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How is all this more convenient than the NPCs just having the same spells than the PCs in the first place?

I agree with this in general but I do have to wonder about the long-term effects to both game and lore of the specific implementation...

I mean, that's a valid perspective, but I don't think it's one that comports well with how D&D is actually played, nor how it's treated...

@Ruin Explorer given how rude you have been I have little desire to discuss this further with you, but to me the point of rules is to...

Well I have to agree with @Crimson Longinus . Classes have an associated story that justifies playing one class over another. If you're...

You think this was actually the sentiment they were expressing? That's certainly not what I got out of it.

Whoa there. I didn't call anyone stupid, and I think it's very uncharitable to say something like that about people who are just...

Ok. So the PCs defeat this enemy wizard with this unique spell. The wizard of the party takes the enemy wizard's spellbook and wants to...

I would like to add that it seems that people are conflating two different concerns into NPCs should be built like PCs, and its causing...

Yup. I literally do this with NPCs all the time. What @EzekielRaiden is saying makes zero sense to me.

regarding the discussion of 'trunk and leaves' class design metaphor, i'd like to see design allowing much more sharing of leaves...

Just got Shadow of the Weird Wizard (not sure why, but whatever). The idea of 4 classes, then like 10 branches from there per class...

Or just a scenario. "Get this message to the King of Gondor across the mountain of giants" is very different depending on if you have...

and Rope Trick and Tiny Hut make that attrition pretty hard as you basically have a refill on demand Either they need to remove these /...

I think it's part of the problem that every D&D edition design team has: D&D is such a broad audience that there's no agreement on what...