D&D 4E WHat should be random in 4E?

[Lanefan]

That was easy: yes to all.

Lanefan

 

[JoelF]

I voted yes to all also. I just hope 4E isn't the opposite, with nothing being random!

 

[Darkness]

I voted "yes" for Saving Throws, but I really think Saving Throws should be rolled up into Defenses.

Cheers, -- N

Same here. Static 'saves,' random roll to overcome them. Just like AC & attack rolls.

 

[Jim DelRosso]

Same here. Static 'saves,' random roll to overcome them. Just like AC & attack rolls.

Ditto.

 

[Wormwood]

Same here. Static 'saves,' random roll to overcome them. Just like AC & attack rolls.

Ditto ^2

 

[FireLance]

I voted "yes" for Saving Throws, but I really think Saving Throws should be rolled up into Defenses.

I also voted "yes" for Saving Throws, but I'd roll Saving Throws into Defences for NPCs and monsters. It's basically a "players roll the dice" idea: PCs overcome the Defences of their opponents, and make Saving Throws against their attacks.

 

[airwalkrr]

ALL OF THE ABOVE... or else you aren't playing D&D.

 

[FireLance]

ALL OF THE ABOVE... or else you aren't playing D&D.

It gets rather silly when taken to extremes, you know. I wonder if anyone else had the experience of staying up till 2am just re-rolling the stats for the BBEG because the dice refused to generate something close enough to the idea of what he should be...

And they say DM prep time in 3e is bad...

 

[BartD]

6 below 30%, 5 above 80% (or 90% except for some confusion about saves)... It should be really easy to please the median voter

 

[GSHamster]

I think there's a pretty clear pattern. Permanent things should be non-random, and non-permanent things should be random.