So one of the things that has been prevalent in recent editions is bonus stacking. I'm thinking this needs to be curbed and I think I have a way to do it.

     This may not sit will with the CharOp boards, but I think it needs to be done. If we go with the whole specific beats general design base, then we can insert a statement under bonuses that reads something like.

"A bonus is typed based on the source of the bonus unless the source specifically states a bonus type. Bonuses of different types will stack, while bonuses of the same type will not stack. If a weapon and feat both apply a damage bonus to attacks then the bonuses stack, but if two feats apply a bonus only the larger will apply."

     The wording

Being busy with 5e speculation actually had me skip over the little gem about the changes  to the 2 page tactical adventure layout.

I'm happy and saddened by this.

The Happy

I'm happy because with my adventure writing, I tried my very best to stay with the 2 page layout system. Because of this I had to severly shorten some of the areas of my adventure. Sometimes leaving out details that were semi important, leading me to have to find a way to incorporate those clues elsewhere in the adventure. I hated doing it, and large swatches of text were deleted to fit things on 2 pages.

Then the change to the official adventures were changed out.

I agree that there isn't as much information put into a 2 page layout, especially when you are introducing 3 or 4 new types of never before published