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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 5791149" data-attributes="member: 5889">AbdulAlhazred,Even though I am obviously in disagreement with Karinsdad on this point, the point he is making is shared by many others and can't simply be dismissed.So KDs concern is the idea of a "rewind" on the action, its too gamist for his tastes. Ok, fair enough, since in this new 5e we are talking about dials, can we turn down the dial on fate points to appeal to more of KDs style of game?Perhaps some of these ideas.1) You can turn a crit into a regular hit (still a rewind, but not before damage is done so less of one).2) Defensive Stance: Gain a +X bonus to AC for one round (helps with defense but in a more straightforward manner).3) His Final Stand: When killed, the hero does not die until the end of combat (doesn't rewind the character's death, but lets him finish the battle and help prevent a tpk).4) Endurance: Gain 10 temporary hitpoints that last for 1 round.To me, what makes the fate point system work is you can apply a way for players to gain "magical" bonuses without any magical flavor, and so all characters can have access to them, and it gives the character at least a measure of control over his own fate....outside the raw probabilities of attack and damage rolls.Now while I prefer the more direct approaches I mentioned earlier, I see no reason such a system could not have differing amounts of "gamism" and "effectiveness" for those who prefer it.</blockquote>

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