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<blockquote data-quote="Telas" data-source="post: 2228162" data-attributes="member: 20934"><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" />&nbsp; I haven't really thought out solutions to these, but I'll gripe anyway:Attacks of Opportunity - They bog down combats, and create an incentive against movement in combat, with the exception of Monks and some Rogues.&nbsp; If you turn to run away, and I try to trip you, how do you get to hit me back?&nbsp; :\&nbsp; I think these should be limited to simple attacks only, no trip/grapple/etc, and should be more easily avoidable.Tumble - The name bothers me a lot, and I think it should somehow be tied to a feat, like Mobility (I.E. Mobility allows you to use a Balance check to avoid an AoO).&nbsp; And the fact that it's the only skill that directly affects combat.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:"&nbsp; data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /> Ironclad Class Skills - Why can't a Fighter learn Survival?&nbsp; I'm toying with a House Rule that allows additional Class Skills equal to your Int mod, declared at first level or whenever the Int mod is permanently increased (not just Ioun Stones). <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Goofy Weapons - I've done a fair amount of martial arts, including a number of weapons-based arts.&nbsp; In any interpretation, a Spiked Chain is a horrible weapon.&nbsp; Same for many of the double weapons.&nbsp; Which is why you won't find them in my campaign.&nbsp; (OK, I do have an answer to this one.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> )Grappling - Did I mention martial arts?&nbsp; Five years of grappling does not jibe at all with D&amp;D grappling rules.&nbsp; Why should a pin only last one round?&nbsp; Why can't one grappler submit (or choke out) the other?&nbsp; To top it off, nothing provokes a round of groans from the rest of the players like &quot;I attempt a grapple&quot;.&nbsp; Ten minute combats suddenly take most of an hour.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Too Damned Many Rules - At times, I ache for &quot;D&amp;D Lite&quot;, a game whose rules can be written in a small booklet, and relies on a good DM for judgement calls.&nbsp; &quot;Why can't I wear leather armor under plate?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Because the DM said you can't!&nbsp; If you don't like it, go find another game.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious&nbsp; &nbsp; :]" data-shortname=":]" /> Like I said, I don't have answers to all these (or I'd have House Ruled them already <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ).&nbsp; But these are the major speed bumps on my road to D&amp;D happiness.&nbsp; Telas</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Telas, post: 2228162, member: 20934"] :cool: I haven't really thought out solutions to these, but I'll gripe anyway: [B]Attacks of Opportunity [/B]- They bog down combats, and create an incentive against movement in combat, with the exception of Monks and some Rogues. If you turn to run away, and I try to trip you, how do you get to hit me back? :\ I think these should be limited to simple attacks only, no trip/grapple/etc, and should be more easily avoidable. [B]Tumble[/B] - The name bothers me a lot, and I think it should somehow be tied to a feat, like Mobility (I.E. Mobility allows you to use a Balance check to avoid an AoO). And the fact that it's the only skill that [I]directly [/I]affects combat. :mad: [B]Ironclad Class Skills[/B] - Why can't a Fighter learn Survival? I'm toying with a House Rule that allows additional Class Skills equal to your Int mod, declared at first level or whenever the Int mod is [I]permanently [/I]increased (not just Ioun Stones). :) [B]Goofy Weapons[/B] - I've done a fair amount of martial arts, including a number of weapons-based arts. In any interpretation, a Spiked Chain is a horrible weapon. Same for many of the double weapons. Which is why you won't find them in my campaign. (OK, I do have an answer to this one. :cool: ) [B]Grappling [/B]- Did I mention martial arts? Five years of grappling does not jibe at all with D&D grappling rules. Why should a pin only last one round? Why can't one grappler submit (or choke out) the other? To top it off, nothing provokes a round of groans from the rest of the players like "I attempt a grapple". Ten minute combats suddenly take most of an hour. :( [B]Too Damned Many Rules[/B] - At times, I ache for "D&D Lite", a game whose rules can be written in a small booklet, and relies on a good DM for judgement calls. "Why can't I wear leather armor under plate?" "Because the DM said you can't! If you don't like it, go find another game." :] Like I said, I don't have answers to all these (or I'd have House Ruled them already ;) ). But these are the major speed bumps on my road to D&D happiness. Telas [/QUOTE]

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