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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Katemare" data-source="post: 4692227" data-attributes="member: 80996">To cut it short, I want to play D&D4 and enjoy it like others do. I think I got the style, but there's one thing that repulses me each time I look at it: class powers. The concept is ok, but the powers themselves strike me boring. My eyelids grow heavy, I start yawning and stuff %) I know the sentiment that they look that way, but in actual play are very interesting, but my present experience doesn't match this. For me (IMHO), they aren't cool, creative, concept-derived, and they break my immersion due to strange (in case of non-casters) restrictions per encounter/per day.But I like other features of the game, such as tactical-candy monster design and puzzle combat, and thus I want to play. I really do.The solution I see is houseruling the powers (or waiting for some third-party publisher to do that). I was told that at this scale it's impossible, but I surely hope it's not. What I want:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Distinct powers, tied to concept and unlike the powers of (most) other classes. So when I use the power, I feel as the character I play, not a dummy that deals X damage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Harmony of flavor and effect. I never got why "Positioning Strike" is vs. Will power... Therefore I can't think of creative in-game ways to improve or tweak its effect, and it becomes MMORPGish.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Per encounter/per day restrictions based on logic. I don't see a reason why most of mundane combat maneuvers can be used only once per battle. It's just not what happens in real or fantasy fights.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">No minutiae to track. If a power has lasting effect, it should either really matter or last whole scene or both.</li> </ol>I was considering playing monster-like PCs with 2-3 concept-based powers, but I want to have a milder solution too.Thanks in advance.PS: Sorry, should have post it in 4E Houserules... I'm new to this community. Won't make this mistake again.</blockquote>

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