D&D (2024) Dungeons and Dragons future? Ray Winninger gives a nod to Mike Shea's proposed changes.

[Parmandur]

Wow. I honestly think you're the only person I've ever talked to that hasn't used one or the other. Come to think of it, I don't know anyone who hasn't used feats.

That's the problem with anecdotes, isn't? However, we know from WotC and Beyond separately that a strong majority of people do not use Feats...ever.

 

[Micah Sweet]

They are optional. Full stop.

Hard disagree. Their words say one thing, and their design in recent years another.

 

[Parmandur]

Curious, why do you think it is intended to be used all the time. Sneak Attack, IIRC, has always been situational.

EDIT: I do like fence straddling in game design myself, but I get why it frustrates some

Because everyone keeps telling me Perkins said so straight out in some social media post or whatever.

Examples can be easily multiplied over the years, and it is frankly clear in the books:

 

[Micah Sweet]

Examples can be easily multiplied over the years, and it is frankly clear in the books:

Random post on social media, exactly what I was talking about. And if it were clear in the books, we wouldn't be having this argument.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Hard disagree. Their words say one thing, and their design in recent years another.

No, they don’t.

 

[JiffyPopTart]

In the PHB the referee could take it away. With the revision of the class in Tasha's the referee can no longer take it away, couple that with the designers flat out saying it was their intent that the rogue could always use sneak attack, and presto..."all the time." As long as the rogue can take bonus actions they get sneak attack damage. Other than slow is there anything in the game that takes away a PCs' ability to take bonus actions?

Can the referee take away a fighters extra attacks or combat style?

Sneak Attack is just the mechanic given to rogues to have them on par with other classes in damage per round expectations. They don't get scaling cantrips like casters or extra attacks like many other martials.

 

[dave2008]

Assuming roughly $60-70 per book in 2024 for three core books.

So before the Amazon discount

 

[Micah Sweet]

No, they don’t.

Edit: unhelpfulpost on my part. I apologize.

 

[Parmandur]

Random post on social media, exactly what I was talking about. And if it were clear in the books, we wouldn't be having this argument.

People seemed to get the idea. And new options that maintain the game balance help with some tables.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Are so!

See how unhelpful that is?

Eh, you provided nothing to back up your assertion, so I put the same effort into challenging it.