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<blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 2061879" data-attributes="member: 3608">I think the 3e ability score modifiers are an improvement, but I thought so since my Basic/Expert days. I'm sure others would disagree with good reason. (The modifier a score gives you arguably should be dependent upon which ability &amp; the purpose you're using it for.)My biggest complaint with the OAD&amp;D ability score mods were things like needed a 16 or better Str to get a to-hit or damage mod &amp; that there was virtually no difference between a 7 Dex &amp; a 14 Dex. Why have 7 points difference if they don't mean anything. Of course, I could make effective counter-arguments, but that doesn't change how I felt. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The unified XP progression has its good points &amp; bad points.BAB &amp; ascending AC is an improvement, but the old way wasn't too hard.On the saves, I can go either way. I actually think I might end up with something in-between OAD&amp;D &amp; the d20 system if I were to bother.There were AoOish things in OAD&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RFisher, post: 2061879, member: 3608"] I think the 3e ability score modifiers are an improvement, but I thought so since my Basic/Expert days. I'm sure others would disagree with good reason. (The modifier a score gives you arguably [i]should[/i] be dependent upon which ability & the purpose you're using it for.) My biggest complaint with the OAD&D ability score mods were things like needed a 16 or better Str to get a to-hit or damage mod & that there was virtually no difference between a 7 Dex & a 14 Dex. Why have 7 points difference if they don't [i]mean[/i] anything. Of course, I could make effective counter-arguments, but that doesn't change how I felt. :) The unified XP progression has its good points & bad points. BAB & ascending AC is an improvement, but the old way wasn't too hard. On the saves, I can go either way. I actually think I might end up with something in-between OAD&D & the d20 system if I were to bother. There were AoOish things in OAD&D. [/QUOTE]

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