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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5216222" data-attributes="member: 1210">The best way to get a quick overview of 4e imho is to look at the quick-start rules, which you should be able to DL from wizards.com. They're in the free Keep on the Shadowfell adventure on their site.In essence, you've already touched on some of the changes. The really big one is the power system though. In general:-Every pc has powers that they can use all day, so the wizard never again needs to throw a dagger or shoot a crossbow. -The system reads very poorly but runs very well once the dm has the hang of it. -Everyone gets better at everything as they go up in levels. A 20th level wizard is going to be better at picking pockets than most 1st level rogues because of the &quot;half level bonus&quot; (you add 1/2 your level to attacks, defenses, skill and ability checks). -Every attack has a roll to hit now (instead of a saving throw to avoid it), allowing casters to roll more attacks (= fun). On the other hand, magic missile doesn't automatically hit anymore. (Okay, there are a very, very few automatic hit attacks in the game, but they're VERY few and far between.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 5216222, member: 1210"] The best way to get a quick overview of 4e imho is to look at the quick-start rules, which you should be able to DL from wizards.com. They're in the free Keep on the Shadowfell adventure on their site. In essence, you've already touched on some of the changes. The really big one is the power system though. In general: -Every pc has powers that they can use all day, so the wizard never again needs to throw a dagger or shoot a crossbow. -The system reads very poorly but runs very well once the dm has the hang of it. -Everyone gets better at everything as they go up in levels. A 20th level wizard is going to be better at picking pockets than most 1st level rogues because of the "half level bonus" (you add 1/2 your level to attacks, defenses, skill and ability checks). -Every attack has a roll to hit now (instead of a saving throw to avoid it), allowing casters to roll more attacks (= fun). On the other hand, magic missile doesn't automatically hit anymore. (Okay, there are a very, very few automatic hit attacks in the game, but they're VERY few and far between.) [/QUOTE]

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