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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 3395936" data-attributes="member: 467">I think it does give power back to the players in the sense the player has solid ground on which to stand when making use of the abilities they have chosen to focus on for their characters.&nbsp; To use Jump as an example: the player whose monk has maxed out jump, frex, is able to dtermine for themselves whether making that leap across the chasm or from one airship to the next is a reasonable course of action, because they know, automatically and inherently, how likely they are to succeed.&nbsp; This isn't a bad thing, but it is definitely different and empowering compared to older editions when the liklihood of success was entirely in the hands of the DM.&nbsp; Moreover, the DM -- assuming he is reluctant to bedn or break the rules -- is diempowered in the situation.&nbsp; Once the distance of the jump is determined, it is out of his hands and into the hands of the players.I agree that all editions of D&amp;D (with which I am familiar -- no 1974 OD&amp;D for me...) have provided a relatively broad type of fantasy, allowing for mysteries, krawls, and more.&nbsp; However, each of those kinds of campaigns or adventures plays and feels different under each set of D&amp;D rules.&nbsp; A murder mystery played in 3e will be a very different experience than one played in AD&amp;D1 or RCD&amp;D.Part of it for me is nostalgia, certainly, but also I think part of it is knowing what I want at the table.&nbsp; I am very curious to see how years of experience with different versions of D&amp;D impact my attitude towards and enjoyment of the RCD&amp;D adventure I will be running shortly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 3395936, member: 467"] I think it does give power back to the players in the sense the player has solid ground on which to stand when making use of the abilities they have chosen to focus on for their characters. To use Jump as an example: the player whose monk has maxed out jump, frex, is able to dtermine for themselves whether making that leap across the chasm or from one airship to the next is a reasonable course of action, because they know, automatically and inherently, how likely they are to succeed. This isn't a bad thing, but it is definitely different and empowering compared to older editions when the liklihood of success was entirely in the hands of the DM. Moreover, the DM -- assuming he is reluctant to bedn or break the rules -- is diempowered in the situation. Once the distance of the jump is determined, it is out of his hands and into the hands of the players. I agree that all editions of D&D (with which I am familiar -- no 1974 OD&D for me...) have provided a relatively broad type of fantasy, allowing for mysteries, krawls, and more. However, each of those kinds of campaigns or adventures plays and feels different under each set of D&D rules. A murder mystery played in 3e will be a very different experience than one played in AD&D1 or RCD&D. Part of it for me is nostalgia, certainly, but also I think part of it is knowing what I want at the table. I am very curious to see how years of experience with different versions of D&D impact my attitude towards and enjoyment of the RCD&D adventure I will be running shortly. [/QUOTE]

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