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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 5857889" data-attributes="member: 3400">I think loss of differentiation between levels of ability is a pretty big con. And not just because of raw ability to hit a target at full bonus. I'm also talking about the ability to trade attack bonuses for other benefits like defense or damage. One of the nice things about a fighter type's high BAB in 3e was that he could trade it for AC with Combat Expertise or for damage with Power Attack. As the character with the highest attack bonus, he could make use of this more than any PC with a lesser BAB progression. That was a nice benefit. Sure, you can still have abilities like that in a flat system, but with no differentiation between fighters and non-fighters, fighters lose a relative benefit. And you lose the ability for higher level characters to have that tool be more effective for them than their neophyte counterparts.I'm not oppose to a flattening of the power curve. But I'm not in favor of getting rid of it completely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 5857889, member: 3400"] I think loss of differentiation between levels of ability is a pretty big con. And not just because of raw ability to hit a target at full bonus. I'm also talking about the ability to trade attack bonuses for other benefits like defense or damage. One of the nice things about a fighter type's high BAB in 3e was that he could trade it for AC with Combat Expertise or for damage with Power Attack. As the character with the highest attack bonus, he could make use of this more than any PC with a lesser BAB progression. That was a nice benefit. Sure, you can still have abilities like that in a flat system, but with no differentiation between fighters and non-fighters, fighters lose a relative benefit. And you lose the ability for higher level characters to have that tool be more effective for them than their neophyte counterparts. I'm not oppose to a flattening of the power curve. But I'm not in favor of getting rid of it completely. [/QUOTE]

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