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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 6085548" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Yeah, this was my attitude until about two years ago, when a bunch of my players inputted their (previously on paper only) characters into the CB- and tons of errors were revealed. </p><p></p><p>Defenses off by 2-5 points, missing 1 to 4 on attack values, missing as much as +9 on damage, hit point errors, errors in number of surges/surge values, incorrect skill boni- yikes!</p><p></p><p>Add to that the extreme option overload issue- especially with feats, many of which are so specific in 4e as to be useless if you are not the right class & race combination- and, well, I found it eye-opening. </p><p></p><p>So while I don't think 4e actually needs electronic tools to function, without them, every player at the table must be math savvy with an eye for detail, strong memory, excellent reading skills and a willingness to hand-write every power out (or constantly flip pages). So yeah- I have to say, without electronic support, 4e can function, but it only functions as well as intended with players with a very specific set of fairly rare characteristics. (I'm pretty sure every table has one math-impaired player, but not every table has one math-savvy player.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 6085548, member: 1210"] Yeah, this was my attitude until about two years ago, when a bunch of my players inputted their (previously on paper only) characters into the CB- and tons of errors were revealed. Defenses off by 2-5 points, missing 1 to 4 on attack values, missing as much as +9 on damage, hit point errors, errors in number of surges/surge values, incorrect skill boni- yikes! Add to that the extreme option overload issue- especially with feats, many of which are so specific in 4e as to be useless if you are not the right class & race combination- and, well, I found it eye-opening. So while I don't think 4e actually needs electronic tools to function, without them, every player at the table must be math savvy with an eye for detail, strong memory, excellent reading skills and a willingness to hand-write every power out (or constantly flip pages). So yeah- I have to say, without electronic support, 4e can function, but it only functions as well as intended with players with a very specific set of fairly rare characteristics. (I'm pretty sure every table has one math-impaired player, but not every table has one math-savvy player.) [/QUOTE]
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