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<blockquote data-quote="Tolen Mar" data-source="post: 2448835" data-attributes="member: 1295">Zen_Hydra and Akrasia have been discussing something that has been bothering me for a while.It seems from all the posts Ive read here and on Monte's boards that everyone is wanting to mix the two.&nbsp; To a point I understand the desire, and with AE it was fairly easy.&nbsp; Therefore there seems to be a lot of expectation that it will be as easy to blend IH and DnD.However, I have to agree with Akrasia here.&nbsp; You pick Iron Heroes because you want to play a low-magic, combat centric system.&nbsp; It isnt a splatbook for DnD.&nbsp; Wanting to blend them before we see the rulebook is kinda like hearing about a new sci-fi setting and wanting to import the classes straight into your fantasy game.&nbsp; They may be modeled by the same (or deeply similar) rules, but that doesnt mean they'll fit.The whole point to Iron Heroes is low magic, and rare magic items as opposed to Monte Haul campaigns. What we've seen in the previews should be enough to tell us that IH is intended for far different things.It's a common sense rule: Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.Now I will say this:&nbsp; The classes may not mesh like you want (and we'll all have to wait a little longer to see), but there are a lot of other possibilities mentioned.&nbsp; The new skill rules sound like thay can be adapted easily to vanilla DnD, as can the stunts.&nbsp; (From what we've heard.)&nbsp; So it may not be wise to have your Executioner and Berserker standing with your cleric and wizard, but it doesnt mean that you wont be able to have that wizard and cleric pull off some interesting tricks during a battle that bring in some of the wow factor that can get lost in a &quot;swing, you miss.&nbsp; swing, you hit.&nbsp; Cast a spell&quot; kinda game.Man, I can't wait to get my copy....P.S.&nbsp; I think the Berserker may be the easiest to blend in, if you make him come from a tribe that forgoes magic items.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tolen Mar, post: 2448835, member: 1295"] Zen_Hydra and Akrasia have been discussing something that has been bothering me for a while. It seems from all the posts Ive read here and on Monte's boards that everyone is wanting to mix the two. To a point I understand the desire, and with AE it was fairly easy. Therefore there seems to be a lot of expectation that it will be as easy to blend IH and DnD. However, I have to agree with Akrasia here. You pick Iron Heroes because you want to play a low-magic, combat centric system. It isnt a splatbook for DnD. Wanting to blend them before we see the rulebook is kinda like hearing about a new sci-fi setting and wanting to import the classes straight into your fantasy game. They may be modeled by the same (or deeply similar) rules, but that doesnt mean they'll fit. The whole point to Iron Heroes is low magic, and rare magic items as opposed to Monte Haul campaigns. What we've seen in the previews should be enough to tell us that IH is intended for far different things. It's a common sense rule: Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Now I will say this: The classes may not mesh like you want (and we'll all have to wait a little longer to see), but there are a lot of other possibilities mentioned. The new skill rules sound like thay can be adapted easily to vanilla DnD, as can the stunts. (From what we've heard.) So it may not be wise to have your Executioner and Berserker standing with your cleric and wizard, but it doesnt mean that you wont be able to have that wizard and cleric pull off some interesting tricks during a battle that bring in some of the wow factor that can get lost in a "swing, you miss. swing, you hit. Cast a spell" kinda game. Man, I can't wait to get my copy.... P.S. I think the Berserker may be the easiest to blend in, if you make him come from a tribe that forgoes magic items. [/QUOTE]

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