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Exactly! So reducing that "mechanical bias" to zero does not improve the chance of a balanced outcome. Absolutely it does and I think...

The idea of balance is inconsistent with rolling dice and the rules and method of play for D&D and I said so when I first started...

If I was actually doing a new edition my first preference would be to completely get rid of non-casters. Every class should have spells...

Regardless of the effectiveness of the survey, I think they did a pretty good job overall with 2024 and it is much better than I...

That is not what I put in my survey :p

I am ok with eliminating bounded accuracy, but only if difficulty, AC etc does not scale. In another words if you get rid of BA, accept...

I no longer believe this due to the new information that came to light. That link someone posted by Mike Mearls above (the only one on...

That is balance in a white room it is not balance in play and if imbalance in play causes problems at your table in play, equal ability...

If you take that at face value then you can't really conclude that it is "dedicated players" who took the surveys. D&D surveys had huge...

I don't agree with this and the people on this board as well as the D&D influencers (all "dedicated") have wildly variant opinions on...

RAW Bladesinger extra attack and EK War Magic do not stack. PHB page 44: "If you gain the Extra Attack feature from more than one...

Right and giving them Giving them equal ability scores will not give them equal initiative rolls, an equal number of hits, equal...

Balance means balanced results for two players. If one player swings a sword and does 9 damage and another player swings a sword and...

Halflings, Goblins and Kobolds. I lean into them, particularly the specific racial traits for Halflings and Kobolds.

Are you considering racial and origin feat options in this? For example a fighter (or Paladin or Ranger or Monk) level 1-4 with...