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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thorgrit" data-source="post: 7402555" data-attributes="member: 61124">I haven't seen anybody mention exceptions-based rule design yet. That was one of the big things I noticed in 4e, a list of general rules, and nearly everything of the game called itself out as a more specific exception to an earlier general rule. Such that it functioned more like a LEGO kit than modeling clay. When you tinker to change or houserule something, it's easier to see what later systems that counted on it would be affected.I can't think of specific examples, but it seemed like in 3e there were a lot of specific subsystems that didn't seem related to each other, and it was sometimes difficult to resolve RAW when they interacted with each other. I haven't played any earlier editions, but I can only assume they were similar or "worse".5e feels like it's just as deliberately a cascade of smaller rules like 4e was.</blockquote>