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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 3575218" data-attributes="member: 704">Personally, I would rather see things simplified in that regard.  While I do like how 3rd edition has allowed the character stats to make a great deal more sense, there are just way too many possible modifiers that interlink.Example:To improve your attack roll, you can adjust any one of the following:Magical Weapon BonusFavored Enemy BonusMorale BonusLuck BonusStrength BonusWeapon FocusDex Bonus (via Weapon Finesse)Static bonuses are not such a big deal.  Just calculate them once and move on.  Where things get complicated are with the temporary effects.  There are also two kinds of buffs.  Those that affect a core stat (str, dex, con), and those that affect an end stat (AC, attack bonus).  Buffs that modify a core stat are a bit more of a pain in the ass to track.Want to bring a fight to a grinding halt?  Let your players buff up with everything they have, then hit them with a Dispel Magic that manages to counter a small handfull of the effects.I would like to see fewer temporary modifiers to stats.  Buffing is effective, but it slows things down when you need to recalculate so many things.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>