Well, that's interesting:
Using the evolution analogy, 3.5, True20, Pathfinder, Saga edition, and 4E are all clear evolutionary descendants of the original 3.0 rules -- but they're clearly changing in different ways and to different degrees. I want e20 to be as big an evolutionary step as 4E is, but I want it to be a step more adaptable direction. If 3.0/3.5 is Australopithecus, then I feel that Pathfinder is Australopithecus garhi (the most evolved version of the Australopithecines), True20 is Paranthropus (an evolutionary offshoot, but ultimately a dead end), Saga edition is Homo erectus. 4E is a clear step forward into Homo sapiens, but they're Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthals, an over-specialized evolutionary dead end that couldn't adapt to different climates very well); I want e20 to be Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans, adaptable to any environment).
Using the evolution analogy, 3.5, True20, Pathfinder, Saga edition, and 4E are all clear evolutionary descendants of the original 3.0 rules -- but they're clearly changing in different ways and to different degrees. I want e20 to be as big an evolutionary step as 4E is, but I want it to be a step more adaptable direction. If 3.0/3.5 is Australopithecus, then I feel that Pathfinder is Australopithecus garhi (the most evolved version of the Australopithecines), True20 is Paranthropus (an evolutionary offshoot, but ultimately a dead end), Saga edition is Homo erectus. 4E is a clear step forward into Homo sapiens, but they're Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthals, an over-specialized evolutionary dead end that couldn't adapt to different climates very well); I want e20 to be Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans, adaptable to any environment).
