 5806824" data-attributes="member: 360">LEVEL1-20 (Epic is fine in an expansion for people that want it, but 99% of campaigns don't last long enough to hit Epic)POWERS (4e power mechanic)GOOD (provided not everyone has to use it)VANCIAN SYSTEM (3.x caster mechanic)BAD (but it's traditional, so I'm okay with a wizard and a cleric that uses it, as long as there's a reasonable other option that doesn't)CLASS ROLES (defender, controller, striker, leader)GOOD - I want there to be a plausible substitute for a cleric, and I'd like to know right away not through trial and error, thanksMAGIC ITEMS HAS TO BE MECHANICALLY (you want magic items to be almost necessary? a big part of the game?)IMPORTANT - Outside of Dark Sun, low magic item games don't feel like D&D.ABILITIES SCORES (str, con, dex, int, wis, cha)GOOD A LOT OF CLASSESGOOD  - I think classes should do one thing and do it well; wasn't a fan of the Essentials-style 'builds' that dumped multiple combat roles into the same class or even wildly different combat styles (i.e. Hexblade vs PHB1 warlock)A LOT OF RACESBAD - there's room for more races than you get out of the box in most editions of AD&D/WotC D&D, but not a lot moreABILITY SCORES FOR RACES (you want a particolar race to be better with some classes and bad with others?)YESFEATS (AND OTHER OPTIONS) THAT GIVES YOU STATIC +X BONUSES (weapon focus, weapon expertise)BAD - feats like that are more required than a choice. But fiddly conditional +X bonuses are worse.HIT POINTSGOOD - I've never seen an alternate damage mechanic I've really liked.HEALING SURGES (part of 4e heal system)GOOD - good concept, bad name, some bugs in implementationDEFENSESAS ACSKILL CHALLENGES (4e)BAD  - which is a shame, because I liked the idea in concept, but the implementation just hasn't worked outSKILLS HAVE TO BEIMPORTANT NORMAL CHANCE TO HITMORE LIKE 75% - 50% usually ends up feeling a lot worse than it really is.ALIGNMENT IS (mechanical means there are powers/spells that work on what you write on your sheet, fluff means pure role play)FLUFF SAVE OR DIE (finger of death)BAD</blockquote>

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