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Yes, exactly like 5E is intended to work. Almost every version of D&D except 3.x, really. That is the only edition that demanded NPCs be...

Not THEMNGMNT but my problem with NBA agents are twofold. First, there are just way too many skills. It is too granular on that front...

I don't know, it feels like a dodge to.argue that all AD&D NPCs were classed, except those that weren't (because they were started up in...

My problem with that is that GW characters really should not look like 5E characters, IMO. GW characters should have very broad, vague...

Sure. I was agreeing with you. It's one thing to intellectually understand we're not very large, it's quite another thing to have that...

Complexity isn't there for narrative purposes, it is there for gameplay purposes.

Why should complexity have to serve a narrative purpose?

Again, these strike me as differences in scale, not kind. Both have the PC interacting with the world and being told to roll to find out...

I meant the setup, not the power level.

Why would you want to prevent that? The public are not good designers or even good judges of design. WotC's design department should...

I'm team "NpC casters should use custom spells/abilities." I am not the least bit interested in combing through books to find just the...

Careful! You're scratching at modern D&D's raison de arte! 😉

I could see having that be a roll, but it'd have to be a very, very "zoomed out" game in terms of time and what was going on. Like if...

I don't think you always need a detailed explanation of action, but you do likely need some kind of vague explanation of action to avoid...

I semi-agree. To me "goal or intent" rolls seem to fit extended tests. I would never say, "Make a roll and if you succeed you...