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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with
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No they aren't! That's tautological. 'We've made fighter dumb jocks so now all the interesting fighter paragons are suddenly now a... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
The fighter got the shaft when they decided in 3E to enforce niche protection for the classes, instead of letting everyone be...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
This is what we refer to in debating as “moving the goalposts.” You said a knight was a good example of a fighter in heavy armor who...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to JohnSnow's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
You mean like Ned or Robb Stark, or John Snow; all of whom have multiple skills, are well-learned, persuasive, and can survive in the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to JohnSnow's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
That's similar to the sort of thing that led to my thinking. There are a ton of (non-spellcasting) fighter heroes in fiction that...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Koloth's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
For a real life example of a fighting man that had many other skills, consider the Roman Legionnaire. Pretty much defines the basic D&D...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
This is you looking for offence. I haven't said any of these things. When I said that 'I roll to attack' is a learned behaviour, I don't...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
What do you mean? I'm not allowed to expect more? I'm not allowed to choose who I play with based on whether they make an effort? The...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Campbell's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I mean if a player isn't giving me enough information I'm going to ask for more clarification. Just "what does that look like?" and if...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
My play group are just my friends. They're all smart, creative people, but then most people in this hobby are. 'Uhh I attack' is learned...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..You can also use them as a heroic second wind when you are downed, so if the GM only grants them sparingly, it could kill your character.
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..When a character is downed, their initiative is changed to immediately after the character that downed them. This ensures that the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again. with Like.
It might be somewhat reductionist, but I keep hitting people who've clearly done that, so I think the problem is still pretty common...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
I think virtually all of D&D is pigeonholed as only doing combat. Fighters just get the worst of it. They don't get spells (one of the...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..I think this is overly reductionist in the ways DMs can make mistakes. Yes, DMs can make mistakes by throwing fights that are too tough...