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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 5974906" data-attributes="member: 710">Well, I'd take it if it was a 4E cleaned up. But that's kinda boring for a new edition and certainly not the plan for this one.Ease of DMing<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easy monster creation rules</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Easy encounter building guidelines</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Frameworks for handling non-combat challenges</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Frameworks for handling creation of cities, organiziations and generally a campaign world</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Easy handling of NPCs during gameplay (easy to read stat-block, clearly formulated options)</li> </ul>Rich Gameplay Options<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rich Character Build Options (Classes, feats, skills, themes, backgrounds whatever)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Balanced Gameplay (all classes equally viable to play, mostly independent of DM's encounter design, with room for everyone to get some spotlight, simple and complex builds should both be viable)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rich In-Game Options - I don't want to have how and dventure or combat plays out decided on my character sheet alone, I want to have the in-game situation affect what of my options are good ones and allow me to use them for different results.</li> </ul>Combat Features<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Grid- and miniatures without losing tactical depth</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ways to have a short, simple combat and long, complex combats that explore the tactical depth of the game and are challenging and exciting.</li> </ul>Flavor<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">References to real world mythologies with an aim to make it work as a whole, not just "everything and the kitchen sink"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monsters with interesting flavor that also can be mechanically reflected (without losing the option to re-flavor things)</li> </ul>A lot of these things 4E already has for me (without claiming it's perfect), and some aspects I really would like to see for a 4E "+". One area of special interest to me is the "non-combat" area. I want better mechanical frameworks and guidelines there. Next may actually deliver something there in form of modules, but I remain skeptical whether such elements will really work if they are not built into core.</blockquote>

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