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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8837364" data-attributes="member: 6790260"><p>Nor do you.</p><p></p><p></p><p>We each make our own evaluation. And mine is that these are pretty major changes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Very little in early 3e was <em>dramatically</em> different from early 2e. Sure, there were some things. But very late-2e <em>Skills & Powers</em> etc. had clearly moved in a 3e-like direction. Very late-3e had clearly moved in a 4e-like direction with Tome of Battle, reserve feats, and categorizing classes into overall functions in the party (check out the "Paladins with Class" and other "...with Class" articles to see what I mean.)</p><p></p><p>Edition changes are rarely quite as revolutionary as many think they are. But they're also never merely evolutionary either.</p><p></p><p></p><p>New names alone are obviously not enough. We're getting a <strong>lot</strong> more than new names. Completely rewritten spell lists, feature shuffling/deletion/addition/rewriting (Magical Secrets works in a completely different way and doesn't kick in until very high level, Font of Bardic Inspiration is now a 7th level feature, Rangers now get Expertise, etc.) Backgrounds provide a guaranteed feat at 1st level when previously feats were absolutely 100% optional and you'd better believe half the DMs from here to Australia (the long way!) would pop out of the woodwork to remind you of it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It might; it might not. I am inclined toward saying it would be, but I can grant that it might be finagled into just one prominent piece of errata. But it <em>isn't</em> the only thing, as mentioned above--it's the tip of the iceberg, the one universal bit we've seen thus far.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure. That's the smoking gun. But there are other ways to prove someone committed murder than literally observing them holding a smoking gun while the victim falls to the floor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 8837364, member: 6790260"] Nor do you. We each make our own evaluation. And mine is that these are pretty major changes. Very little in early 3e was [I]dramatically[/I] different from early 2e. Sure, there were some things. But very late-2e [I]Skills & Powers[/I] etc. had clearly moved in a 3e-like direction. Very late-3e had clearly moved in a 4e-like direction with Tome of Battle, reserve feats, and categorizing classes into overall functions in the party (check out the "Paladins with Class" and other "...with Class" articles to see what I mean.) Edition changes are rarely quite as revolutionary as many think they are. But they're also never merely evolutionary either. New names alone are obviously not enough. We're getting a [B]lot[/B] more than new names. Completely rewritten spell lists, feature shuffling/deletion/addition/rewriting (Magical Secrets works in a completely different way and doesn't kick in until very high level, Font of Bardic Inspiration is now a 7th level feature, Rangers now get Expertise, etc.) Backgrounds provide a guaranteed feat at 1st level when previously feats were absolutely 100% optional and you'd better believe half the DMs from here to Australia (the long way!) would pop out of the woodwork to remind you of it. It might; it might not. I am inclined toward saying it would be, but I can grant that it might be finagled into just one prominent piece of errata. But it [I]isn't[/I] the only thing, as mentioned above--it's the tip of the iceberg, the one universal bit we've seen thus far. Sure. That's the smoking gun. But there are other ways to prove someone committed murder than literally observing them holding a smoking gun while the victim falls to the floor. [/QUOTE]
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