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<blockquote data-quote="ruemere" data-source="post: 8727222" data-attributes="member: 5515"><p>I love the news. This was probably the best version of D20 as it fixed most, if not all, problems of the game:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">linear fighters, quadratic wizards,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">magic rules, fighters boring, rogues are pathetic, druids come to the game with their own bestiary,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">long boring fights (4E), rocket tag encounters (3.xE)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"I win" spells,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Christmas tree syndrome,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">alignment.</li> </ul><p></p><p>To add some great stuff they produced (the rules already were mentioned):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">fabulous, background rich bestiaries,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">opportunity for the players to create parties not composed of canonical four,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the great power scaling,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">daring and inventive class mechanics.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Now, it would not be fair if I failed to mention the issues it introduced:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">disjoint between narrative mechanics and simulationist mechanics (icons vs. in-game everything),</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">big HP at the end game levels,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">toolkit approach to products... this deserves a whole article since this criticizes Pelgrane Press release policy for the game line. For now however, let's just say that toolkits are not ready-to-run products. They are also structured as loose guides... So if I want to reference anything, I am on my own. And so, unless you memorized it, you end up with huge page count that is not reusable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">many, many editing or structuring issues. There is a reason I prefer to use online SRD.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the setting. It was too gonzo for me. And the tropes were so stale. Had to reinvent a lot of stuff to keep the players interested.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ruemere, post: 8727222, member: 5515"] I love the news. This was probably the best version of D20 as it fixed most, if not all, problems of the game: [LIST] [*]linear fighters, quadratic wizards, [*]magic rules, fighters boring, rogues are pathetic, druids come to the game with their own bestiary, [*]long boring fights (4E), rocket tag encounters (3.xE) [*]"I win" spells, [*]Christmas tree syndrome, [*]alignment. [/LIST] To add some great stuff they produced (the rules already were mentioned): [LIST] [*]fabulous, background rich bestiaries, [*]opportunity for the players to create parties not composed of canonical four, [*]the great power scaling, [*]daring and inventive class mechanics. [/LIST] Now, it would not be fair if I failed to mention the issues it introduced: [LIST] [*]disjoint between narrative mechanics and simulationist mechanics (icons vs. in-game everything), [*]big HP at the end game levels, [*]toolkit approach to products... this deserves a whole article since this criticizes Pelgrane Press release policy for the game line. For now however, let's just say that toolkits are not ready-to-run products. They are also structured as loose guides... So if I want to reference anything, I am on my own. And so, unless you memorized it, you end up with huge page count that is not reusable. [*]many, many editing or structuring issues. There is a reason I prefer to use online SRD. [*]the setting. It was too gonzo for me. And the tropes were so stale. Had to reinvent a lot of stuff to keep the players interested. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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