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Maybe, though there's a case for making a save by ducking behind cover or briefly dropping prone. Again, maybe; it's easy enough in...

Well, it's a matter of degree isn't it? The fighter does the best consistent damage, because they can engage with their strength nearly...

Or keep all those spells but make them harder and-or riskier to use. Make AoE require aiming thus making it possible to hit allies...

And from here on it becomes a different game, different system, different rules, etc., in a different book called something like "D&D...

Quite true, and I've played several 1e druids who used that to great advantage. But modern game design often devalues abilities that...

I wish fighters actually were allowed to be "best at fighting", like they used to be. Even 3e gave them higher attack bonuses. How do...

oh goddammit 🤡

You're assuming my intent is that everyone be consistently useful in combat. It's not. Combat (particularly melee) should be the...

There comes a point where diminishing returns have their say. If 95+% of the end use is in levels 0-12* but 40% of the work lies in...

I'm not at all sure this is the case. Arcane magic and its spells and effects are fairly easy to explain en masse provided one accepts...

Fine. The Rogue can have the Fighter's niche. I'll hear no more complaints about the poor downtrodden Fighter, though, if you're so...

I'd add: The Grace path --- Class: "Swashbuckler" --- Gimmick: high-risk high-reward derring-do --- Epic Icon: Inigo Montoya, anything...

Well take out unearthed arcana and that's a fair amount on problematic rules simply gone.

As most games in all editions tend(ed) to end by level 10, getting to that 3000 point isn't as much of a concern. Good game design...

In 1e, Druid shapeshifting is hella powerful. Not necessarily for combat but for scouting, sneaking, info-gathering, long-range travel...