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5e was designed with only class abilities in mind. No magic items at all or stat bonuses/penalties are assumed, not just +X items. The game doesn't factor in things like a ring of flying or other miscellaneous items. Edit: We know this from the DMG advice that you can have zero magic at all in...

That would be horrible in my opinion. Why should a wizard with a 3 int be as good at spellcasting as one with a 20? Why should a fighter with a 3 strength be as good in combat as one with a 20?

And armor. 1e/2e didn't do it for armor the way 3e and 4e did. 0. 5e was designed around 0. We know this. Anything above 0 is table preference and has an impact on balance.

Only for weapons, which were not the majority of magic items, and even then only for weapon using classes. Or... Just accept that DMs can and do improve based on a learning curve. It only takes one campaign to realize that handing out magic items like candy isn't the way you want things to go...

I'm going to nitpick a bit. Games are supposed to give you the suggested way to play. All games are tweakable to the preferences of the table.

It's the most powerful stat out there, so no, not really.

Only 3e and 4e had the magic item treadmill. 1e and 2e did not. Magic items were tied to the power of the game, because they provided XP that increased PC power. Magic weapons were tied to the game, because they were needed in order to be able to even harm creatures of +X or lower. However...

See, I absolutely hated that. It took the magic away from finding magic items. As DM instead of putting in an item that gave +2 to spot, another item that gave a small bonus to listen, a ring of warning, and a +1 sword, I put in Notify, a +1 short sword that gives a +2 bonus to spot and...

Sure, but if they fight to get there at the expense of other parts of the game, they only have themselves to blame for any shortcomings. It's a tradeoff. Max ability in your prime stat vs. max efficiency at the game as a whole.

In 5e maximum effectiveness = overkill. I've never felt pressured to go to 20, or even 18. Edit: I mean overkill on stat numbers. The bonuses in 5e don't improve things very much in the long run. If you have a 14 or 16, feats will have a far greater impact on the game than ASIs will.

In an RPG, yes it is. I play RPGs to play my character, not have someone else in the group play it for me by directing me on what I have to do. A party leader should do nothing more than break ties or in the case of the party spinning its wheels in indecision, make the decision for the...

You guys can point out that these titles are in soccer, but the 4e roles do not match up to soccer at all. A leader in 4e is a healer and buffs party members, which directly lines up with MMORPG healers, not the soccer leader. A striker in 4e does high amounts of damage, which directly lines...

I've acknowledged the inconsistency on my part, but for me it's the difference between magical and non-magical. Magic can do it, but it doesn't feel right to me as a mundane ability. Not could do. Do do. I've heard about several Doctor/Lawyers over the years making the news for some reason...

These two I agree with. It's more like saying I'm a Doctor/Lawyer and I've heard of several of them. There's one guy out there with 111 Ph.D.s. I agree with these as well, though I did solve the Christmas Tree issue buy just handing out fewer magic items.

Sure it does. When you don't know which way to go, you have to come up with something and it can be anything.