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That may be, but complexity (which I use only because it's the word most people use; I personally prefer "mechanical engagement") is one...

shrug. All classes should be made the same way? Why? Are all players the same, or something? I don't see why we should not have some...

If you only care about the short term, yes. People keep talking about how they want an evergreen game. "All simple all the time" isn't...

@EzekielRaiden I submitted my vote without noticing that I had They should all be simple selected. Ignore that vote...

This leads to a "pick your problem" kind of situation. Basal classes kept simple, no further frills? You've won over the simplicity...

No. Because those classes arent simple. If you want simple classes, you build them. Simple Warrior Just Attacks or Dodges Gets bonus...

To be a bit more precise: Beacon is a streamlined/improved lancer (the tactical mecha rpg) but as fantasy with heavy 4e inspiration...

Exactly what it says on the tin. I am, personally, of the opinion that D&D has almost never had an actually simple caster. Note the [+]...

I have seen Fighters be mediocre, defined far more by what equipment they use than what class features they have. The class features...

Let me put it this way: Games--including D&D--have been trending extremely hard toward maximal simplicity, all the time, for...

"Pre con"? I think typos may have eaten an important word or two there, or else that's a term I'm unfamiliar with.

I'll have to check it out when I'm not otherwise occupied. Thanks!

Beacon is a 4e descendent game that takes a bunch of Final Fantasy inspirations, and manages to make a d20 PBTA work.

100% fully agreed. I think the Sorcerer (far more so than the Warlock) makes an excellent platform for being the "Simple Mage", if you...

Elementalist is one of my favorite 4E classes. Its a really simple caster done well. Something which pretty much no D&D like achieved...