ArlenFrostlockes
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And Pauper - when I can make a build that effectively gives me the benefits of a subclass without having to take the subclass, it needs to be looked into
Right now it is not unreasonable to say, "How come I can't mix content from the SCAG and EE Player's Guides?" I mean, it's just two sources, right? Well, it turns out there are many reasons. When polled in past campaigns about what made them stop DMing or would make them stop DMing, most DMs said it was rules bloat and broken PC combinations that made the game not fun for nost just DMs, but for other players at the table as well. WotC has already stated that each rules supplement released would be balanced only against itself and against the core rules--not against other supplements. To alleviate DM fatigue on the thing they said fatigued them most, the admins went with WtoC's recommendation: use all the rules, just don't mix them.
So why, one might ask, don't the admins just rule on things individually to rule out just the broken stuff? Because down that path lies madness. That was done in Living Greyhawk, and it created new documentation and countless arguments that led to quite a barrier to entry to the campaign. Not to mention countless hours of work.
But right now, one might say, there are so few supplements that it is not a problem. And that might be true, but it is better to set the precedent now than to add the limitation later. Because if you think we players howl and complain about not having access to something, the din we create when something is taken from us that we already have is deafening.
Human Fighter - point buy system - 15 STR, 15 CON, 14 INT - Magic initiate feat gets BB and GFB at lvl 1. For all intents and purposes gets the main advantage of playing an EK without having to choose this subclass at LVL 3. Yet playing as a Genasi breaks the game. Perfectly good logic there mates.
sure you can - Hunters mark is a paladin spell given by the vengeance oath - BB and GFB are cantrips provided by utilizing the starting bonus feat provided by the Human variant. Casting a bonus action spell allows you cast a cantrip