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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9081481" data-attributes="member: 50987"><p>Suppose there were three different versions of D&D:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One where all of the mechanics (race, class, ability scores, feats, weapons and spells, everything) are completely and perfectly balanced with each other, but at the cost of being extremely predictable and linear.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Another where <em>none</em> of those mechanics are balanced with each other, such that it causes the game to be extremely random, unpredictable, and swingy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And the third option is the version of D&D we have today.</li> </ul><p>Your group is going to play strictly by-the-book...no house-rules, not even the most minor adjustments will be allowed.</p><p>So! Which would you play?</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">And since we can't easily make "sticky" posts, which always stay at the top of the list near the poll, here's an important quote and clarification that might be useful.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">Yes, that was my implication. Maybe not in the <em>exact middle </em>between the two, but I think 5E definitely lies <em>somewhere </em>between those two extremes. Its exact position on that curve will probably vary from table to table.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 9081481, member: 50987"] Suppose there were three different versions of D&D: [LIST] [*]One where all of the mechanics (race, class, ability scores, feats, weapons and spells, everything) are completely and perfectly balanced with each other, but at the cost of being extremely predictable and linear. [*]Another where [I]none[/I] of those mechanics are balanced with each other, such that it causes the game to be extremely random, unpredictable, and swingy. [*]And the third option is the version of D&D we have today. [/LIST] Your group is going to play strictly by-the-book...no house-rules, not even the most minor adjustments will be allowed. So! Which would you play? ----- [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]And since we can't easily make "sticky" posts, which always stay at the top of the list near the poll, here's an important quote and clarification that might be useful.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Yes, that was my implication. Maybe not in the [I]exact middle [/I]between the two, but I think 5E definitely lies [I]somewhere [/I]between those two extremes. Its exact position on that curve will probably vary from table to table.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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