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I realize your motivations that you write in the beginning can change. But we are talking about player-driven experiences. I would hope...

So, this is totally gonna sound like a copout, but players don't choose objectives in a vacuum, which means they almost always have a...

With respect, I was responding to (what I thought was), "all classes start simple, and get complex". As in, there would be no simple...

In fairness, though, back in the dark ages it probably took each of us a few years to accept and internalize the playstyles we use now...

I don’t think the milestone need to be so specifically defined ahead of time to work. Or that if they are, that they require one...

Then how is it different from any D&D campaign run by a decent or good DM? Even in the adventure paths I have played in, which last a...

Yeah. The lists are only a starting point, and milestones often get adjusted as part of the ongoing conversation of play. New goals are...

I am a little more confused now, so sorry if this comes off as ignorant. But it seems to me all you are describing here is a character's...

I agree. To have traits, ideals, connections, and flaws built into a backstory that the PC comes to the table with is excellent. It...

My apologies. I meant the casting part of their class would be simple. I think the original bard was very much like a describe - a...

Don't thank me! People grammar policing others always makes me eye roll. I wasn't going to say anything... but I wasn't completely sure...

Both of these seem oddly conflicting with my thoughts on player-driven play. Coming to the game as an orchestrated event that already...

D'oh. 100% meant "beck and call." Thanks for the edit. Yes. It would. Isn't that the title: Which arcane caster class should be the...

I actually like the idea of the bard as simple. A storyteller with roguish capabilities, that has a few spells at the beacon call.

Middle ground: "DM is god of wee service animals"? :)