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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 4312541" data-attributes="member: 1846">This I don't get. I see a whole bunch of spells for Wizards, and powers for other classes. I also see a House Rules forum full of people designing new spells, classes, monsters and other things - because now we have an excellent framework in which to set them that's easy to understand and balance from.I thought the milestone was a good way to encourage gamers to keep going, rather than stop after a single encounter or two, personally. YMMV.Again, not following you. 4e is, as far as I can see, MORE flexible in terms of creating new monsters - the DMG has a whole chapter on it.Want flinds that have different powers to gnolls? Go for it! Create them!Want a tougher Lizard man? Use the guidelines and create him?Or are they unnecessary because they're already there? Not sure what you're driving at.Yes, it could. So can 4e.I think that you're confusing arbitrary with "focus on the fun and on enjoying the function of the game". I think we're coming back to the simulationist vs gamist discussion again - 4e concentrates on being a GAME first, and puts the PC's at the centre of the game, so that everything revolves around them. This is a huge shift from 3e, which emphasised system mastery and 'rules for everything'.Personally, I like 4e much better - and it IS D&D, to me.</blockquote>