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Even if there's one pregenerated, there's often no way to introduce them into the game for a while, and I have to point out the majority...

Yeah, the idea that with an even quasi-realistic combat system that you aren't going to see a lot of character deaths, some even among...

I have to agree a bit with you on the "sheaf of dead characters" [also, remember "sheaf arrows"???]. I have a folder in a box somewhere...

With all due respect, that's not how Metacurrencies work. They're a resource that's spent to "help the character"...

To make it clear, I consider parts of D&D hit points a metacurrancy just baked in and rolled together with actual injury recording in a...

The problem is, these two characters are not similar. McCain is, indeed capable, but he's also capable of missing, doesn't show his...

On "Die Hard" as D&D scenario: John McClane is above gritty tier and in the low end action movie hero tier. He's about 6th level...

It's all perspective, though. McClane vs. a hand-picked team of well-armed terrorists. He shoots (okay, he shoots four or five times)...

I see where you're coming from, but that's assuming that PCs and NPCs are built with the same rules again- which they are not. And we...

I think that comes back to the world building issue from some people. If you accept this is a 15th level "fighter lite"...ok that...

Agreed. I'd rather put in the work and have NPCs that don't have weird mechanics PCs can't match (and vice versa, of course).

The dissonance between characters and npc humanoids is something that bothered me and people I've played with in 5e since that first...

The 2014 gladiator hits pretty hard for a CR 5 with its three attacks as well. I like to have them Shield Bash an opponent prone so they...

I miss the gladiator class from Dark Sun. It was like a variant class, like the ones from 3.5 Unearthed Arcana, or the archetypes from...

Dark Sun gladiator was so cool I picked up the Gladiator handbook before the campaign setting.