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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtomicPope" data-source="post: 8453362" data-attributes="member: 64790"><p>Tradition in an RPG for me are the elements, themes, and even mechanics when they direct a style of play.  D&D is cooperative gaming in a heroic mode.  You start off as peasants, townies, apprentices, and street urchins, and you grow into living legends.  It's the Hero's Journey played out together as a group.  When people complain about 4e saying "the characters start off too powerful", this is what they mean.  And even though I liked 4e I understand those concerns and agree.  D&D is geared towards adventure.  This is why I don't like rules for crafting magic items.  You should be adventuring for them, or at a minimum, questing for rare or even unique ingredients.  When we make changes we could be moving away from D&D and into another genre.</p></blockquote><p></p>