Russ “Morrus” Morrissey

Well, it's down to two pages rather than three. So it's been condensed.

It's been rearranged a little bit. My sense of aesthetics is mildly perturbed by the way the ability scores are arranged.

It's been rearranged a little bit. My sense of aesthetics is mildly perturbed by the way the ability scores are arranged.

Over there on the left. They should be in two even rows or columns.

Over there on the left. They should be in two even rows or columns.

So what's interesting is... So I'm assuming from that, they're definitely not going with you can use any skill with any ability score. No.

So what's interesting is... So I'm assuming from that, they're definitely not going with you can use any skill with any ability score. No.

Locking in.

Locking in.

Because they've literally listed each skill underneath the appropriate...

Because they've literally listed each skill underneath the appropriate...

And they've taken out some of the passive skills, which actually I agree with. You don't have passive insight on that sheet. You don't have passive investigation. Because those were very strange things conceptually. Yeah, I always did. They've got passive perception. You have to have passive perception. That is like a linchpin rule almost.

And they've taken out some of the passive skills, which actually I agree with. You don't have passive insight on that sheet. You don't have passive investigation. Because those were very strange things conceptually. Yeah, I always did. They've got passive perception. You have to have passive perception. That is like a linchpin rule almost.

If you kick out passive perception, then suddenly a lot of adventures don't work.

If you kick out passive perception, then suddenly a lot of adventures don't work.

It's not as essential as it used to be in 2014, because in this one, you're rolling your stealth check versus a static 15. But in the 2014 edition, you'd be rolling versus passive perception.

It's not as essential as it used to be in 2014, because in this one, you're rolling your stealth check versus a static 15. But in the 2014 edition, you'd be rolling versus passive perception.

Yeah. I mean, the thing with passive perception is about saving dice rolls. So basically, if you remove passive perception, the DM will just be asking for perception checks constantly.

Yeah. I mean, the thing with passive perception is about saving dice rolls. So basically, if you remove passive perception, the DM will just be asking for perception checks constantly.

Yeah.