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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9201513" data-attributes="member: 9254">I will preface this by saying I wasn't a 4e fan but not because I thought it was a bad game. I thought it was a well executed set of mechanics that were too far from what our groups expected from the d&amp;d brand.Things I really liked:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">monster classifications were an excellent tool for teaching new GMs. An ogre can go from solo to elite to minion, brute to soldier.&nbsp; Roles help design encounters.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leader powers were a solid way to boost NPCs but also let PCs debuff them.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">minions - &quot;1hp Mooks&quot; were a great idea to make an encounter more complex without adding much GM book keeping</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">ritual caster - I was happy a form of it survived to 5e and irate when 5.5 proposed nerfing it almost entirely</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I like systems where grid/battlemat play is the default.</li>
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[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 9201513, member: 9254"] I will preface this by saying I wasn't a 4e fan but not because I thought it was a bad game. I thought it was a well executed set of mechanics that were too far from what our groups expected from the d&d brand. Things I really liked: [LIST] [*]monster classifications were an excellent tool for teaching new GMs. An ogre can go from solo to elite to minion, brute to soldier. Roles help design encounters. [*]Leader powers were a solid way to boost NPCs but also let PCs debuff them. [*]minions - "1hp Mooks" were a great idea to make an encounter more complex without adding much GM book keeping [*]ritual caster - I was happy a form of it survived to 5e and irate when 5.5 proposed nerfing it almost entirely [*]I like systems where grid/battlemat play is the default. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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