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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 5727400" data-attributes="member: 54710">I'm not sure I have any strong feelings on the details of this proposal, but I think it draws attention to the greater point that the power sources could have more shared mechanics.&nbsp; Channel Divinity is a good (albeit, not especially interest) example of this, as is the wilderness knacks shared by the Essentials ranger and druid classes.&nbsp; (I bet every primal class would have wilderness knacks if they were invented sooner.)&nbsp; The fighting style feats is a nod in the right direction, but don't really do it for me.&nbsp; In a way, some of the weapon feats are closer to the right direction.Shared power pools would go a long way in the right direction.&nbsp; But I think power source should also share some common mechanics.&nbsp; For example, maybe the martial power source is marked by using stances and tricks instead of at-will powers.&nbsp; And maybe Daily powers are mostly replaced by constant bonuses, a small number of big-hits, some special stances, and &quot;tactics&quot; - daily powers with an extra benefit if initiated before the encounter begins (e.g. a warlord-style strategy that can either be explained ahead of time, or improvised mid-battle).&nbsp; Healing in the martial power source might also focus on providing efficient ways to turn surges into temp hp (per FireLance's suggestion), and only allow true &quot;healing&quot; when there is time to bandage wounds.Considering the divine power source, there might be a heavy emphasis on divine spheres of influence.&nbsp; Maybe certain spheres (which could be associated with deities 2e/3e-style), provides the same powers to every divine class that uses the sphere?&nbsp; That way a paladin of Kord and a cleric of Kord would have more in common than a single feat.You could imagine other examples.&nbsp; Maybe the arcane power source is marked by having more daily powers than usual?&nbsp; Maybe every arcane class is at least a little controller-y (that's already kind of true now)?&nbsp; A better answer is probably that every divine power is assigned to one of the eight schools, and different classes get access to different schools.Also, I really wish rituals were explicitly divided by power source and not by skill.&nbsp; Skill is a lame proxy for power source.&nbsp; -KS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 5727400, member: 54710"] I'm not sure I have any strong feelings on the details of this proposal, but I think it draws attention to the greater point that the power sources could have more shared mechanics. Channel Divinity is a good (albeit, not especially interest) example of this, as is the wilderness knacks shared by the Essentials ranger and druid classes. (I bet every primal class would have wilderness knacks if they were invented sooner.) The fighting style feats is a nod in the right direction, but don't really do it for me. In a way, some of the weapon feats are closer to the right direction. Shared power pools would go a long way in the right direction. But I think power source should also share some common mechanics. For example, maybe the martial power source is marked by using stances and tricks instead of at-will powers. And maybe Daily powers are mostly replaced by constant bonuses, a small number of big-hits, some special stances, and "tactics" - daily powers with an extra benefit if initiated before the encounter begins (e.g. a warlord-style strategy that can either be explained ahead of time, or improvised mid-battle). Healing in the martial power source might also focus on providing efficient ways to turn surges into temp hp (per FireLance's suggestion), and only allow true "healing" when there is time to bandage wounds. Considering the divine power source, there might be a heavy emphasis on divine spheres of influence. Maybe certain spheres (which could be associated with deities 2e/3e-style), provides the same powers to every divine class that uses the sphere? That way a paladin of Kord and a cleric of Kord would have more in common than a single feat. You could imagine other examples. Maybe the arcane power source is marked by having more daily powers than usual? Maybe every arcane class is at least a little controller-y (that's already kind of true now)? A better answer is probably that every divine power is assigned to one of the eight schools, and different classes get access to different schools. Also, I really wish rituals were explicitly divided by power source and not by skill. Skill is a lame proxy for power source. -KS [/QUOTE]

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