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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 2780462" data-attributes="member: 8158">Since you brought it up, I have checked out the D20M companion series, and I was fairly disappointed. Most of the talent trees duplicate some feat from D&amp;D, or some just seem like bad ideas (e.g. a talent that lets you take 10 on all Reflex saves). Most annoying of all, rather than come up with advanced classes that offer interesting new game mechanics (supposedly this comany's specialty), most of them just hand out skill check bonuses--and man, it doesn't get more unimaginative than that. If all advanced classes are supposed to do is give you a competence bonus to [insert skill name] checks equal to your level, and then a couple levels later (after giving you a bonus feat) you get to perform [insert another skill name] checks without taking a -4 penalty when you don't the appropriate kit, then I might find myself agreeing with the folks who assert that advanced classes are unnecessary.I will check it out, thanks. I hope the Game Mechanics have learned a few new tricks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 2780462, member: 8158"] Since you brought it up, I have checked out the D20M companion series, and I was fairly disappointed. Most of the talent trees duplicate some feat from D&D, or some just seem like bad ideas (e.g. a talent that lets you take 10 on all Reflex saves). Most annoying of all, rather than come up with advanced classes that offer interesting new game mechanics (supposedly this comany's specialty), most of them just hand out skill check bonuses--and man, it doesn't get more unimaginative than that. If all advanced classes are supposed to do is give you a competence bonus to [insert skill name] checks equal to your level, and then a couple levels later (after giving you a bonus feat) you get to perform [insert another skill name] checks without taking a -4 penalty when you don't the appropriate kit, then I might find myself agreeing with the folks who assert that advanced classes are unnecessary. I will check it out, thanks. I hope the Game Mechanics have learned a few new tricks. [/QUOTE]

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