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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nem z" data-source="post: 4069957" data-attributes="member: 51847">My 4e?Character Creation:Point-buy stats with no middleman termsExisting skills consolidated into thematic groupsSaves, initiative, and BAB (by weapon group) converted into skillsSkills matched with attributes depending on circumstances, WhiteWolf styleNo classes... all powers/abilities/magic/etc bought as steps on a feat treesRaces purchased as feats available only at 1st levelabilities are either at will or resource consuming, never 'timed'.Alignment redefined in terms of relative traitsAdvancementXP spent to increase abilities individuallyLevel determined by GM as a power cap, not tied to XP totals at allWealth and equipment as an abstracted systemMagic items become enchanted by use, not direct crafting... 'riddle of steel' logicCombatHex map w/ facing, turning cost, and half-steps to intersectionsIterative attacks eliminatedmovement=standard action, so players can double attack or double move as desiredAoO rules simplifiedGrappling (beyond simple 'grab') redefined as a feat treeHP replaced with a condition trackAdaptable terrain w/ stunt potential, larger combat zonesNon-Combat TasksSome skills and powers focused on non-combat tasksSpecific mechanics for non-combat encounters Subsystem for dramatic events... see JackelopeKing's D20^A</blockquote>