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Well, that was my point. Thanks for clarifying what you meant. I agree that 4e is better balanced than many games, which makes it easier to DM. Again, its all about ease of table play for me. So what your saying is important to me. I would have to go practically line by line to 3.0/3.5 adventures i...

Additional items for the frontpage XX: The DM tells you at character creation that usually his group uses "mostly homebrew stuff" and they use the "what could be in a sourcebook we just couldn't make up" excuse for why they don't ownthing but core. This game is magical dragon tea...

It's the only game I have ever played where I don't have to dm fiat anything in order for it to work. How do you run 4e Diplomacy without DM fiat? The DCs are set by the DM. Depends on what you mean by diplomacy. Story relevant diplomacy is a skill challenge. The DC's are written in advance. Using ...

Interesting thread. It appears a little dead but basically the things people have said they dislike is why I like 4e very much. Funny when people complain they don't like things that make the game a breeze to play. Having played most systems that are out there I have to say that the genius of 4e is ...

Depending on the kind of game 1) Offinensive check roll 2) Offensive Effect roll -> Like most everybody else this seems to make people have the most fun. It sucks when you have only the check because then usually how well you roll on the check is directly the damage. This means that you never feel l...

Ok, You realize you have basicaly designed GURPS right? Only with fewer stats. Anyway, I find this interesting but things to consider: Attributes are a way of differentiating characters. If you are not going to use them you will need something else. Same for Classes, not all games need or have class...