Ah! What Edition to use?

[GreyLord]

It seems like a lot of people are suggesting that the use of formal rules would be less then ideal? Could someone explain this in more detail?



Well, this would be a break from the situation's source material, but aren't Roleplaying Games all about the unexpected? Chance are you could kill the expert if you wanted to. The problem would be making sure you didn't get caught. The Bard really does care about the expert and will go to great lengths to protect him, and even though the bard doesn't do much, she is quite well optimized, and 3.5 can turn any class into a monster with enough splat.

Awesome, time to pay for a good assassin who will deny all of my involvement if caught!

 

[Arlough]

As a player, I may have gone with Pathfinder, but I haven't been a player for a few years now and as a DM, my vote has to go to 4e.
The encounter system is well designed and such a huge reduction in DM workload that it is the only reason someone as disorganized as I am could even run a game for 3.5 4 years now.

 

[Nifft]

It seems like a lot of people are suggesting that the use of formal rules would be less then ideal? Could someone explain this in more detail?

I suspect those people are in groups which enjoy the give-and-take of improv acting.

Have you ever seen kids stop playing pretend to argue for an hour over whether someone was or wasn't shot by an imaginary gun? That's what you risk when at least one participant cares more for his sense of victory than he cares for the story.

So, it depends on your group. Do you have people who like to win? If so, I suggest a more structured rule set.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Stormonu]

You must use FATAL. Only this system can properly resolve this situation.