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<blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 3923404" data-attributes="member: 1757">The relative number of no-save spells actually has probably *dropped* rather than risen over the course of edition changes... not to mention the fact that certain save substitution factors (magic/spell resistance, hp thresholds, etc.) are easier to achieve in 3e than in 1e/2e. SR and higher hp makes maze and the power words (respectively) much less deadly in 3e than in 1e. So I'd agree with Merric that the trend is definitely toward reducing the power disparity between casters and fighters at high levels (and perhaps inversely at low levels in the case of 3e, though I think 4e will *really* close the gap between casters and fighters at low level with the emergence of at-will abilities for casters). To continue, though: Poaching is probably how I'll end up going as well, although that does of course raise the question of whether partial or house-ruled adoption of 4e counts as a &quot;maybe.&quot; I'm walking into the new edition (as I did with 2e and 3e) assuming that I'll house rule the heck out of it just as I tinkered with 1e. Does that attitude put me in the &quot;maybe&quot; camp or the &quot;definitely&quot; camp?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ruleslawyer, post: 3923404, member: 1757"] The relative number of no-save spells actually has probably *dropped* rather than risen over the course of edition changes... not to mention the fact that certain save substitution factors (magic/spell resistance, hp thresholds, etc.) are easier to achieve in 3e than in 1e/2e. SR and higher hp makes maze and the power words (respectively) much less deadly in 3e than in 1e. So I'd agree with Merric that the trend is definitely toward reducing the power disparity between casters and fighters at high levels (and perhaps inversely at low levels in the case of 3e, though I think 4e will *really* close the gap between casters and fighters at low level with the emergence of at-will abilities for casters). To continue, though: Poaching is probably how I'll end up going as well, although that does of course raise the question of whether partial or house-ruled adoption of 4e counts as a "maybe." I'm walking into the new edition (as I did with 2e and 3e) assuming that I'll house rule the heck out of it just as I tinkered with 1e. Does that attitude put me in the "maybe" camp or the "definitely" camp? [/QUOTE]

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