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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Balsamic Dragon" data-source="post: 1921512" data-attributes="member: 2433">I could try a different system instead of modifying D&D.  I love the Earthdawn game world, and while I dislike the system it does do a lot of the things that I'm looking for.  I'm not wild about GURPS, but I haven't checked out the new edition yet.  I'm just wondering which would be harder to translate all of my mostly "fluff" books to, a modified D&D or a whole new system...Also, I agree that a lot of my ideas reflect campaign style rather than rules.  But the fact is that the rules are playtested using a particular campaign style.  The number of expected combats per session, for example, is reflected in how many spells you give to a spellcaster, how many hit points you give to a fighter, how much experience points you earn from combat, and many other facets of the system itself.  Challenge ratings are designed with a certain level of magical equipment in mind.  So there's a lot more system re-writing than you might think, just based on a change in campaign style.Most of what I want to re-write is the feat system, the combat system and the meta-magic system (and to a certain extent the skill system), I still love D&D and I think that most of it is very well done.  I just think it could be made better.Balsamic Dragon</blockquote>