From the blogosphere: (granted, it's Old School-oriented, but I think a lot of what he said still applies to the Fort/Dex/Will saves for which the author has so much contempt. (JB at the ) And I must say: I think my favorite line in the article is the first line of paragraph 9.
[color=darkblue]Save Versus Epiphany
Just realized something yesterday afternoon that I hadn’t realized till now…Saving Throws are just as abstract as any other part of D&D’s combat system.
I mean, sure, it says as much in the rules, but I just didn’t “get it,â€