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Yes, but that's because the metagame constructs of class and level aren't actually laws binding the fiction. They're tools to provide a...

Error. Fallacy of the excluded middle. No one has said that there are no consequences - just that your god or patron can't yoink your...

And to clarify, when you say consequence, you mean that you expect the GM to measure your actions and enforce a consequence on your...

So much of this game was built on DMs and players engaging in "good natured antagonism" that it really paints the Hickman Revolution as...

I'm getting a weird feeling of déja vu here. Like this thread combines a few recently epic debate threads into one. Is this another...

My concern would be that classless and skill tree systems tend to produce much, much less variety, not more, as players converge on a...

The problem with terrain specific subclasses is it’s hard to make them useful outside that one terrain. A Winter Walker is great in an...

If this is a recurring problem at you table, a less radical solution might be more than enough: the Whiff Die Every time you miss, you...

It's not totally dissimilar, and blaot is an issue. With PF2e, it's worth noting that 1) you still get subclasses they're just weaker...

One by one: Artificers: you move all the subclass stuff to infusions. Works well enough for most but the armor infusion is either OP or...

I played a short game of Pathfinder 1e a while back where we were all mounted. We used a supplement for more interesting riding rules...

Not a hard-coded rule, but I could see how DM discretion regarding advantage/disadvantage could turn high ground advantage into a de...

It's been in the game for 23 years and three editions! That's almost half the game's existence! But it’s based on traditions that go...

The think about most jerk DMs is they believe they are not jerk DMs.

I think the trick here is to add a layer below subclass to give extra customization, then you can just lean into stuff with the...