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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 3221614" data-attributes="member: 20854">1. MulticlassingI'm lukewarm on multi-classing, especially the 3E version.  Easy multi-classing sometimes tends to encourage "salad-bar syndrome."  I prefer to use a single class that represents the character concept (I like classes).  <a href="http://www.dragonsfoot.org/php/archive.php3?sectioninit=CC&fileid=195" target="_blank">Al Krombach's system</a> is a good example of my favored approach. 2. Free MetamagicAgree.  With metamagic, I tend to fall into the "just make a new spell" school of thought, anyway.3. SynergyAgree. More salad-bar syndrome fodder, here.  Fortunately, as the DM, you're free to allow or deny whatever you like.  (You just need to be willing to weather any accusations of being a neanderthal, option-limiting DM.)I'm cool on feats, as a system, too.  I tend to see a feat system as a set of artificial restrictions (can't do that unless you have the feat...) that are presented as the illusion of more options.4. Two-Handed WeaponsI don't have a big problem with the rules for two-handed weapons.  However, if "floating shields" are ubiquitous, that would make me raise an eyebrow.5. Balancing Per Encounter Instead of Per DayAgree.  6. Neverending BuffsAgree.  I like the material component solution.7. Combat Expertise and Power AttackThese are good examples of feats that I don't like.  I don't like the fact that you need to pick the feat in order to swing really hard, sacrificing accuracy for power.  I think just about anyone should be able to do that, and the DM can rule as appropriate.  As far as complication goes, I think your flat bonus/penalty solution is a decent compromise, although, again, I'd prefer to just let the DM handle it.  (The ultimate in simplfying this would be to make it abstract, and put it into the BAB.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />) 8. Point BuyAgree.  I can see point buy for a tournament game, but other than that, I'm "Roll Ability Scores" all-the-way.9. RerollsAgree.  I don't like the concept of re-rolls.  I prefer modifiers to the single roll as representations of increased luck, skill, et cetera.10. Magic Item CreationI'd don't have a big problem with XP for magic item creation.  That said, I'm a big fan of allowing special material components, recipes, et cetera, to "stand-in" for XP, or lower the XP cost.</blockquote>

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