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<blockquote data-quote="Droogie" data-source="post: 264716" data-attributes="member: 1298"><p>Vturlough,</p><p></p><p>I agree with you that D&D doesn't make realistic sense at times. However, I like the armor-improves-AC method because its simple. Same with HPs vs Vitality. </p><p></p><p>When I think I need to house rule or change something, I ask myself some questions, in order of highest to lowest priority:</p><p>Is it easy and playable?</p><p>Is it fair?</p><p>Is it fun?</p><p>Is it realistic?</p><p></p><p>All important questions, but the 4th one is the trouble maker; it often gets in the way of the other three.</p><p></p><p>Your rant may be unnecessary , since all the latest d20 games are implementing DR armor and vitality anyway. </p><p></p><p>If items are a pet peeve, you might try Wheel of Time. Good luck in finding players, tho. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>And as much as we all love to sit around and day-dream about what 3e could have been, and what should have been done, the vicious fact is that 4e is NOT just around the corner. </p><p></p><p>And one comment about NWN: as addicted as I am to this CRPG, I would rather play real pnp D&D anyday. There is no substitute. NWN is just methedone.</p><p></p><p>CRPGS can do combat just fine. Of course they can; its a computer. But I need some face to face interaction. I need clunky dice in my hands.</p><p></p><p>Rattle rattle rattle.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Droogie, post: 264716, member: 1298"] Vturlough, I agree with you that D&D doesn't make realistic sense at times. However, I like the armor-improves-AC method because its simple. Same with HPs vs Vitality. When I think I need to house rule or change something, I ask myself some questions, in order of highest to lowest priority: Is it easy and playable? Is it fair? Is it fun? Is it realistic? All important questions, but the 4th one is the trouble maker; it often gets in the way of the other three. Your rant may be unnecessary , since all the latest d20 games are implementing DR armor and vitality anyway. If items are a pet peeve, you might try Wheel of Time. Good luck in finding players, tho. :( And as much as we all love to sit around and day-dream about what 3e could have been, and what should have been done, the vicious fact is that 4e is NOT just around the corner. And one comment about NWN: as addicted as I am to this CRPG, I would rather play real pnp D&D anyday. There is no substitute. NWN is just methedone. CRPGS can do combat just fine. Of course they can; its a computer. But I need some face to face interaction. I need clunky dice in my hands. Rattle rattle rattle.:) [/QUOTE]
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