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So ... things that don't actually defeat enemies. Damage and control win battles, and Monks in 2014 are not good at those. These...

Fighter indomitable, Monk and Paladins are all attractive due to save boosts. Ymmv.

i hate it because it might as well be an auto-success to the point where when you fail despite it, it feels like it's mocking you. i...

The fighter already has a weakness: no magic.

Nah. I have no particular opinion on the '24 fighter, but the 4e fighter is absolutely the high point of fighter design. It has a...

Okay but is it really better than the 4E Weapon Master? Because that remains the gold standard of Fighters IMO.

Given the kinds of negative consequences that come from treating bad people as if they were "nice" people, I'm not so sure about that...

Honestly, your patronizing tone is tiresome. You seem to think you are the only one who knows how the game is meant to be played, and...

Maybe a little bit, but honestly isn't the sheer statement of "skilled play" and all the context around it pretty uncharitable as well...

I think genre conventions, setting knowledge, and the like, does play a part. Social conflict in particular, however, seems to rely...

Its worth noting that if its Elven Chain Mail, the Wizard will need a Strength of 13+ or suffer some penalties.

You can make higher levels tougher by using higher than suggested CR enemies. Or getting some less skilled players. The difficulty bar...

For me, this is like saying that a Barbarian and a Fighter are thematically similar enough, just reflavor your Champion crits as "oh I...

I think they scrapped that to get rid of the, "who's playing the cleric?" problem. Because it makes it more difficult to play a cadre...

On the next exciting episode of What Rules Will We Delete?!, Archetypes: A concept introduced by 5e specifically to simplify and...