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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Votan" data-source="post: 5371895" data-attributes="member: 18680">I agree.  But looking at the system from the point of view of the DM (how do we make things easier for Dungeon Masters) tends to lead to a different set of solutions than focusing on the best system.While I am generally not a 4E fan, I think that this is one area that it has done well.  Developing monsters to be less complex and giving them explicit roles makes it a lot easier to assemble or run encounters on the fly (at least for me).  And I have been a GM for about a decade now, far mroe than I have played.  Now, I have met exceptions to the rule who revel in complexity.  But if the way to improve the hobby is to bring in more game masters than it is the marginal GM that matters (not those who would be GMing anyway).  My experience is that light preparation (via either system design or pre-prepared adventures) is the easiest way to move me between the active and inactive column.</blockquote>