Defenses confirmed!!!!!!

[HeinorNY]

From Greg Bilsland's blog

http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13861201&postcount=5

"Outside of work, I developed a 4th edition character sheet in excel that improved the ease of level advancement. That is, instead of having to change everything manually, one could simply change their level and much of their corresponding skills and defenses would change accordingly. This seems a necessary piece in running a continuing campaign, since I intend to accelerate level advancement in my campaign so that within a month or two, we can explore higher level play."

 

[Daniel D. Fox]

Not only did he confirm Defenses, but it definitely sounds like Skill ranks as well as Defenses are innately tied to level, as opposed to Class.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Yes!

 

[Wormwood]

Not only did he confirm Defenses, but it definitely sounds like Skill ranks as well as Defenses are innately tied to level, as opposed to Class.

FANTASTIC NEWS!

 

[HeinorNY]

Defenses killed Saving Throws and took their stuff!

 

[SPECTRE666]

Well WotC did say that SWSE was a preview of 4th edition. I like it to.

 

[Patlin]

Not only did he confirm Defenses, but it definitely sounds like Skill ranks as well as Defenses are innately tied to level, as opposed to Class.

Maybe, but I've got a spreadsheet that does the same thing for 3rd edition, so I'd hesitate to call that confirmed.

 

[Michael Silverbane]

I really hope that doesn't mean that we'll see SWSE's craptastic skill system ported over into 4e. I am really really unfond of it.

Later
silver

 

[HeinorNY]

I really hope that doesn't mean that we'll see SWSE's craptastic skill system ported over into 4e. I am really really unfond of it.

Later
silver

They are FANTASTIC for SWSE, IMO.
But don't worry, read this: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=207241

 

[Daniel D. Fox]

I really hope that doesn't mean that we'll see SWSE's craptastic skill system ported over into 4e. I am really really unfond of it.

Later
silver

You don't like the lack of skills?

If that's the case, here's what we use in our homebrewed 3.5/SAGA system:
Acrobatics

Climb

Craft

Decipher Script

Deception

Disable Device

Endurance

Gather Information

Initiative

Jump

Knowledge

Perception

Peruasion

Profession

Ride

Stealth

Survival

Swim

Spellcraft

Treat Injury