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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yair" data-source="post: 1862073" data-attributes="member: 10913">Anyone interested in purchasing 5th Edition might want to do it sooner rather than later, as they have a 25$ introductory price till December (at which point the price will rise - I'm not sure by how much).I'm currently running a <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=106651" target="_blank">PbP ArM game</a>. We'll see how that goes.I find that by nature ArM is less about combat then D&D, as the game has in-built political systems and considerations and is less "balanced". Combat tends to be more of a story element (either weak adverseries or too-strong-to-beat), as fine tuning the battle is difficult (no CR system, characters aren't balanced really) and often combat will be a very bad choice politically (harassing faeries, interfering with mundanes...). This enourages less combat, fighting only when it is truly necessary. There are no "wandering monster tables" provided in ArM.I also find stories are harder to brew, as a GM. Historical issues keep nagging at the back of your head, so you research some history (which is fun, but time-consuming). And lots of familiar story-hooks don't work so well. The characters have a life, and you need to come up with an actual reason why they would risk it. They aren't suicidal adventurers, sigh.On the up-side, you get to learn interesting stuff and have a more coherent life for the characters, which make the stories more meaningful.Of course, your game is what you make of it. This is all just what I find ArM enourages.</blockquote>

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