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Remaking 4e with the 3.5 OGL

As a longtime fan of 4th Edition D&D, being the only WotC edition I actually like, it always made me laugh when people said it was vastly different from 3e.

It was weird because when I played 3.5 I saw a lot of these alternate rules that I always wanted to use but never got the chance, typically being told "we only play by standard ruleset" or other excuses like that. Valid but not what I wanted... At least I got to play the PHB II Druid.

So, mostly as a thought experiment, I want to have a bit of fun with 3e.

Resources: Unearthed Arcana (drivethru), d20srd.org, and the giantitp forums.

#ttrpg #4e D&D #3e D&D #D&D #3.5.4e

Let's build 4e D&D using the 3e D&D OGL (for the most part :P)!

First off, let's make the skill system. The skill system that people said was "dumbed down" in 4e but 5e has a "simplified" system that is totally different and not the same ideology at all.

Next, we should get the Fortitude, Reflex, and Will defenses.

One of my favorite things about 4e was the ritual system. Having magic be so readily available for the base system was just amazing. You didn't have to have a spellcasting class to do this magic (though it helped).

Speaking of spellcasting, I do love how they went toward an at-will/encounter/daily format. Time based spellcasting and powers codified a lot of things that need to be codified. Now, non-spellcasters need maneuvers (look at Tome of Battle) so just use Recharge Magic rules with ToB and Spellcasters and blamo, you have 4e's basic ideology.

Action Points! Such a great mechanic, really love me some Action Points!

Did you ever use Hybrid Rules in 4e? Absolutely amazing for customization. My favorite is mixing the Warlord and Sorcerer, you can make a pretty amazing Red Mage Statcowski.

4e looks different from 3e but they aren't all that different.

#DND #D&D #Dungeons and Dragons #3e D&D #4e D&D #4e is built off the corpse of 3e but it's still better in so many ways (healing is worth doing in battle for one :P)#ttrpg #gaming #Don't even get me started on how much 5e comes from the ideologies of 4e.

My favorite session of D&D

Back in college I started playing 3.5 D&D with some people and was told I had to be the "heal bitch". Now, I don't know if you ever played D&D but in combat healing is very suboptimal and the Cleric gets access to a lot of really great spells once you get a few levels under their belt.

Couple this with the fact that DM gave me free reign to make my own domain... Well, I got some cool stuff that didn't have to take alignment into account (domain feature).

So, the group of 7 PCs (yup, plus we basically leveled up once per session so like yeah OP) get to the cultists that are about to sacrifice a baby. They have to use the ritual dagger and blah blah blah monologues...

Me: My Cleric casts "Finger of Death" (who was the only one invisible)...

DM: The cultist passes his saving throw, roll...

Me: I didn't target a cultist.

DM: ...

Party (of long time players): ...

Me: What? I can bring the baby back to life and if it doesn't come back when called, I'll just plane shift to it so (Wizard PC) can use a spell to force the baby to accept the return (we did this with an adult already). Barring that, I can take the mom (Queen who hired us) to the baby and her help make it return. Also I'm pretty sure a miracle spell would work to get the baby to accept the return. Also, also, the baby doesn't know my cleric killed it, I mean, my cleric is invisible so it has no reason to not be willing to return to life in the first place...

DM/Party/The Cultist/My Deity (chaotic trickster)/The Baby/My ancestors:

#D&D #3e D&D #DND #Is it D&D or DND?#Don't give a newb 7th level spells #Joel Haver Batman