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<blockquote data-quote="Ron" data-source="post: 1990055" data-attributes="member: 1020">I would like to see the skill system redone from the scracth. The old AD&amp;D skill system lacked granularity and it was a mechanic in its own. However, considering that 1st edition AD&amp;D was very close to its wargamming roots, it was serviceable. The current edition introduced a much more complex skill system that, althought it complains to the general d20 mechanic, it is too clumsy to my taste. The great advantage of playing a class/level game is the quick creation of PCs and NPCs. OD&amp;D and AD&amp;D were great in this aspect, but d20 is not, mainly because of the complicated skill system. There are too many skills (many good sugestion to lump a few of them were posted in this thread), there is synergy among them and they are not very functional. See how disparate are some of the DCs. Does anybody agree with the DMG about how hard should be open a medieval lock? Worse, they don't scalete well in higher levels.I would try using a smaller sets of skills, which limited ranks available. Pramas designed the 2nd edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying to accomodate three levels. I would have more, perhaps ten. This, of course, would require to change the amount of skill points available at each level. But it wouldn't be hard to implement.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ron, post: 1990055, member: 1020"] I would like to see the skill system redone from the scracth. The old AD&D skill system lacked granularity and it was a mechanic in its own. However, considering that 1st edition AD&D was very close to its wargamming roots, it was serviceable. The current edition introduced a much more complex skill system that, althought it complains to the general d20 mechanic, it is too clumsy to my taste. The great advantage of playing a class/level game is the quick creation of PCs and NPCs. OD&D and AD&D were great in this aspect, but d20 is not, mainly because of the complicated skill system. There are too many skills (many good sugestion to lump a few of them were posted in this thread), there is synergy among them and they are not very functional. See how disparate are some of the DCs. Does anybody agree with the DMG about how hard should be open a medieval lock? Worse, they don't scalete well in higher levels. I would try using a smaller sets of skills, which limited ranks available. Pramas designed the 2nd edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying to accomodate three levels. I would have more, perhaps ten. This, of course, would require to change the amount of skill points available at each level. But it wouldn't be hard to implement. [/QUOTE]

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