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I mean, bully for you, but they are a big deal to a lot of other people, and I believe the true source of the caster vs. martial tension.

When the domain management was big, the effects of spells like Teleport and Wish were much more subject to DM whim. These spells...

It seems like you’re still missing the point I’m trying to make. It’s not about what specific effects casters can use. It’s about the...

I really think both casters and non casters should be able to interface with the rules in both ways. Have access to a menu of hard-coded...

That would be a big help, yes. One the core reasons for the caster/noncaster discrepancy is that D&D spells have always been written as...

It's only still a debate because non-spell features is 75% not defined by the rules and adjudicated by the whims of individual DMs. And...

Maybe. It’s certainly a design approach one could take. But, I do think having such strict role enforcement - casters are always bad in...

Granted, but even in a campaign where this sort of domain management game is relevant, it’s still functionally resolved through...

Traditionally, a high-level fighter impacts the world through ruling kingdoms and commanding armies and raising castles. But, this kind...

That doesn’t change the fact that casters have access to the ability to simply make things happen and martials don't. Again...

I think you’re right on the money. If we’re talking about pure combat balance, 2024 5e has reached a pretty good spot. Casters, for the...

I’ve often wondered about this. Fighters have always been one of the stronger classes in 5e, yet any thread about martial/caster balance...

i think it's because it's not about doing more damage, yes, martials have decent damage numbers, BUT, the casters don't really trail...

A lot of the fighter/wizard squabbling is about genre and aesthetics more than it is about balance. It doesn't matter how much a fighter...

Rather, it’s a terminally online thing.