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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnSnow" data-source="post: 9393442" data-attributes="member: 32164">The discussion of what the "sweet spot" of a skill list looks like is a tricky one. I was browsing through my Survival Guides the other day, and I had almost forgotten how finicky the skill selections got. Which was REALLY finicky; like fire-building was distinct from herbalism, was distinct from set snares/traps, was distinct from predict weather, etc. level of finicky. 3e's list was a massive move in the right direction. The 5e list is better (although making the distinction re: tool proficiencies is flat-out "weird"), but I still think many low-level adventurers are a little short-handed skill-wise.I'm still waiting for a great skill system that hits the right midpoint for me. I haven't seen it yet, but I keep hoping.Mostly yes, that works. Although it's a bit weird that a caster can be "too tired" to throw another 2nd level spell, but still have 3 1sts, a 3rd, 2 4ths, and a 5th. You can rationalize it, but it's awkward and weird.I also just really like roll to cast systems because it just makes magic feel less reliable and therefore more...magical. YMMV.The rest of the magic issues are mostly flavor ones. I'd love a system that came with some "set as you like" dials on that stuff. Full disclosure: My background is as a longtime gamer who studies and teaches Western Martial Arts and performs it as stage combat. I come at it from the perspective that anything approaching "simulationist realism" is a fool's errand, and have a bias towards creating a system that would be playable yet fun and dramatic. I want combat to feel like it would in a cool action movie, like The Three Musketeers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Raiders of the Lost Ark, or, even Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.That's the goal. I'll be happy to share it as it develops.And now, must run. Plane to catch.</blockquote>

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