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Message: <blockquote data-quote="obijon_kenobi" data-source="post: 6391941" data-attributes="member: 6780973">Re: the "Epic!!11eleventyone!!" huge numbers of 3.x/PFI've had the somewhat entertaining, somewhat mind numbing experience of generating a bunch of level 15 characters for an annual reunion of most of my friends who I started gaming with more than 20 years ago,and who are now scattered to the winds. (Pre generated so we can sit down and play, rather than wasting the day min maxing). All characters are generated using a 25 point buy, and gear is purchased using level appropriate wealth...and the numbers for any one of them are ridiculous. If I didn't have a good generator (thank you, PCGen), I'd have gone out of my mind.It's almost like this is the last hurrah before we move on to 5E, and honestly I'm okay with that. 3.x and Pathfinder are great, but my opinion is that they're built to encourage power gaming. 4E is...well it's so mechanically tight, it's sterile. It's a turn based strategy game, not an RPG. 5E is a breath of fresh air, the system is built to emphasize role playing, rather than the efficient murder of wandering loot piñatas. I'll not miss the number crunch of 3.x at all. (As a side note, I love that straight arcane classes are viable right from the start without needing a pile of splat books!)</blockquote>