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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Technik4" data-source="post: 666727" data-attributes="member: 7211">I dont embrace that if you cant beat the DR you should run away BUT in the old DR system I would be much more inclined to simply because if the fighter cant get through that usually invalidates anyone else from punching through as well. After all, the only measuring stick is +s on your weapon. In the new DR, maybe someone else has the appropriate material, I can still meatshield for him and we still have spellcasters, or maybe he throws me a spare in that material that he keeps, maybe he has a silver fetish?. In a larger combat, the fighter would ignore the guy he couldnt hurt as effectively and go after ones he could.There is also a large differentiation between power in the 2 editions (imo) just by looking at GMW. Presently it functions as a way to supercede ALL DR (with high enough levels) and it lasts for hours AND it gives you bonuses to hit and damage. Based on the evidence of the silver cantrip which is rounds duration, the spells which allow wepaons to penetrate new DR will NOT give additional benefits like bonuses to attack and damage and will NOT last for hours.This means the powering down of a spell which is clearly too powerful for its level. Now you may be thinking, well why not just revise GMW, why muck up the whole DR system? Because it isnt working as its intended to. Especially with respect to most things that may only have DR 5/something. By the time you fight a low DR creature presently the fighter probably has a weapon to negate it. Or if a creature with a low DR has classes added its DR is for nothing because the party will definitely have at least +1 weapons by then.Also, no one said silver would be a rare substance. In my earlier "proposed" cost I was assuming that it would take a substantial amount of silver to properly coat one weapon. Maybe it would take some sort of spell or require the feat "Craft Magic Arms and Armor". Maybe it wouldnt, I was just throwing that out there. Maybe its just a straight extra 50 gold to have a silver weapon and its as common as steel.I'm wearying again. My position still stands, I like the change and am willing to try it. This does not mean I wont look back, it just means I'll give it a shot. If I find that fighters are upset over the changes or that it generally just makes play more cumbersome and less heroic than I will go back to the old system. I don't understand how you can eyeball the present rules and throw them out out of hand.Technik</blockquote>

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