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<blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5796093" data-attributes="member: 55985">It's way too early to make any useful comment on this. It's pure speculation until a more complete rules draft arrives.All I can say is that PC options should remain easy to handle at higher levels. I've played games where players need 8-9 pages for their characters, and it's annoying. Human brains get confused if they need to choose between more than 8 or 9 options at once (analysis paralysis). Classes can have more abilities, but then they should be clearly labeled between attack, support / healing, exploration and social interaction.The obvious way to avoid this is to build upgrade options into spells and other abilities. A magic missile by a 20th-level Wizard should be much more impressive than one by a 1st-level Wizard. It shouldn't just do more damage, but have some upgrades built in like shocking the enemy, throwing him backwards or preventing spellcasting for a round. What you don't need is both low-power and upgraded Magic Missile at once.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkill, post: 5796093, member: 55985"] It's way too early to make any useful comment on this. It's pure speculation until a more complete rules draft arrives. All I can say is that PC options should remain easy to handle at higher levels. I've played games where players need 8-9 pages for their characters, and it's annoying. Human brains get confused if they need to choose between more than 8 or 9 options at once (analysis paralysis). Classes can have more abilities, but then they should be clearly labeled between attack, support / healing, exploration and social interaction. The obvious way to avoid this is to build upgrade options into spells and other abilities. A magic missile by a 20th-level Wizard should be much more impressive than one by a 1st-level Wizard. It shouldn't just do more damage, but have some upgrades built in like shocking the enemy, throwing him backwards or preventing spellcasting for a round. What you don't need is both low-power and upgraded Magic Missile at once. [/QUOTE]

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