Mechanically, I think Mike's talking about something other than Creative Editing -- in particular, I think he's talking about the GM putting most of this stuff in place for the players to use/improvise, instead of the players doing it for him. I don't disagree about the similarities, though
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Yes, but creative editing is not just for players. :)
Ah, fair point.
And there's no D&D I've ever played where a DM would allow an ice spell to freeze water around someone/thing and trap them, even briefly IF the spell didn't explicitly say that it could. If there wasn't a mechanic for it, the game didn't do it. The kinds of "editing" that mearls is talking about here are a totally different -GAME- than D&D has ever been even if I totally agree with it.
...and this, excellent point that I had totally missunderstood. Now that I do, I totally agree.
Here's my conversion for Exalted to 4E.
C'mon, you don't want to take a shot at a few dozen power trees exalted-style? Not even a little? :)
C'mon, you don't want to take a shot at a few dozen power trees exalted-style? Not even a little? :)
A little. But only a very little. I actually like the 4E style powers and wish Exalted had done its charms like THAT. See, I'm not just about the Exalted, I think both systems have their strengths. :)
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Yes, but creative editing is not just for players. :)
Ah, fair point.
And there's no D&D I've ever played where a DM would allow an ice spell to freeze water around someone/thing and trap them, even briefly IF the spell didn't explicitly say that it could. If there wasn't a mechanic for it, the game didn't do it. The kinds of "editing" that mearls is talking about here are a totally different -GAME- than D&D has ever been even if I totally agree with it.
...and this, excellent point that I had totally missunderstood. Now that I do, I totally agree.
Here's my conversion for Exalted to 4E.
C'mon, you don't want to take a shot at a few dozen power trees exalted-style? Not even a little? :)
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A little. But only a very little. I actually like the 4E style powers and wish Exalted had done its charms like THAT. See, I'm not just about the Exalted, I think both systems have their strengths. :)
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Wait, which side am I arguing again? :-)
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