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<blockquote data-quote="burntgerbil" data-source="post: 4945546" data-attributes="member: 49839"><p><strong>I concur...</strong></p><p></p><p>I think that playing Magic since '93 (competitively since '96) and playing D&D and seeing how the once simple game systems had grown more complex and stratified with periodic rules additions helped "Understand" the approach of 4th better. </p><p></p><p>Anyone else a Magic player - ex or otherwise see a similarity in the direction that the rules have taken ? </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Ops </strong>- I originally missed the rules about the double weapons my first time through the book awhile back. It seems to me like the player was upset that his attempt to break the system and be the "best" in the party was thwarted by a rule that in my opinion*, makes sense. 4e should be about a group of friends telling a story and not about trying to beat the DM by broken & esoteric character construction. I agree about the boots - some powers & Items (especially the PHB ones) could benefit from re-templating. </p><p></p><p>It should probably read something like the following :</p><p>Minor Action (Encounter) : You gain +2 bonus to your AC until the end of your next turn unless you move or are moved from your space. </p><p></p><p>PHB 2 Did a good job of clearing up a <em>lot</em> of rules snafus in the appendix in the back. Everyone should have access to a copy just for that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>*My opinion is based entirely on 1)Watching classic shaw-brothers era wuxia films where shaolin monks more often than not, do their business with only one end of the big-stick. 2)The above being reinforced as "more or less accurate" by a stage-combat actress certified in the staff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="burntgerbil, post: 4945546, member: 49839"] [b]I concur...[/b] I think that playing Magic since '93 (competitively since '96) and playing D&D and seeing how the once simple game systems had grown more complex and stratified with periodic rules additions helped "Understand" the approach of 4th better. Anyone else a Magic player - ex or otherwise see a similarity in the direction that the rules have taken ? [B]Ops [/B]- I originally missed the rules about the double weapons my first time through the book awhile back. It seems to me like the player was upset that his attempt to break the system and be the "best" in the party was thwarted by a rule that in my opinion*, makes sense. 4e should be about a group of friends telling a story and not about trying to beat the DM by broken & esoteric character construction. I agree about the boots - some powers & Items (especially the PHB ones) could benefit from re-templating. It should probably read something like the following : Minor Action (Encounter) : You gain +2 bonus to your AC until the end of your next turn unless you move or are moved from your space. PHB 2 Did a good job of clearing up a [I]lot[/I] of rules snafus in the appendix in the back. Everyone should have access to a copy just for that. *My opinion is based entirely on 1)Watching classic shaw-brothers era wuxia films where shaolin monks more often than not, do their business with only one end of the big-stick. 2)The above being reinforced as "more or less accurate" by a stage-combat actress certified in the staff. [/QUOTE]
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