Ok, so when 4th edition came out I bought and played it. I felt it lacked some things- but was interested in how other things were handled. Due to some dissatisfaction with the way magic works I have started to think again about how saves were presented in 4th.
So, I was wondering if anyone has ported over a similar mechanic in 3.5 or in Pathfinder, and what the effects were. Personally I think it would merely be a matter of flipping the mechanic- the defenses would assume a 10 (as in taking 10) and the spells themselves would prompt the roll. If so, how would other aspects be impacted- does a 'touch attack' merely become the attack roll for the caster instead- compared to the defense to determine if it worked or not? What about the case for things like Evasion?