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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 9615555" data-attributes="member: 6799660">It will differ for each person. To me personally, perhaps<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The same basic cleanup of AD&D 2e: everyone uses same xp table, all races can be all classes (no level limits), shift disparate subsystems to more unified mechanics (usually d20), etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Still retains the basic D&D structure of levels, races/species, and classes (heading off the question of 'so why not any other fantasy RPG with lots of character creation options and customizability, etc.).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Focus on character creation options and customization (possibly still being feats and PrCs, although see last bullet)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Predictable formulas (ex. slow, medium, and fast base attack progression; general formulas for a +1 AC magic item value; etc.).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monsters built much like PCs, also with predictable formulas (creature type X gets Y of a feature per HD)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At the same time, some (really any) major feature or features done genuinely differently than what they did for 3.0, 3.5, and PF1. This could range from all non-cleric/fighter/rogue/wizard classes being PrCs to full-spellcasters having level 0-6 spells instead of 1-9 to fighting types doing more damage and getting AoEs instead of iterative attacks to the default spellcasting system being spell-point based to honestly I don't know what.</li> </ul>The last one is even in doubt, as I can see a complete 'take four' version of D&D3.x where nothing profoundly huge and systemic was changed, and they just did new attempts on all the different things. It's worth noting that there were plenty of 3.x games that weren't PF, if you consider the different D20 games. Many (like d20 Star Wars and Traveller) only qualify if you squint hard enough (but maybe one can see what an alternate 3.x would look like using their design choices), but others like Radiance are pretty blatantly different attempts at a D&D-like game using the same rough model.</blockquote>

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