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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nopantsyet" data-source="post: 552345" data-attributes="member: 3109">I like the idea of a community-owned gaming system. I have played a number of systems in my time, often favoring something over D&D.  I ran MERP/Rolemaster over 2E.  I have even done some (very amateur) game design.  That said, what it comes down to for me--and I realize others do not see it the same--is whether with a particular system I can run the game that I envision.  I don't play other systems just for the joy of playing multiple systems as many do.  Since it came out, 3E/d20 has been my system of choice because it has enough simplicity and flexibility to run the game I envision.  That is not to say I think it is a perfect system.  In fact there are a number of particulars that I am not in love with.  Vancian magic being the top of the list.  I am a convert to Elements of Magic as that fits my vision of magic very well.  In fact I had spent some time trying to devise a similar system, but more universal.  (Meaning no spell lists, just combinations of elements and forces.)  But that was too complicated so I gave it up.  I also like the Sovereign Stone d20 magic system, but having to learn a new book of spells was too intimidating.I like the idea of a VP/WP system, but when I tried it in my D&D game, it slowed down combat so it lost the intensity that the simple HP system allowed.  But that's something that could be worked out and perfected by a community. So to me, more interesting is the creation of adjuncts that can be used along with d20.  Another thing I would be intersted in seeing is a classless alternative.  Or a "Classless" class which would use XP to purchase skills, feats, spellcasting, improved saves or BAB.  Something that could be integrated into the system I use, but that would have a community effort in creation, evaluation, and playtesting to ensure each adjunct would integrate and balance properly with the existing rules.I like the idea of having the Linux of gaming systems, but as I see it we have the SRD and that is an open and preexisting framework that can be built upon, so I would be more interested in something that allows me to draw on both the commercially-available and community-created materials.  Especially given some of the quality work that's being published and the sizable investment I have in it.I know that's not really an answer to your question.  It's more of a long-winded non-answer, but I guess it's my community-input which can now be freely considered or ignored with no self-congratulation or bitterness from me either way.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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