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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5147880" data-attributes="member: 22779">Sorry, you made it sound like the default should be a "higher standard".  Or, that's how I took it to be.  That's certainly the way a lot of DnD has been designed in the past.  The idea that you will get a system that expects you to constantly tinker with it to make it work at the table."Full blown game designer"?  What's that?I have zero interest in tinkering with systems anymore.  I just don't.  If a particular system doesn't do what I want, I'll try a different system.  Considering how many bajillion systems there are out there, there's most certainly one that will fit what I want.Now, equating inventing a new spell with creating a new system to handle things is a bit above and beyond.  Considering the rules in D&D have always covered guidelines on what new spells should be capable of - 3e explicitly spells it out as far as damage is concerned - I'm thinking that a new spell isn't game design.See, I have zero problems with games that want to force DM's to constantly play the role of rules police.  That's fine for those that want to play them.  Rifts is a perfect example of this.  The rules force the GM to constantly pay attention to how the rules interact and place a great deal of the responsibility for making the rules work into the lap of the GM.But, then again, I don't play RIFTS specifically because of this.  I consider it terrible game design.  If you cannot create a game that works at any reasonable table, don't bother creating one at all.  I know that might seem harsh, but, I'm tired of buying half assed games that people push out the door only to have them go pear shaped in the first three sessions.The biggest reason, the single biggest reason I love 3e is because the number of rule arguments at the tables I played at dropped to about zero compared to earlier editions.  Why?  Because the rules work.  The designers actually took the time to make sure that the rules are balanced and work most of the time.I realize there are those out there that want to play games which presume the DM will be on the ball.  That's fine for them.  But, I think it's lazy game design.</blockquote>

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