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<blockquote data-quote="Akrasia" data-source="post: 2113732" data-attributes="member: 23012">Actually, the entire skill system is ripped out of RM -- just replace the d100 with a d20.&nbsp; It is amazing.&nbsp; (As an old RM hack, I could go on, but I won't bother here...)Yes, how wonderful for you.&nbsp; However, you should realize that it is generally a mistake to generalize on your own individual experiences.For many other people, the differences between 3e and pre-3e D&amp;D are enormous.&nbsp; The 'rolling high is always good' is really trivial -- that is not a big issue.&nbsp;&nbsp; The big issues include: feats, skills, new multiclass system, new spell system, radically different combat system, and a few other things.&nbsp; Taken together, these constitute a radical shift in the way the game is played (e.g. it pretty much requires minis now; combat takes much longer; fighter-mages are useless; etc.).But back to my original point -- simply pointing out that 3e is radically different from pre-3e D&amp;D is not a 'bash'.&nbsp; And it may help someone with deep 'pre-3e' intuitions to simply approach it as a different game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Akrasia, post: 2113732, member: 23012"] Actually, the entire skill system is ripped out of RM -- just replace the d100 with a d20. It is amazing. (As an old RM hack, I could go on, but I won't bother here...) Yes, how wonderful for you. However, you should realize that it is generally a mistake to generalize on your own individual experiences. For many other people, the differences between 3e and pre-3e D&D are enormous. The 'rolling high is always good' is really trivial -- that is not a big issue. The big issues include: feats, skills, new multiclass system, new spell system, radically different combat system, and a few other things. Taken together, these constitute a radical shift in the way the game is played (e.g. it pretty much requires minis now; combat takes much longer; fighter-mages are useless; etc.). But back to my original point -- simply pointing out that 3e is radically different from pre-3e D&D is not a 'bash'. And it may help someone with deep 'pre-3e' intuitions to simply approach it as a different game. [/QUOTE]

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