Design idea for "customization" of characters.

[Ahnehnois]

Try 5e. I'm sure that will...wait, never mind.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Is the 3rd Edition of M&M okay to use?

I haven't looked at M&M3Ed, so I can't say, sorry.

 

[the Jester]

Jester, if you tweak a rogue to be an inferior wizard, he will obviously e an inferior rogue as well.

I'm actually talking about tweaking the wizard to be a superior rogue. The problem I am pointing at is that with a point/buyoff/trade in system, it's often possible to take a few things from one class but give it everything that another class gets in return.

Again, I'm thinking of Skills & Powers, where I discovered the problem- I literally did this about half a dozen times before throwing my hands up and banning the class customization stuff. It was just too easy to break the classes like this.

 

[Light Knight]

The "Buy the Book" supplement earlier suggested is turning out to be the perfect thing I am looking for. Though with slight modifications. I like the idea of using a caste system/concentration. If you are a fighter, fighter stuff is a bit cheaper, and non fighter is more expensive..etc...

But again thanks for all the responses.

 

[howandwhy99]

Class actually defines both the focus as well as the target area for successful play of a D&D game. There are many, many other game systems where things like Class, Race and Levels are dropped for a more free form approach. However, other games almost always have categoricals in them too. The nice part about D&D is it allows for quick understanding and play of the game without requiring the players to spend endless hours on tinkering with mechanics. Pick a class, a race, rolls some scores, and voilà, you have a fully functioning and balanced character to the challenges of the game world. Customization happens through play.