New Posts For Thread: Which edition would be best for me?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29768383/Which_edition_would_be_best_for_meI'm looking into playing D&D but I'm not which version my friends and I should learn/play. We're going to be leaning more towards the casual side because we'll only play it occasionly. I think we'd be more into the actual roleplaying and having fun tFYI, "thief" and "locksmith" are both really really really lame backgrounds for a 13A game and the rulebook encourages GMs to guide players into coming up with really interesting and evocative ones. "Middle-ranking member of the Neverwinter Thieves Ghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29768383/Which_edition_would_be_best_for_me?post_id=529418355#529418355FYI, "thief" and "locksmith" are both really really really lame backgrounds for a 13A game and the rulebook encourages GMs to guide players into coming up with really interesting and evocative ones. "Middle-ranking member of the Neverwinter Thieves GThu, 28 Feb 2013 03:05:54 -0600It makes sense, the bard being towards the top of the complexity scale for 13th Age classes. I personally dig the AEDU structure for all classes 4e does, as it appears to set complexity to just the right level for our group, and also it makes it easihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29768383/Which_edition_would_be_best_for_me?post_id=529391117#529391117It makes sense, the bard being towards the top of the complexity scale for 13th Age classes. I personally dig the AEDU structure for all classes 4e does, as it appears to set complexity to just the right level for our group, and also it makes it easiWed, 27 Feb 2013 04:52:53 -0600Star Fleet Battles - to know and use every rule to your advantage - ahh - no wonder there isn't space left in my brain for all these fancy RPG systems. Alas there were never tournaments in my area. I still have all my SFB stuff though. Although thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29768383/Which_edition_would_be_best_for_me?post_id=529390677#529390677Star Fleet Battles - to know and use every rule to your advantage - ahh - no wonder there isn't space left in my brain for all these fancy RPG systems. Alas there were never tournaments in my area. I still have all my SFB stuff though. Although thWed, 27 Feb 2013 04:08:41 -0600Oh, I agree and that's an issue with, say, the stunting bonuses in Exalted as an example.However, thats now how these mechanics work in 13A. You don't get "good bonuses" for "RP skills". When a player takes narrative control of a scene through the ichttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29768383/Which_edition_would_be_best_for_me?post_id=529387477#529387477Oh, I agree and that's an issue with, say, the stunting bonuses in Exalted as an example.However, thats now how these mechanics work in 13A. You don't get "good bonuses" for "RP skills". When a player takes narrative control of a scene through the icTue, 26 Feb 2013 22:04:12 -0600Speaking as someone who has DM'd 4E since it came out in June of 2008 and as someone who has run 13A for four different groups (two playtest one-shots and two ongoing campaigns currently), I find these claims about 13A...... well, interesting, to sayhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29768383/Which_edition_would_be_best_for_me?post_id=529387319#529387319Speaking as someone who has DM'd 4E since it came out in June of 2008 and as someone who has run 13A for four different groups (two playtest one-shots and two ongoing campaigns currently), I find these claims about 13A...... well, interesting, to sayTue, 26 Feb 2013 21:48:34 -0600