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Maybe that is inferred but if the player is wasting slots summoning undead it is a safe bet that is part of what he or she wants in a character. Unless the other players are fans too, which I think they almost always are in cases like this.

Well IMO balance is not fun. I think a "balanced" game is going to be boring and dull. People who worry about whether one PC is more powerful than another or whether one ability is more powerful than another are the ones who are not having fun IME. I don't think the game is broken and the...

The last thing I want is game designers worrying about balance. They need to worry about fun. If it is fun for players in the game, it should stay in the game.

Etherealness keeps them from hitting you, but it does not stop things you left on the battlefield from hitting them and it is a relatively constricted battlefield So something like this if 4 Bards beat all 4 fighters in initiative: Bard 1: Time Stop - Blink, Modenkainan's Hound, Truesight...

Initiative is Huge. They are 18th level casters. If you win initiative you kill 2 of them. If they win initiative they unleash spells that flat prevent you from killing them for several rounds.

They are GWM martials using primarily a Greatsword with 20 Dexterity so they can use a bow well too if for some reason they can't get to the target. If you are building casters for this I think you want Bards with Spike Growth, Otilukes Sphere, Etherealness, Time Stop, Blink, Mordenkanians...

If by better you mean more powerful you are right, if by better you mean more fun in play I would disagree.

Agree with this. I will say if you optimized 4 full casters, building them specifically for this arena against 4 Champions, I think you could win this, but 4 casters built for general optimization it is not really even a contest most of the time.

If they are my "horde" I would. As DM no.

RAW each of the Skeletons can take one of the following actions on its turn: Shortsword* Shortbow* Attack (with a Weapon or Unarmed Strike)* Dash Disengage Dodge Help Hide Influence Magic Ready Search Study Utilize When you get down to it that is a pretty complex list of options end-to-end with...

Champion is arguably the best subclass in 2024 and I think Champion, at this level, is hands down the best subclass for this particular endeavor. Superior critical + Heroic Inspiration + extra fighting style beats anything another fighter subclass is going to bring. You might be able to beat...

This thread illustrates the difficulties with this discussion. On one hand we have people arguing for less minions and the other people advocating a "fix" that is a spell that creates a horde with one casting.

only a caster can do this! 😛

I think the key to good class design is being fun to play, and that is how I evaluate class mechanics, not just for me but for other players. Personally I have never played a Necromancer, but I have DMed for high level necromancers and had other players playing them at the table and they...

all the classes are significantly buffed in 2024. That said my general opinion is a multiclass tailored for your particular campaign, table play style and level range over the campaign are more effective than single class characters at most levels.