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Actually, originally I had it tagged for 5E, but changed it to General to encourage people to pull classes from other editions.I mean, you can specify "5e" when you make a thread. If you don't and it just says "D&D General"...
Actually, originally I had it tagged for 5E, but changed it to General to encourage people to pull classes from other editions.I mean, you can specify "5e" when you make a thread. If you don't and it just says "D&D General"...
Knockoff is a clearly pejorative term. It strongly implies the superiority of the original, and I just don't agree that WotC D&D is superior by any metrics save popularity and profit (which obviously go hand-in-hand).
Both Pathfinder and Level Up are innovative in their own ways.You forgot an imho.
I use the term knock off because it's exactly what it is. They modified someone else's work they didn't exactly innovate it or design it themselves from the ground up.
Sure, 1st edition Pathfinder borrowed a lot of elements from 3.5e, but sometimes a knock off is much better than the original when it offers new ways to customize your character's race and class.Knockoffs are exactly that. I liked Pathfinder but it's a knock off.
I stand by knock-off being an impolite, pejorative term.Sure, 1st edition Pathfinder borrowed a lot of elements from 3.5e, but sometimes a knock off is much better than the original when it offers new ways to customize your character's race and class.Same story for Level Up. It borrowed a lot from 5e, and added in new material that appeals to those of us who want a little more crunch from 5e.