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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 4988668" data-attributes="member: 4720">Stipulated.&nbsp; That's a valid criticism.For me, that feels like a feature, rather than a bug.&nbsp; Rub off the flavor text and just re-purpose the mechanics with entirely new flavor text.And that wouldn't just be good design, IME.&nbsp; That would be excellent design.&nbsp; I think ENWorld regulars (as opposed to guys like me who visit every couple years when I'm actually in a game or looking for one) are used to a high level of DM and design skill.&nbsp; I do not think this is standard out in the real world <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm&nbsp; &nbsp; :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" />The rules should be designed (IMO) to account for the run of the mill idiots or people who don't have time to do lots of tweaking that I tend to be and run with.&nbsp; In my limited experience thus far, 4e is more idiot proof, especially for the DM who's barely finding time to get a session prepared every couple weeks when he's running things out of books, much less rewriting or writing from scratch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 4988668, member: 4720"] Stipulated. That's a valid criticism. For me, that feels like a feature, rather than a bug. Rub off the flavor text and just re-purpose the mechanics with entirely new flavor text. And that wouldn't just be good design, IME. That would be [I]excellent[/I] design. I think ENWorld regulars (as opposed to guys like me who visit every couple years when I'm actually in a game or looking for one) are used to a high level of DM and design skill. I do not think this is standard out in the real world :erm: The rules should be designed (IMO) to account for the run of the mill idiots or people who don't have time to do lots of tweaking that I tend to be and run with. In my limited experience thus far, 4e is more idiot proof, especially for the DM who's barely finding time to get a session prepared every couple weeks when he's running things out of books, much less rewriting or writing from scratch. [/QUOTE]

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