Improvements after 3.5

[Psion]

I think thats the universal agreement.

Well it's never safe to say that... the net being the net and all.

I mean whodathunk that anyone would not see the advantage of swift and immediate actions.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Well it's never safe to say that... the net being the net and all.

Yeah, I guess so.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

I think it's fair to say they are improvements.

More than fair.

 

[Saeviomagy]

I don't think you can remove free actions from the game entirely, for one good reason:
Throwing a bunch of daggers.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I don't think you can remove free actions from the game entirely, for one good reason:
Throwing a bunch of daggers.

Hmmm. A good pint.

 

[beaver1024]

Wait, wait, we're putting "improvement" and 3.5 in the same thread? "Improvements" like the new clearly worded Darkness spell? Or "improvements" like the unambiguous weapon sizing/handling rules? Or "improvements" like the balanced and clear Polymorph rules? Switf/immediate action rules pales in comparison to 3.5 "improvements" to the core rules.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Wait, wait, we're putting "improvement" and 3.5 in the same thread? "Improvements" like the new clearly worded Darkness spell?

Rename it shadows if it's that much of a problem to you.

Or "improvements" like the unambiguous weapon sizing/handling rules?

Eh? Where's the problem here? Half the gaming population think it's a good idea, and the other half were house-ruling their butts off with the old one anyway.

Or "improvements" like the balanced and clear Polymorph rules?

Well, you can't say they got definitavely WORSE...

Swift/immediate action rules pale in comparison to 3.5 "improvements" to the core rules.

I'm not quite sure what this sentence is supposed to mean. I think you mean that swift and immediate actions aren't a big enough good thing to balance out what you see as bad things. I for one think you're wrong.

 

[MerricB]

An finally I don't like the idea of having a RPG which evolves like Windows i.e. in "patches", but I guess that's only a matter of personal taste: if I were to follow the process of refining rules over and over, it would detract me from more interesting sides of the game.

I wonder how you've ever managed to play D&D, then. It has always evolved in patches. Ever since Supplement I: Greyhawk.

What was Unearthed Arcana (1e)? A big collection of patches.

Cheers!

 

[Li Shenron]

I wonder how you've ever managed to play D&D, then. It has always evolved in patches. Ever since Supplement I: Greyhawk.

What was Unearthed Arcana (1e)? A big collection of patches.

Cheers!

I have used the core books for mechanics, and supplements to add new data but not adjustments to the rules (unless I want a real _variant_).

 

[Zappo]

I have used the core books for mechanics, and supplements to add new data but not adjustments to the rules (unless I want a real _variant_).

Why can't you do the same with 3.x?