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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aeric" data-source="post: 3730930" data-attributes="member: 17012">Why a new edition?I want a new edition because the 3.5 ruleset is too complicated and burdensome for my tastes or the tastes of most of the people I play with.  There are some things I love about 3.5 and some things I hate.  My hope is that 4th edition will fix the things I hate and leave the things I love alone.Why no gnomes?For several reasons.Reason #1) Gnomes lack a niche of their own.  Want a short race?  Play a halfling.  Want a subterreanan race?  Play a dwarf.  Want a magic-using race that lives in harmony with nature?  Play an elf.  So many people complain about the gnomish tinker from Dragonlance, but at least that was a niche no other race filled.Reason #2) Never in my 15+ years of playing D&D have I ever seen anyone play a gnome that wasn't intended* as a comic relief character.  Ever.  It doesn't help that they are described as pranksters and practical jokers, or that their names universally sound goofy, or that every single illustration of a gnome looks ridiculous.  Even Gimble, the coolest-looking gnome in any D&D book I've ever seen, still looks silly to me.  And he manages that without even looking like a gnome in the first place (please see my avatar for more details).All of this is like a blank check to those players who get their kicks from irritating the rest of the party.  Why would I want to encourage people to be disruptive?*(I say intended because for the most part, these characters are highly irritating, not funny.)Why simplification?Because 3.5 is overburdened with rules that are essential to gameplay: class skills vs. cross-class skills, grappling, turning undead, status effects, energy types, size modifiers, types of modifiers, etc.What's your reason for pining for a new edition of the game we all know and love?It's because I love the game that I want a new edition.  I want it to grow, to be even better than it is now.Also, is the want for a new edition greater than the fear of a dud?If 4e is worse than 3.5, then we still have 3.5 (or some other system).  If 4e is better then 3.5, then we've got a better game.  It's a win-win situation!EDIT: Also, do you feel the new edition will address the reason you want a new edition?I like a lot of what I see so far, but I know it won't be a perfect game.  I'm looking foward to the new edition to see what they fixed, how they fixed it, and what I'll have to fix myself.</blockquote>

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