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<blockquote data-quote="Jawar" data-source="post: 3324319" data-attributes="member: 29379">I liked Doumander's approach:Start with lower ability stats and improved them more often.I also liked the Maneuver, Melee and Ranged trees/advancements/whatever concept.As for assigning skill points, I'd also go for that idea, which was presented in Unearthed Arcana.It's way more simple!Oooor...Simply assign 3 skill levels, just like in feat trees:&nbsp;- normal (roll ability -5)&nbsp;- improved (roll ability)&nbsp;- greater (roll ability +5)For instance, a minimum of 6 Wizard levels would be required to get &quot;Improved Spellcraft&quot;.Also, simplify all the misc feat concepts around - stances and maneuvers from the Bo9S are great and skill tricks from CS too, but they are a kind of feats, right? Merge all these concepts into feats and give more feats (1 per level as standard) to characters.And, somehow, is there a chance to cut the ability stats in half?That way, it would be a breeze to figure what's the bonus for a 32 Strength attribute.Or tone up abillity mods:10 would be average and a 15 would have a +5 bonus.Ahhhmmm... mind me, a 15 Str fighter would be a very strong one indeed!And a character with Str 5 would be really weak (they already are by the current rules, so?)Finally, IMHO, the whole multiclassing plus Prestige Class approach would have to be redesigned.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jawar, post: 3324319, member: 29379"] I liked Doumander's approach: Start with lower ability stats and improved them more often. I also liked the Maneuver, Melee and Ranged trees/advancements/whatever concept. As for assigning skill points, I'd also go for that idea, which was presented in Unearthed Arcana. It's way more simple! Oooor... Simply assign 3 skill levels, just like in feat trees: - normal (roll ability -5) - improved (roll ability) - greater (roll ability +5) For instance, a minimum of 6 Wizard levels would be required to get "Improved Spellcraft". Also, simplify all the misc feat concepts around - stances and maneuvers from the Bo9S are great and skill tricks from CS too, but they are a kind of feats, right? Merge all these concepts into feats and give more feats (1 per level as standard) to characters. And, somehow, is there a chance to cut the ability stats in half? That way, it would be a breeze to figure what's the bonus for a 32 Strength attribute. Or tone up abillity mods: 10 would be average and a 15 would have a +5 bonus. Ahhhmmm... mind me, a 15 Str fighter would be a very strong one indeed! And a character with Str 5 would be really weak (they already are by the current rules, so?) Finally, IMHO, the whole multiclassing plus Prestige Class approach would have to be redesigned. [/QUOTE]

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