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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 3326623" data-attributes="member: 326">Hey all! <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Assuming a purely Pen & Paper format, changes I would like to see (echoing many previous posters) include:1. Less Classes, or at the very least much better defined classes. If the Paladin is a core class next time around then someone at WotC deserves a wedgie.2. Starting (Low-Level) Characters not so weak and feeble...I think one way of doing this is giving (medium-sized) humanoids 3 racial hit dice before class levels.3. Hit Dice tied to Size/Mass (For creatures of natural physiognomy ~ anything except constructs, fey, outsiders and intelligent undead). Base HD = 1/2 feet tall. For 2 biggest dimensions are equal then HD = feet, if all dimensions are equal then HD = 1.5 x feet)e.g. An 8 ft. (8 x 4 x 3) Ogre would have 4 HD. A 10 ft. (10 x 10 x 4) Elephant would have 10 HD, while an 8 ft. Beholder (8 x 8 x 8) would have 12 HD.4. Vast simplification of skills...Skill check = relevant ability score + applicable class level.5. Feat trees...akin to Iron Heroes but forcing you to take them in order. Each feat tree could have 6 feats. So when creating a 12th-level character you could pick weapon focus IV, armour mastery III, shield mastery V and people would automatically know you had all the previous feat prerequisites.6. Armour as Damage Reduction. Armour giving a dexterity penalty (which can be offset by having a sufficiently high Strength score) rather than a maximum dexterity bonus.7. Drammatically lower the number of spells known. Maybe, learn 1 spell/level +1 per ability score modifier.8. Dexterity used for Attack Bonus.9. Attack bonus divorced from racial hit die altogether. A 10 hit die giant should have an attack bonus of '0'.10. Proper damage for big creatures. Quodruple the base damage every size category increase.Small ~ 1 damageMedium ~ 1d4 punchLarge ~ 2d8 punchHuge ~ 8d8 punchGargantuan ~ 30d10 punchColossal ~ 120d10 punch 11. Dragons by size category not age category.12. Less reliance on magic items, 3E is a twink fest. Limit everyone to 4 magic items working upon an individual at any one time.13. Arcane (Black) and Divine (white) Magic should be available to any spellcaster at half their level. Druids could operate at 3/4ths for both.e.g. A 12th-level Wizard could cast 6th-level Arcane spells or 3rd-level Divine Spells. A 12th-level Druid could cast 4th-level Arcane or Divine Spells.14. Orcs = Lawful Evil, Goblins = Chaotic Evil.15. Maximum Hit Points as standard.</blockquote>

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