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I’m so confused… It’s the first word in the thread title. Are we allowed to say ‘should’ or not? Also, it depends what you’re playing.

Except, the OP establishes that MOST GMs are going out of their way to make sure the players enjoy the game. The OP describes the...

This really is true. The 1e Barbarian has most of the survival abilities people seem to associate with the Ranger archetype. Hm. Now...

... aaaand Riposte FTW! I mean if your opponent misses you, you get an AoE?

But what if they have the highest Midichlorian count of anyone in the entire Galaxy? :unsure:

Depends on the game system, setting, players, director, and probably a few other things. Even with it being about personal opinion, I...

... and THIS is why we couldn't multiclass with the 1e Barbarian :sneaky:

Hands down, a 5e Rogue/Thief with the Magic Initiate and/or Ritual Magic feat(s). Though I will never understand why magic circle...

Flavor and concept wise, the Binder from 3E's Tome of Magic. I love it when an edition gets experimental in its late stages and the...

I missed this comment and while I agree it was the best Ranger, the 1e Barbarian was an even better Ranger than the Ranger :sneaky:

I always thought of AD&D as being wargame inspired, that's pretty clear. But 4E's criticism was that it was heavily influenced by video...

That last was an optional rule in 2E, of course. You don't need to drop treasure for XP to slow down advancement if you just give less...

This is bad on all levels. Just as bad as the Adversarial GM. Why? Because in both cases the GM is in full control and the players are...

That's not a very helpful response. So if an NPC run by the GM adventures with the party from start to finish (or a significant part of...

The only reasons i see to use the term “GMPC” over “NPC” are bad ones