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I disagree. The point of a healer is to mete out those healing resources wisely. For healing purposes, you're going from Cleric...

Though you probably intend this as sarcasm, it's also quite true. Just make it... Encounter balance? Figure it out yourself. Here's...

Looks good. The only thing that seems really counterintuitive is that the base price doesn't apply to "standard", i.e. new out of a...

So, I hammered out a system of how a breaking system could look like. It’s probably not perfect, but it’s a solid starting point. In...

Not seeing a lot of faith in your fellow gamer here. We were all new once, and we all worked through to get better.

5.5 has already removed encounters per day. Its an art form not a science. We've had 3 editions in a row essentially suck at it...

Does any book that uses CR refer to it as a training system you should eventually wean yourself off of?

What does your gut tell you? Since 1st edition that has been the most reliable method.

People managed to muddle through before 3e introduced CR. It's not IMO needed.

Conceptually, the idea seems sound though the numbers could use some tweaking. If the goal-length for an encounter is 3 rounds then...

Please note I'm not here to get caught up in semantics and super sharp definitions, that is not my game here. But generally speaking it...

You're conflating role-playing complexity with mechanical complexity. They are not the same. Forcing them to strategize - i.e. adding...

I think it's not so much that they intrinsically want to play the game that way as they've been conditioned to play the game that way...

Trial and error is the answer, yes. Beyond that, all it needs a bit of perhaps-intentionally vague guidance suggesting the DM compare...

In 2E I saw a fighter solo a good chunk of the Green Bay Packers stadium. (One very bored morning waiting for a ride, we got out a sheet...