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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bolie" data-source="post: 1992200" data-attributes="member: 8312">So... the prime stats give some differences between the tough melee fighter and the swashbuckler and/or ranged fighter.  One can survive poison while the other can survive area spells.  This is true in 3e only you also have the possiblity of adding feats and skills to further differentiate.  You can even have different types of "tanks" and different types of "swashbucklers".Again, this is deliberate from what I've read, by Troll Lord.A couple of other points:There are 13 classes:Cleric - like Cleric in 3e, but with no domains.Druid - like Druid in 3e.Wizard - like Wizard in 3e.Illusionist - like Wizard specializing in Illusions in 3e.Fighter - like Fighter in 3e, but much less flexible (loses lots of feats).Paladin - like Paladin in 3e.Ranger - like Ranger in 3e.Rogue - like Rogue in 3e.Assassin - like Rogue with feats or Assassin PrC.Knight - like fighter with mounted combat feats.Monk - like Monk in 3e.Barbarian - like Barbarian in 3e.Bard - like Bard in 3e.They do provide some of the things that classes with feats provide in 3e, but out of all the possible combinations, the above 13 are only a small portion of what you can do in 3e with skills, feats, and PrCs.And while I'm playing in Mythmere's campaign and having fun, we are all frustrated by the slow pace of advancement.  Admittedly, we started out at high level, but the XP rewards are insignificant compared to how many XP we need to make level, especially the Paladin.I would love to see consistent and faster XP advancement across the classes.  Actually, faster would be nicer than consistent.Bolie IV</blockquote>

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