New Posts For Thread: Less "automatic" mechanicshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29174817/Less_automatic_mechanicsReading over the packet, I have to say most of it looks really good but one thing that troubles me is the handful of automatic success mechanics. Dealing damage on a miss, always saying hidden with missed ranged attack and things of this nature.I reTrue, but he had to spend a daily slot of "never misses", having prepared them in advance.[/quote]The wizard now never misses with his at-will magic missle. And the attacks that 'save for half' deal closer to full damage than the fighter's "str mod vhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29174817/Less_automatic_mechanics?post_id=520948601#520948601True, but he had to spend a daily slot of "never misses", having prepared them in advance.[/quote]The wizard now never misses with his at-will magic missle. And the attacks that 'save for half' deal closer to full damage than the fighter's "str mod vSun, 17 Jun 2012 22:29:33 -0500In response to the OP's overall sentiment, I whole-heartedly agree. The absolutism of many elements in the playtest was easily one of the things about it I want changed most. I have no problems with Rogues getting bonuses to remaining hidden, or dwarhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29174817/Less_automatic_mechanics?post_id=520948083#520948083In response to the OP's overall sentiment, I whole-heartedly agree. The absolutism of many elements in the playtest was easily one of the things about it I want changed most. I have no problems with Rogues getting bonuses to remaining hidden, or dwarSun, 17 Jun 2012 21:55:26 -0500I’m tempted to just roll a d4 for arm-wrestling (or other similar tasks) to represent the daily wellness of each participant, the current conditions, some minor random luck (when to pull against, etc like minor tactics), etc.That way you wouldhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29174817/Less_automatic_mechanics?post_id=520890189#520890189I’m tempted to just roll a d4 for arm-wrestling (or other similar tasks) to represent the daily wellness of each participant, the current conditions, some minor random luck (when to pull against, etc like minor tactics), etc.That way you wouldSat, 16 Jun 2012 10:11:50 -0500I think I preferred the 2nd edition method of rolling under your Strength score on a D20. That way, a person with a high Strength has significantly more chance of success (with really heavy things giving penalties).The one thing I really don't like ahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29174817/Less_automatic_mechanics?post_id=520880547#520880547I think I preferred the 2nd edition method of rolling under your Strength score on a D20. That way, a person with a high Strength has significantly more chance of success (with really heavy things giving penalties).The one thing I really don't like aSat, 16 Jun 2012 04:03:37 -0500Rogue Hiding:What about having a miss cause you to have to roll a new hide check with disadvantage (or grants the target advantage on spot, whichever way feels better) as a rogue and a hit auto makes you seen. For other character either result makeshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29174817/Less_automatic_mechanics?post_id=520860995#520860995Rogue Hiding:What about having a miss cause you to have to roll a new hide check with disadvantage (or grants the target advantage on spot, whichever way feels better) as a rogue and a hit auto makes you seen. For other character either result makesFri, 15 Jun 2012 13:32:56 -0500