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<blockquote data-quote="jasin" data-source="post: 4900783" data-attributes="member: 7531"><p>I know! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I got into 3E after falling in love with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and seeing the blade dancer in 3E Oriental Adventures, and I've been tinkering with the concept on and off again for all these years, since it's always somewhere on the edge of what 3E covers.</p><p></p><p>The fact that Trailblazer includes Weapon Kata played a big part in your sale to me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, I considered that at one point (or more). There is a certain elegance to it, but it invites the question of why not do this with every class? It certainly isn't inappropriate for the genre or inherently problematic for the game if, all other things equal, a fighter with a dagger is more dangerous than a wizard with a greatsword.</p><p></p><p>But it's something of a can of worms, so I decided I'd rather leave it alone.</p><p></p><p>Of course, you did something very similar with the fighter anyway... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, certainly.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For what it's worth, my threshold isn't actually at 1 point. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>The numbers in the example are arbitrary. Unfortunately, 4E has more than it's share of more noticeable gaps.</p><p></p><p>But what I was trying to say with that example is that I dislike situations where there the choice is completely one-sided. I'm more bothered by an imbalance between 1d6 and 1d8 than between 1d4 19-20 and 1d8. 1d4 19-20 is actually worse in all but the most unusual cases than 1d6, but it does an advantage (crit rage) over 1d8, even though it's severly limited in scope.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Right, but I think you misunderstand me.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering about the fact that closing with a 10 ft. reach giant (or our friend the long spear wielding monk <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />) doesn't provoke an AoO (since you're just moving into and within his threatened area), while closing with a polearm wielder provokes (since you're moving into his threatened area, and then leaving it and entering the "donut hole"). It certainly seems unusual to me that the "defender" (thinking of the giant/monk rather than the guy closing) would be disadvantaged by the fact that they can threaten more area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasin, post: 4900783, member: 7531"] I know! :D I got into 3E after falling in love with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and seeing the blade dancer in 3E Oriental Adventures, and I've been tinkering with the concept on and off again for all these years, since it's always somewhere on the edge of what 3E covers. The fact that Trailblazer includes Weapon Kata played a big part in your sale to me. :) Yes, I considered that at one point (or more). There is a certain elegance to it, but it invites the question of why not do this with every class? It certainly isn't inappropriate for the genre or inherently problematic for the game if, all other things equal, a fighter with a dagger is more dangerous than a wizard with a greatsword. But it's something of a can of worms, so I decided I'd rather leave it alone. Of course, you did something very similar with the fighter anyway... :) Yes, certainly. For what it's worth, my threshold isn't actually at 1 point. :p The numbers in the example are arbitrary. Unfortunately, 4E has more than it's share of more noticeable gaps. But what I was trying to say with that example is that I dislike situations where there the choice is completely one-sided. I'm more bothered by an imbalance between 1d6 and 1d8 than between 1d4 19-20 and 1d8. 1d4 19-20 is actually worse in all but the most unusual cases than 1d6, but it does an advantage (crit rage) over 1d8, even though it's severly limited in scope. Right, but I think you misunderstand me. I'm wondering about the fact that closing with a 10 ft. reach giant (or our friend the long spear wielding monk :D) doesn't provoke an AoO (since you're just moving into and within his threatened area), while closing with a polearm wielder provokes (since you're moving into his threatened area, and then leaving it and entering the "donut hole"). It certainly seems unusual to me that the "defender" (thinking of the giant/monk rather than the guy closing) would be disadvantaged by the fact that they can threaten more area. [/QUOTE]
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