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So, according to you, seing that a mid-distance the mage can kill a warrior in two rounds (average or even minimum damage-1 round in a lucky shot), the melee warrior sucks?

KarinsDad, there is a lot of different combat situations. Of course, you are very biased, and when someone gives you an insight of what a wizard can do in different combat situations, you close the curtain by putting a <i>different</i> combat situation. Your main assumption is that a low level...

It is flexible, though. About the soldiers, I'm following the GDM rules and PHB rules: you can give a standard NPC race traits: I pick the guard mainframe, and chose variant human: +1 to two stats, a feat and a skill. The feats I chose depend on the background (army, country, specialty) of the...

Over the chainmail, I'm maybe exaggerating a bit, but I have a hand made vest without sleeves nor waist, and weights around 7,5 kilos (I have purchased the steel wire by weight and hand crafted myself, so I'm possitive about it). The rings are standard size and isn't ribbeted. A friend of mine...

So gods in the FR are powerful vampires that feed on thought: the most time you spend thinking on them, the most powerful they grow.

I think that a definition of what a god is is a must. Very powerful beings in the Realms are quite common, and not all of them are gods. If your only definition of deity is "A very+ powerful being" Elminster is a god, so as the vast majority of extraplanar entities (as djinnis, efreet, fiends...

Yes, I wasn't shure about it (:):):):)ing WordReference). Over the topic about sharpshooter... I tend to use as a DM more NPCs than monsters. And the NPCs use to be in larger groups, and have less HP and higher armor. I even give them racial traits (I mostly deal with variant humans), so a feat...

I really think that, overall, 5ed is a better game than AD&D. But what you like is your concern. A DM can make miracles with rock-paper-scissors. (sorry for the crappy english)

SirAntoine: Ok, I will try be swift in my answer. I liked a LOT AD&D (second ed). I have been a DM myself for quite a long time (15 years), and I liked a lot over 3º, 3.5 and 4th edition which, all because I didn't like the massive overpower of certain characters/builds. So, until the release of...

I'm a DM, and one of the players has an elf wizard. She literally rocks the ground, as almost ever she casts Magic Missile as a 2d level spell against the enemies' leader, usually taking 4d4+4 damage (average 12, but isn't unheard of 20 damage) without any defense from the enemy. She also has...

I'll go with human with Heavy Armor Master feat at first level. You have a granted +2 to strenght, and DR is just... awesome. Unless a monster or foe specifically says that his attack is magical, it's asumed to be normal. So against multiple attacks (like that of a monk if he hasn't empowered...

Leatherhead, can you describe this build in detail? Like I do, amount of damage output, resilience in a combat, versatility, stats, etc. It's interesting (I've being searching for fighter builds since a few weeks ago one of my players said that in core damage, the fighter wasn't very impressive)

Of course you can pick anyting you like, but if you want to be a human fighter, this is one of the most powerful and durable combinations you can choose. Note that I didn't say anything about backgrounds, nor skills, nor personalities, things that make the character unique and flavourfull. That...

I was playing a lot of 5ed lately, and I came across a few questions. ¿How to be a powerful fighter? ¿How do you build an over effective fighter in D&D Next, that deals a nice amount of damage, or resists better than, lets say a monk or a cleric? ¿It's possible to make a champion really useful...

This is not a combat focused group, this is a powergaming focused group. I had this problem with a few players, and yes <i>it's bad gaming</i>. Even in MMORPG is bad playing, because they cut off any other possibility and ruin the game for anyone (or anything) else. And yes, I think that it can...

Spellcasting is slow if we compare with the Multiattack option the monk has. At level 5, a monk can do up to three attacks without spending ki, wich is pretty great. A Sweeping Cinder Strike, on the other hand, cost 1 full action: no bonus action from Martial Arts can be made if no Melee attack...

Yes, I know that it can be builded a sorceror-monk type, but he never be as great as a one-classed character, and the problem remains the same: he will be another caster, without many of the advantages of the classes, trapped in lower effective levels than his companions. Cast a spell is slow...

I feel like the Monk of Four Elements has a lot of potential, but in the core manual it sucks a bit. Maybe I'm too "Avatar" themed, but I feel like it's not a lot different from the Open Hand: stun punch, Perfect Self and such are great for a general class, but, if you are more interested in...