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<blockquote data-quote="SSquirrel" data-source="post: 1463372" data-attributes="member: 5202">I made a thread over on Monte's boards and some of the initial impressions are in (without trial naturally):&nbsp;&quot;I have to say I seriously dislike the revised version. It is a vast, vast departure from standard D&amp;D, where the old version tried to use as much compatable terminology and concepts as possible.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;I like the critical hit rules, but everything else seems like an attempt at a straight conversion of the Storyteller system into D&amp;D; I don't find that terribly grim or gritty, only extremely upsetting to balance (who would ever play a spryte?)&quot;&nbsp;&quot;Faen get hosed badly enough...this system makes anything but a spellcaster faen impossible. And giants become the melee gods, once they take their class levels...and can't they become Huge with Giant Paragon? You're giving them +8 to damage and effectively DR 6/--- because of that size. (It's only 6 because they get +8 soak, but -2 to their Def.)&quot;&nbsp;The main thrust of those comments is how the rules affect Faen who can morph into a spryte if they choose which is a Tiny creature. Would likely discourage play of the race in general as stated above.&nbsp;(edit:deleted the alk of +8 and -8 as taht references teh Sneak bonus not AC bonus heh)&nbsp;I know, untested and all, but it definitely doesn't make people real eager to play smaller races. Bigger sure.&nbsp;Oh yeah the topic is here:&nbsp;<a href="http://pub247.ezboard.com/fokayyourturnfrm29.showMessage?topicID=2316.topic" target="_blank">http://pub247.ezboard.com/fokayyourturnfrm29.showMessage?topicID=2316.topic</a>&nbsp;Hagen</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SSquirrel, post: 1463372, member: 5202"] I made a thread over on Monte's boards and some of the initial impressions are in (without trial naturally): "I have to say I seriously dislike the revised version. It is a vast, vast departure from standard D&D, where the old version tried to use as much compatable terminology and concepts as possible." "I like the critical hit rules, but everything else seems like an attempt at a straight conversion of the Storyteller system into D&D; I don't find that terribly grim or gritty, only extremely upsetting to balance (who would ever play a spryte?)" "Faen get hosed badly enough...this system makes anything but a spellcaster faen impossible. And giants become the melee gods, once they take their class levels...and can't they become Huge with Giant Paragon? You're giving them +8 to damage and effectively DR 6/--- because of that size. (It's only 6 because they get +8 soak, but -2 to their Def.)" The main thrust of those comments is how the rules affect Faen who can morph into a spryte if they choose which is a Tiny creature. Would likely discourage play of the race in general as stated above. (edit:deleted the alk of +8 and -8 as taht references teh Sneak bonus not AC bonus heh) I know, untested and all, but it definitely doesn't make people real eager to play smaller races. Bigger sure. Oh yeah the topic is here: [url="http://pub247.ezboard.com/fokayyourturnfrm29.showMessage?topicID=2316.topic"]http://pub247.ezboard.com/fokayyourturnfrm29.showMessage?topicID=2316.topic[/url] Hagen [/QUOTE]

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