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Meh. I'd rather multiclassing be removed and more customization via feats and subclasses used to multiclass.

Let me ask you this question: how do you handle multi-classing? Susie the sorcerer decides to take a level in bard. Where did she learn all the bard abilities from? What if she takes a level in paladin or warlock next? Unless the character was developed her sorcerous talent, then became a...

Bear in mind that the difference between prescriptive and descriptive if it is diegetic in the fiction. Bob would call himself a knight, a soldier, a bandit, or a marshal, but at no point would he call himself a "fighter", while Sir Charles would absolutely use the term "paladin" to describe his...

Very true. Some classes are prescriptive (I am a wizard, that is my job) and some are descriptive (I am a treasure acquisition expert, but my class is called rogue by others). And some straddle the line. (I channel divine energy the same as any priest in the seminary, but I'm not a cleric in the...

I think the Adventurer is worse because it doesn't imply any of that. It implies a character that is good at several things at once. They can fight decent, use a variety of skills, has a mix of languages and survival tools, and probably a smattering of magic. It looks more like a modern day...

I'd probably use the stats for a rowboat (Ghosts of Saltmarsh) but with a flying speed and magic rather then oar propulsion

This is a bad side effect of designing large modules that are supposed to carry you over multiple levels. The timing for the adventure suggests days or weeks, but each chapter or section is its own level. Obviously, WotC's APs are a big factor in this, but I've seen a lot of 3pp modules that...

From what I understand, the biggest problem with HeroForge's method is that it extremely hard to do at scale. Each mini needs to be individually done (vs mold injection and paint application) and the hardware (and software) needed to do it is expensive.

Skipping over the Shakespeare literary critique (I could do that all day; Shakespeare was my focus in college). I want to get to this... The OP's argument is that every class in the game is "highly skilled". That is, they have to spend time (usually years) learning swordplay, spell use, or...

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I actually think all three Sidekick classes are pretty everyman; at least as far as a magical society would have. They are the closest we have to NPC classes at least.

I was mostly quibbling about a few of the examples, because they are painting the concepting unnecessarily broad. I'd rather not ever see the show Gotham again. ;) The "Everyman" stock character is supposed to represent the typical person you meet every day. In the modern sense, your average...

Large scale creation of warforged was done with House Cannith's Forges, but the technology isn't completely exclusive. A few isolated forges exist in various states of operation. Rumor has it the Lord of Blades has one, as is there a proto-one in Xen'drik. Individual artificers might get the...

You could fix a lot of these problems by removing multiclassing...

That's kinda what I meant by "plot armor". A hobbit gardner who can wield a skillet like a Warhammer (1d8 bludgeoning), gain evasion against AOE attacks, always has a mundane tool for the job, can lower the DC for tasks he performs, etc. The trick is such "mundane magic" has to match the power...

I saw Wikipedia's article and I would disagree with some of their choices for Everymans. Mostly because there are two different types of Everyman: the side character who provides audience POV (Jim Gordon) and the protagonist who is not special in any way but somehow manages to find themselves in...

The "Dragonlance PC fan" wing of the community has been the driver of sales of splat books, settings, and adventure paths for 40+ years. They are the reason 2e invested heavily in kits and a multitude of settings. The dungeon crasher/sandbox side never needed (nor wanted) much more than random...

I'll argue it never really worked. Really, the only way such a character could work (barring narrative tricks and meta-currency) is a skill-based system and a game where combat isn't a priority.

I mean, 5e has it already that levels 1 and 2 are apprentice levels. A lot of people were upset they moved all subclasses to level 3 to represent "graduating into your specialty" I can't see people wanting to start with just canrtips or getting weapon masteries at level 2 when most people are...

That only makes sense if your background is your childhood or your character starts adventuring in their mid thirties. If my character was busy learning to be a fighter or rogue or wizard, when did they have time to be a farmer, guard, or artisan?