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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 6000700" data-attributes="member: 29398">This... ...and this......are exactly what I'm expecting; and I'll be very disappointed if it's anything else.I should be able to use it out of the box to play - in effect - 1e.  I'd also like to see it useable to play - in effect - 2e, 3e, 4e, or any other e you can think of; or a combination of elements from any and all the various e's.  My preference would be for a 5e where I can take a 1e-like framework and tack on some of the better innovations from the later e's and still have it all work.In other words, 5e gives me all the pre-fab bits and I decide which ones I'm gonna use to build my game.EDIT: reading this over, a thought strikes: I should, when building the game I want out of 5e's various parts, be able as part of that process to unbalance it to suit my preferences.  If I want a sword-and-board heavy game with minimal magic but lots of cinematic fighting I should be able to build that; ditto if I want a game to favour Thieves and sneaks, or psyonicists, whatever.  The system, however, has to clearly state what's balanced with what before I and others start messing with it.Lanefan</blockquote>