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<blockquote data-quote="DogBackward" data-source="post: 5959259" data-attributes="member: 50642"><p>Yes, we can. And as many have been saying, Next allows everybody to meaningfully participate. No matter what the situation, you will always be able to contribute something. Even if you have to work harder to do so. Your Rogue can't walk up and smack the ogre? Fine, find something else to do. Hamper it with sand in the eyes or rope around the ankles. Find some terrain advantage to make use of. Lure it into a trap, or even just take cover for a round, then spring out for a backstab.</p><p></p><p>Your Fighter isn't the best at social situations? Okay, don't try to sweet-talk the nobleman with Diplomacy. You could instead attempt to befriend his guards, gaining advantage to your Diplomacy check due to shared experiences. You could flex your muscles at the right time, using Strength/Intimidate to show how much better your party is than the other guys who are up for the contract.</p><p></p><p>The point being that the mechanics of Next, so far, <em>do</em> support everybody contributing to any situation meaningfully. But some are better at that than others, and you might actually have to think about what you can do in order to do something cool.</p><p></p><p>See above RE: Mechanics supporting meaningful contribution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DogBackward, post: 5959259, member: 50642"] Yes, we can. And as many have been saying, Next allows everybody to meaningfully participate. No matter what the situation, you will always be able to contribute something. Even if you have to work harder to do so. Your Rogue can't walk up and smack the ogre? Fine, find something else to do. Hamper it with sand in the eyes or rope around the ankles. Find some terrain advantage to make use of. Lure it into a trap, or even just take cover for a round, then spring out for a backstab. Your Fighter isn't the best at social situations? Okay, don't try to sweet-talk the nobleman with Diplomacy. You could instead attempt to befriend his guards, gaining advantage to your Diplomacy check due to shared experiences. You could flex your muscles at the right time, using Strength/Intimidate to show how much better your party is than the other guys who are up for the contract. The point being that the mechanics of Next, so far, [i]do[/i] support everybody contributing to any situation meaningfully. But some are better at that than others, and you might actually have to think about what you can do in order to do something cool. See above RE: Mechanics supporting meaningful contribution. [/QUOTE]
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