Recent content by Capricia

I notice you're not factoring in critical hits, but it doesn't change the math too terribly much. Also, Boromir doesn't get the final +1 from his proficiency bonus till level 17. Well...yes? Boromir's biggest problem when up against an orc horde is that he's going to need two hits to take out...

Really? You should look at a few non-d20 systems. Oneshotting someone with a stool is super easy in Fate Core, for example, with the math still being balanced. As for Boromir defeating dozens of orcs...that was possible in 3e and 4e, but with bounded accuracy, even a dozen orcs can be...

Well, mostly because the comparison was to see how well the bard could do at the job of hitting things with something sharp, and the smite spells are good for that. Generally, area of effect spells like Fireball are going to be a lot more effective, since you're dealing a bunch of damage to...

1) The book goes as far to mention level 17 and beyond as its own tier of play, so I don't really see why we should be discouraged from talking about it. 2) For my analysis, concentration doesn't really factor in. Yes, concentration is a very nice mechanic. Sure, resilient+war caster makes it...

Yes, it requires assumptions. I was very upfront with the assumptions I made, and I purposefully biased those assumptions in favor of the fighter. Even with those assumptions, even with the bard forced to run out of spells every day and run on fumes instead of being able to nova and rest after...

Ah, yep, totally right. You are exactly right. As I said at the start, the analysis is extremely biased. In the fighter's favor. Most days aren't going to run through 16 rounds, and they aren't going to let the PCs have 3 short rests. Most bards aren't going to rely on extremely inefficient...

I agree. Your strawman solution to the problem does indeed sound unfun and terrible. However, I don't think that those are the only two solutions. Thanks for for trying though!

If anything, I think I am underestimating spells. You only get one level 9 spell per long rest, but you still have a 6th, 7th, and 8th level spell. And all your other spells. Most games I've been in or run, there are only so many encounters you can have in a given day, and those utility...

The thing is, damage rarely goes over 20. The adult blue dragon deals 66 damage, sure, but once you get to that point, it's more a matter of dying than losing concentration. Further, monsters rely more on multiple attacks. That same Blue Dragon's most powerful non-breath attack deals only 18...

The obvious solution is to just be a wizard, who can cast Fabricate and create a whole vat of poison from a pile of raw materials.

Actually, with the way multiclassing works, you're much better off multiclassing into wizard than sticking with either class. If you're a Fighter, you can either jump off to wizard at level 11 if you're a battlemaster, or 12 if you're a Eldritch Knight. Either way you can get much more...

A while back, I took a look at how the fighter compared to the cleric, using just the basic rules. Now that the player’s handbook is out, I thought I’d do this again. But, this time, I’ll be looking at the Bard and how it compares to the fighter. Bards are unique, in that they are the only...

No, because they're still within your reach. You just have disadvantage on the attacks.