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Early printings of the Player's Handbook 3.0 suggested a wargame-like gridless miniature system, and miniatures were optional. This has been criticized as making it more difficult for characters to use magic weapons they find, as all weapons are now sized only for one size of character.ĭ&D 3.5 now assumes the player characters are using miniatures and a grid of five feet squares. In D&D 3.5, a gnome must instead use a gnome-sized greatsword or face an attack penalty. Previously, for example, any one-handed weapon for a Medium creature was a two-handed weapon for a Small creature, so a gnome could wield a longsword two-handed. The rules for weapons for Small characters (primarily halflings and gnomes) changed significantly. New feats were added, many previously appearing in earlier sourcebooks such as Sword and Fist (2001) and Tome and Blood (2001), with several new feats granting +2 to two related skills, an innovation attributed to writer Andy Collins. Several skills were removed, modified, or rolled into other skills, particularly overspecific or underused skills like Innuendo (now Bluff), Read Lips (now a form of Spot), Pick Pocket (now Sleight of Hand) Intuit Direction, and Scry. The gnome's favored class is now bard rather than illusionist, with the introduction of the character of Gimble as the bard iconic to represent this combination. Bards gain more forms of music, while dwarves are less encumbered by heavy armor, and half-elves gain a bonus to Diplomacy and Gather Information. The ranger changes most radically, going from d10 to d8 hit die, gaining good Reflex saves, gaining improved Favored Enemy bonuses, an archery combat style option, an animal companion, woodland stride, and the ability to hide in plain sight at high level. Several races and character classes changed, primarily increasing in power. However, numerous edits and rules changes were made, as well as changes to design and art, including a new design for the cover. The Player's Handbook (3.5) was largely similar to its predecessor, the third edition Player's Handbook released in 2000.