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So with a great deal of systems, I see a dedicated profession of thief. I would argue the need on the basis that, thieves do not have...

Oh, I agree, it is probably about 1%. But I am giving the 5% just because the game uses a 20-sided die. It's an oversimplification, and...

IMO that's completely dysfunctional player. It also highlights the trap of tying yourself to a single weapon type from feats too early.

I am not against customization of backgrounds. Talk with your DM. I know, that if I were DMing, I would allow it. That is not a logical...

Right, I much preferred 2014's backgrounds being of limited mechanical benefit for that exact reason. Classes are the same and there...

To the extent that the bonuses exist at all, they should be tied thematically to the backgrounds. If you want them untied, they should...

Someone earlier mentioned prestige classes. That’s essentially what subclasses are.

I think there's a case to be made for fewer, more impactful choices in many areas of modern D&D. Multiclassing is one of those.

This is a total tangent (apologies in advance), but this is actually a setting element in my 5e games. Gaining levels in a single class...

Given the variety of classes, their different powers and ability dependencies, many of the combinations do not pair particularly well...

I wish it weren’t the case either but I think it’s inevitable. More choices in reality tends to yield greater optimization potential...

That shouldn't be the case. I don't care if you want to cheese the system for every extra point of DPR, but someone casual who wants to...

IMO the difference is that once you aren’t making choices about what you want to play level by level then you actually differentiate...

Sounds perfect to me. Game should be more about playing the character than building it.

IMO The game isn’t fun if all choices have the same overall effect. They should mostly all be viable but there will always be some...