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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 5098523" data-attributes="member: 51942"> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">All Expertise, the Robust Defenses feat, and all Epic X defense feats are banned.  Instead, PC's get a free +1 boost to attacks and non-AC defenses at levels 5,15 and  25. Non-AC defenses get an additional +1 bonus at level 1.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">At levels 4,8,14,18,24,28 players raise all ability scores by 1 rather than choosing from just 2.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Temporary hit points last at most 5 minutes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Consider using Inherent bonuses and/or randomized loot.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tweak here: Monsters have 1 fewer HP per level but are considered 1 level lower than usual.</li> </ol>The aim is to have NAD's that don't start off ridiculously low and then decay further.  The ability score fix should avoid skill bonus divergence, and simultaneously limit the weakest-NAD problem a bit, while finally not mandating weird hacks (lots of feats for heavy armor, usually) to maintain AC or whatnot for MAD builds such as bear shamans and Con-based warlocks.Points 1&5 could be implemented entirely behind the DM screen (though I believe it's easier to get the players to do point 1 for you); point 2 is easily done in the character builder, and the rest is just how you run the game at the table; in short, this should be implementable without clashing too much with the character builder or other published material.Point 2 possibly enables some new charop build, but I did spend some time looking; and it's not unbalancing AFAIK.  In particular, since it improves the low end scores more than the high end scores it's typically safe.Thoughts, ideas, criticisms?</blockquote>

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