Reducing The Number of Attributes

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Because the core of it was 1d20 + Appropriate modifiers. And everything was grouped together nicely. A certain number of skills were modified by Intelligence as well as powers, for example. Which would result in 1d20 + Int modifier + Ranks.

So, how is 3E different?
You don't like certain choices about the divisions and that is your privilege (matters of taste cannot be debated, so I won't try), but how those divisions work is exactly the same. Investigation (along with other skills) is modified by your Intellect stat; roll 1d20 + Int + ranks + circumstance modifiers. Parry is 1d20 + rank + Fighting + circumstance.

In fact, everything except power checks works that way. 1d20 + ranks + Relevant ability score + circumstance modifiers. Power checks are 1d20 + power rank + circumstance, which is even simpler.

So, the divisions work exactly the same, there are just fewer modifiers being added (ranks, ability, and circumstance).


If your complaint is one of taste (i.e. "I don't like 8 abilities") then so be it. No one can help you, beyond an analysis of how a particular set of changes will impact game balance. Unless you can explicitly describe the taste changes you want to make, you're the only one that knows what has to change to make you happy.
Good Luck.