Recent content by Steely_Dan

I'm intrigued by the standardised spell-casting statement, could be good, as the Wizard seems a tad messy/scattered in the last packet.

Is is totally relevant: 4th Ed.

Exactly, the original Bard wasn't arcane at all, but a Fighter/Thief/Druid (bard "under druidical tutelage").

Something like all of that; a basic chassis, which they already have, with which you can slap things onto; I already find 5th Ed the easiest Ed to date for conversions, from all editions (I have already converted some 4th Ed monsters, 1st and 3rd Ed classes, spells, etc).

Me too, was very jazzed with the 1st packet, but with that last one, I suddenly smelled something, and I'm not sure I like it. Maybe it's the classes I'm so keen on in the latest.

Well we know that Star Wars Saga Edition and Tome of Battle were snapshots of 4th Ed design at certain points in time, I personally wish they had gone more with the SWSE approach, and less with the ToB route.

Just call it Choad.

Yes, and we all know what happened to New Coke...

Have they talked about reducing HP as well? I have no problem with no ability modifier to damage, especially for monsters. But I am not thrilled with Expertise, it's pretty cool, but I am already getting dubious of its future.

I especially like no ability modifier damage bonus for monsters, just roll dice, like pre-3rd Ed. Apparently one of the 3rd designers (Jonathan Tweet?) regrets adding ability modifier damage to monster attacks. Now I just want them to drop the word "Ki".

I always gauge (eyeball) encounters I design around the specific party in question, I find the challenge guidelines lacking in every edition to date.

Ah, yeah, maybe I am interpreting it incorrectly, same with ability scores: roll, and take array/point buy if your rolls are lower than array/point buy.

I like the current 5th Ed system of roll, and it it's higher than the default, you take it (a fighter always gets at least 6 hp, but has a chance to get more).

The last playtest packet has me worried for classes, but I am loving the core of 5th Ed (bounded accuracy rocks). But, I have already done a lot of conversions (from all editions), so one thing they have achieved, IME, is ease of conversions. You can almost drop some things in whole cloth.

It seems at this point if 4th Ed took a wee in a martini glass, you would take no umbrage, is there anything you do not adore about 4th Ed? There has to be some objectivity...