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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Protean" data-source="post: 1308140" data-attributes="member: 12274">Beware: Thought process is rather random.I know it's been said before, but I'll say it again: In my experience, the reason why the game breaks down is tied directly to the leveling mechanic and the assumptions built into the game. I love D&D and most d20 games, but folks it is far from being the most flexible system out there. I know this doesn't correlate directly to magic level, but I'd rather discuss what I think the underlying issue is here, at least for people like myself. The d20 system assumes dramatic growth. We don't have to play it that way, but doing so usually involves dramatic divergence from the leveling mechanic. It seems to me that the mechanic mirrors the American Dream almost. Our characters start, by assumption as 'naturals' in their fields, talented, but by all means pretty much chumps, and eventually go on to become superhuman. This has led to problems as we attempt to justify these dramatic increases in ability. I've never run into this problem in any other system. While development of prowess is important in games like Exalted, Buffy, and Mutants and Masterminds the growth remains slow enough that I'm less worried about dealing with coming to grips with my new found abilities then with D&D. With other systems, it just seems like less of a game, more of a role-playing thing.However, I love D&D and by extension quite a few d20 games, for the gamist approach when I look for it, but I just can't shake my desire to play a game that's like D&D, but without the rapid power escalation. I love the tactical elements of D&D, but I want character stability. I'd use M&M, but if I added those same tactical elements it would muck up the system too much. I know I could pull D&D through the wringers, but I'm beginning to wonder why bother? I don't have the time to create a perfect system for myself, so until I have the time, I'd rather tinker with the parts of the system that aren't so directly tied to the system's design such as magic item creation, and working on refining divining to a much more skills-focused approach. Hijacking : I really like what you did with the Artificer's Handbook diekluge. It's really stream-lined my games. I hate to be abrupt, but Quick Question Here: How would you integrate the point-based psionic system with the spell-slot rules if you wanted to use them for the creation of psionic items?</blockquote>

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