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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8061605" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya!Overall, yeah. Ok. Sounds fine to me.Nit Pick: Ability Score Adjustments. You're going in the wrong direction. I think keeping AbScr bonuses is a must...AND...adding back AbScr penalties is a must. The reason they were there was to distinguish between the rac....er... 'species'. Without them it's like saying &quot;A dog has no adjustments. Any dog can be just as strong as any other dog, and any horse can be just as strong as any dog...or cat... or squirrel... or elephant... because there are no Ability Score adjustments. 'Obviously' if you are making an elephant, you might want to invest in a high strength, but nothing in the system prevents that squirrel from being stronger than your elephant&quot;. It just makes no sense and weakens the distinction between species choices. Now, among SUB-species...maybe ignore it. But then again, this IS supposed to be a &quot;more crunchy&quot; version, isn't it (ie, a St.Bernard should be stronger than a Pomeranian, and a Boarder Collie should be smarter than a Bulldog, generally speaking)? Removing all semblance of AbScr adjustments is the complete and exact OPPOSITE of what people buying the book want; they want MORE crunch...not less. MORE distinction in terms of rules/adjustments/crunch...not a bland removal of distinctions in terms of rules/adjustments/crunch.^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 8061605, member: 45197"] Hiya! Overall, yeah. Ok. Sounds fine to me. Nit Pick: Ability Score Adjustments. You're going in the wrong direction. I think keeping AbScr bonuses is a must...AND...adding back AbScr penalties is a must. The reason they were there was to distinguish between the rac....er... 'species'. Without them it's like saying "A dog has no adjustments. Any dog can be just as strong as any other dog, and any horse can be just as strong as any dog...or cat... or squirrel... or elephant... because there are no Ability Score adjustments. 'Obviously' if you are making an elephant, you might want to invest in a high strength, but nothing in the system prevents that squirrel from being stronger than your elephant". It just makes no sense and weakens the distinction between species choices. Now, among SUB-species...[I]maybe[/I] ignore it. But then again, this IS supposed to be a "more crunchy" version, isn't it (ie, a St.Bernard should be stronger than a Pomeranian, and a Boarder Collie should be smarter than a Bulldog, generally speaking)? Removing all semblance of AbScr adjustments is the complete and exact OPPOSITE of what people buying the book want; they want MORE crunch...not less. MORE distinction in terms of rules/adjustments/crunch...not a bland removal of distinctions in terms of rules/adjustments/crunch. ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]

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