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<blockquote data-quote="nightwalker450" data-source="post: 5883410" data-attributes="member: 94895">I prefer the separation for a multitude of reasons:1) You don't have to search through all your books to find the ability and read the description for the GM to know what it does.&nbsp; Instead you have only a couple straight forward lines, that can be noted on scratch paper.2) The rest of it doesn't matter in game. Therefore the player should be allowed to fluff it however they wish to fit their character.3) It made spell casters more playable, and less intimidating to new players. Instead of having more than half the book dedicated to a spell casters, of spells that they need to read through (every $#@! day to prepare), they have a very straight forward list of cause and effect, that made it quick to find, and to prepare spells.4) For some players, that flavor text will all disappear anyways after the 3rd or 4th session, and they'll just break it down to cause and effect anyways. Special magical looking affects are only special and magical for so long, if you're doing them every combat than its just the way it is. Your special maneuver only really needs to be described in detail the first time (or as a reminder if you use it rarely).5) Do spell casters really need to outshine the martial that much? There has never been a need to dedicate pages upon pages, on how you swing your weapon or what combat style/stance is the result.&nbsp; Why do you need half a page to tell the GM that you lit the creature on fire?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nightwalker450, post: 5883410, member: 94895"] I prefer the separation for a multitude of reasons: 1) You don't have to search through all your books to find the ability and read the description for the GM to know what it does. Instead you have only a couple straight forward lines, that can be noted on scratch paper. 2) The rest of it doesn't matter in game. Therefore the player should be allowed to fluff it however they wish to fit their character. 3) It made spell casters more playable, and less intimidating to new players. Instead of having more than half the book dedicated to a spell casters, of spells that they need to read through (every $#@! day to prepare), they have a very straight forward list of cause and effect, that made it quick to find, and to prepare spells. 4) For some players, that flavor text will all disappear anyways after the 3rd or 4th session, and they'll just break it down to cause and effect anyways. Special magical looking affects are only special and magical for so long, if you're doing them every combat than its just the way it is. Your special maneuver only really needs to be described in detail the first time (or as a reminder if you use it rarely). 5) Do spell casters really need to outshine the martial that much? There has never been a need to dedicate pages upon pages, on how you swing your weapon or what combat style/stance is the result. Why do you need half a page to tell the GM that you lit the creature on fire? [/QUOTE]

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