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It's a story as old as time. Armored thing hard to kill till it isn't. Now one infantryman with the right missile or one drone...

"I used to be a medieval knight, like you; then I took an arrow to the knee."

A lot of these arguments make a few common mistakes (often both sides of the argument). For example: Just because powerful bows aimed...

Your players must be easier to satisfy. I've had thieves that want smart sneaky dogs, bards that want performing dogs, etc. etc. I...

5 unarmed men with basic training with crossbows and daggers could easily take out a single knight. The knight can't run them down...

Dogs are hard. You go from Chihuahua to mastiff to Great Dane. You really could do a 15 or 20 page creature manual on just dogs.

Seriously a lot of armor is really overrated. People don't know that knights where like tanks they required support. Men at arms shield...

The consistent argument I've had on this for years is that you'll have more true believers. When Angels or similar beings are showing...

Spears (and staffs to a smaller degree) rock in my compilation/homebrew equipment doc for A5e. Lots of cool tricks and respectable numbers.

Very very rarely compared to earlier editions. It is the safety wheels version of DND.

And Staffs and spears are way underpowered vs reality. The reach a spear gives should put all swords at a severe disadvantage. Or...

Well my phone chopped off part of my reply. My original reply was supposed to include that IME 5E even at that difficulty is very...

Which in the means there is a tiny chance one party member will be killed in my experience. Chances of winning lotto might be higher...

I’m unclear why people want to create more work for themselves by building NPCs like PCs. Need a Nth level wizard? Use the Mage stat...

A notable weakness? Oh my god, it is such a strength that they no long list that option and lead newer DMs (and some vets it seems)...