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JohnSnow reacted to Guest 7037866's post in the thread D&D General There seems to be three types of classes in DND. with
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There are just three type of classes: Expert = I solve things by ingenuity and skill Spellcaster = I solve things by magic (sometimes... -
JohnSnow reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
Well, there is another: 4. You can stay out of the way, maybe even invisible, keeping lookout and otherwise not getting involved other...
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JohnSnow reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
I think the niches can't be fighting, spellcasting, social and exploration, unless you really reduce the complexity of each system...
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JohnSnow replied to the thread What I Like About Nimble 2e (So Far) — A Partial Review.Interesting. I share your perspective, but of the two rolls, the one I’d opt to lose (or reduce hit points enough to make it actually...
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JohnSnow reacted to Jahydin's post in the thread What I Like About Nimble 2e (So Far) — A Partial Review with Like.
The other issue is early D&D felt like it was "roll to kill" rather than "roll to hit" making combat a lot more exciting. Nothing bores...
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JohnSnow replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.I disagree with the MMO “Tank, DPS, Healing, Magic” role thing because it literally comes from D&D’s “Core 4.” Fundamentally, other...
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JohnSnow reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
No, I get that. What I mean is that a Cleric player, for example, would only be concerned about another healing class threatening his...
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JohnSnow reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
The bolded is fine until there's too many classes competing for the same somewhat-limited number of clearly-defined niches. Solution...
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JohnSnow reacted to Tesral's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
I would be happy for fighters to not be crippled from doing anything else.
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JohnSnow reacted to 500 Toads's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) D&D Classes without Subclasses? with Like.
Balance would be the issue, but hey, it's not like D&D 5E subclasses are all that well-balanced anyway. Take it to an extreme, and you...
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JohnSnow replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.I'm starting to feel like the "Fighters fight" is part of why they don't seem to know what to do with Rangers, beyond making them a sort...
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JohnSnow reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
unfortunately, the fighter, even when it's extra feats are dedicated to combat, isn't really all that more of a stand-out at combat than...
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JohnSnow replied to the thread What I Like About Nimble 2e (So Far) — A Partial Review.How long does it take PCs to heal without magic? Does a “cure minor wounds” spell heal more damage on a high level PC? Does the PC sport...
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You know how the warlock is or was a 2 choice class: Pact type and Patron type. I think Ranger might be best as a 3 choice class. 1) A...
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You might need to move “combat pet” into the major power category and leave the middle-power pet to scouting buddies, but overall I...