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Message: <blockquote data-quote="katahn" data-source="post: 4193962" data-attributes="member: 65004">I'm excited about it and my interest is as high as it can be, so a "9" was the right vote.  I've tried running D&D games before, and found that either I or my players end up getting so bogged down in the un-fun details that campaigns never really go anywhere.I like the idea of balancing classes for combat around certain roles - so the archetypes of defender, controller, leader, and striker make perfect sense to me.I never liked the idea of restricting role-play based on classes, where having the smooth-talking and knowledgeable fighter was hampered by limited available skill points to reflect those qualities.I found the idea that arcane magic was the only form of magic affected by wearing armor to be counter-intuitive and wasn't happy with how comparitively powerful divine casters were.  Reimagining divine casters based on their combat roles and removing the penalties for arcane casters is very welcome.I like the idea of feat-based multiclassing to reflect the guy who dabbled a little in something, who can then expect to use that something reasonably effectively throughout his adventuring career.I like the massive streamlining and debloating of the byzantine 3e combat system, particularly as a DM who will be running games for my wife and our older children as well as family friends.I like how demons and devils were made distinct, I like the concept of angels as "free-willed servants of the gods" rather than "servants of the good planes/gods".I like the debloating of the pantheon.I LOVE being a monster!  RAWR!I like having a way of allowing exotic/unusual player races that doesn't involve the arbitrary and unfairly punative "ECL" system.Who's my minion?  Who's my minion?  You are!I love "save or die" is gone.They set me up with a gorgeous lair!  Do you have a lair?  I've got a lair!I'm intrigued by the idea of the "astral sea" and how that will play into upcoming 4e versions of Spelljammer and Planescape.I could go on and on, but thus far everything is looking very cool.</blockquote>

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