[DL] was: Quick note: Barnes & Nobles(becoming Slam D20)

["Kevin L Stoner" <stone1kl@cmich.edu>]

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From: "Mark Chiddicks" <Mark.Chiddicks@descisys.com>
Date: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:59 pm
Subject: RE: [DL] Quick note: Barnes & Nobles

> Its not meant as flamebait, its just genuine incomprehension that 
> anyone, anywhere thinks character classes and levels add anything 
> to a game. Its pretty obvious when you look at the history of RPGs 
> that the one idea in D&D that nobody ever copied, anywhere was the 
> class & level system. Skill based systems are simply more flexible 
> and a better model of imaginary personae. Can anyone argue with 
> this? Really?
> 
> Even 3ed D&D adopted a skill system - leaving levels and classes 
> obsolete even within the game that invented them (at least, it 
> SHOULD have)!
> 
> I just hate seeing a bad idea made widespread simply due to 
> economic might - its like Windows 3.1! D20 gives Call of Cthulhu 
> characters more hitpoints as they gain experience! CALL OF 
> CTHULHU!!!! Come off it, Henry Armitage, 18th level professor with 
> 40 HP, or little old man who can barely climb the stairs? 
> 

I am only posting one time to politely ask you to refrain from 
slandering anyones beliefs on the list. It has been gone over a 
hundred times and no matter how convincing your argument is you are 
never going to make people read your post and suddenly go "my god you 
are right I never thought of it that way I am such an idiot" because 
most of us have already thought of your points and shrugged them off. 
Please refrain from slandering d20 since this is very very far from 
the purpose of this list. RPG.net has a great forum for discussing 
such things, as do may other "roleplaying" sites. This site tries to 
concentrate on Deadlands as a whole, rather than deadlands as a rules 
system. To sum up any future posts I trust will be addressed by the 
proper people who I am sure will also politely ask you to refrain from 
stepping on anyone elses beliefs. 

Marshal Kevin Stoner