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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 6255487" data-attributes="member: 67338">Me and XunValdorl don't agree on a lot, and I think he over stated it a bit, but he is right in general here. Let me give some examples...In a 3e game that no one track encumbrance Str looses a lot of meaning, and you may not realize how that trickles down the balance chain. The wizard puts an 8 in str because it is useless to him, but then carries 3 spell books full of spells, a magic staff, 5 potions, a dozen scrolls and 3-5 wands most of the time, plus treasure and extra cloths and components... you don't realize how much that all adds up.In a 2e game where you change initiative and just say roll d20, add dex mod highest first... sounds like you just made it easier, but in reality you stop a lot of spell interrupts, change the balance on a lot of weapons...In 4e if I play low magic, and at level 12 only dropped a +1 weapon, a +1 armor, and a +1 wand to my 5 players, they are going to be at a disadvantage, but it is more then just numbers you don't realize how the lack of options for daily and encounter powers on items hurt...In rifts the whole world changes depending on this one question, since 1MD of damage =100 SD of damage then does 100SD of damage = 1MD. I've played and run both ways, and it very much changes the setting...Old World of darkness has some funny things hidden in humanity rules and if you disregard them you end up with some problems...Old World of darkness is 200% harder if the GM/story teller is stingy with regaining will power</blockquote>

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