Re: [Open_Gaming] D20 Earthdawn a possibility

[Paul Jackson]

Mark \"Tipop\" Williams wrote:

>     I don't think that advancement method is necessary to keep the flavor
> and attraction of Earthdawn.  It's almost a chicken-and-egg point... do you
> advance in skills to get the level or do you advance in level to get the
> skills?  You could do Earthdawn using the D&D3e advancement system without
> disturbing it much, I believe.

I disagree. I think that the advancement mechanism is definitely one of the
key areas where Earthdawn is better than D&D. Only one of them, admittedly.

It just makes a lot more sense. One gradually gains in power in Earthdawn
as one gains experience. After awhile, one is capable of learning entirely
new skills/spells/gifts. While keeping the benefits of a class/level system
it eliminates the main conceptual problem that a character suddenly jumps
in a whole bunch of skills, including ones they haven't used recently.


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