Re: Coming back to DnD

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 11:39:06 -0500, Rob Kelk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
carved upon a tablet of ether:

> Because those group names are useless as descriptions.  What is an 
> "Expert" expert at, and how is that different from being "Adept" at 
> something?  (In various point-based systems, both terms are used to 
> indicate high skill levels.)  What does every "Commoner" have in common? 

Interesting. Because a system uses a word as a Term of Art, a
different system can't use it to mean something else. When discussin
things in a D&D environment, who the heck cares what GURPS or Hero use
the terms for?

> Does a "Warrior" fight from 
> horseback with a lance, or on foot with a bow, or from the back lines 
> with a missile weapon?  (These are all very different skills, which 
> don't offer very much crossover between each other in the real world.) 

Why does warrior have to be such a tight term? It's not in real life.

-- 
Rupert Boleyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Just because the truth will set you free doesn't mean the truth itself
should be free."