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My first concern is how difficult that would be to maintain, but maybe you're very good at conjuring quotes to mind on the fly. If you really, really decide you want to do this, I'd suggest first picturing scenarios from your previous campaigns, but instead replace one of the characters with...

As someone who has played with a couple DMs who take this approach, I can assure you it is not so universally beloved and foolproof as you make it out to be; for all of the reasons I listed in my previous post, which you ignored. Advice like this for DMs (i.e. "how to handle imbalance" vs. the...

This is a rather campaign and party-dependent solution, though that doesn't mean it's bad, it's just more conditional and complicated then what your post is expressing. It's not that simple and it's not going to work for everyone. For one, that growth in difficulty can feel artificial in the...

This is a great idea, but it really deserves its own thread.

Not a Strawman. It's an argumentative question. There's a difference. You said better. How can play experience determine what is better. I am trying to get you to question your assumptions about what the word better means in the context of playing a game. EDIT: But I think I'm just kidding...

Oh, it... it doesn't? Really? You think that? I'm tired of you having a monopoly on all the questions. So riddle me this: If play experience doesn't matter, why do you think the designers for 5e use playtesting to balance their game? Why release the UAs before officially releasing classes...

I initially really liked this method, in theory, when I first read it. But in practice, it makes reading the Tier list a bit confusing and deceptive at first glance. Since you're going with a more wide tier spread instead of trying to remain relative to 3.5 tiering, you might want to include .5...

It tells us that you have actually experienced this game and the things that you're trying to talk about, and aren't just an avid theorycrafter. Play experience isn't trivial. It's literally the game. That's why people playtest UAs and don't just math them out.

In my experience, they serve different functions. I'll do all the rigorous stuff for you, since you're obviously not interested in putting too much thought into this. First, your Orc scenario. Four Orcs, and you Dissonant Whispers one. What happens? Well, you have 65% chance of success...

You don't cast Faerie Fire on a single target. That's what your single target spells are for. It isn't a choice between Faerie Fire or Dissonant Whispers. I can take both. And the reason I would prefer both over Tasha's is because they're significantly less all-or-nothing spells (which other...

Speaking as someone who has played both Bard and Druid, and Wizard for that matter, but that's irrelevant for this point, Faerie Fire is amazing. Less so if you're using the optional rules for Flanking, but about half of the groups I've played in don't. Even so, advantage is especially...

Well, if we're going to be pedants here, no, it is not creatively bankrupt to re-imagine monsters as something different from their lore. However, taking my pedant hat off and looking at the heart of what you're saying, I definitely agree that there is a lot of missed potential in the monster...

Really? They have the same early-level heavy-hitting CCs: Tasha's and Sleep. Wizards have a strong Exploration pillar: Ritual Caster Bards have a strong Social pillar: Charisma + Expertise They both have strong Support abilities: Bardic Inspiration vs. Divination Dice And it's not like the...

What are you talking about? Please read what I said more carefully. "My point is that a Tier 1 Bard is just as useful as a Tier 1 Wizard + they get healing spells, and thus can also fill the role of the healer without needing to take a feat." Basically, Tier 1 Bard - healing spells = Tier 1...

That doesn't change the fact that having the role filled in the party is important. Bards do this naturally with their Spell List and it's not even the focus of their class. Wizards don't, without a feat. And that Feat would come at the cost of an ASI. So, that's -1 to their Spell DCs and Spell...

Then, I think at least in this respect, we agree. I think we just define our Tiers a bit differently. Personally, I think about it like I'm drafting for a team. What classes would get snatched up in the first round of picks? And which ones would get saved for the second round? Then third, then...

Are you, like, a genie? Also, I can't open your attachment for whatever reason. It says "Invalid Attachment specified. The Attachment might not exist, or you may have blocked or been blocked by the thread starter."

So, let's summarize: Diviner Wizard - D6 Hit Die - No Armor or Weapon Proficiencies - Arcane Recovery (1-2 Extra Spell Slots per day) - Ritual Caster - Find Familiar - Divination Dice (2) Lore Bard - D8 Hit Die - Light Armor and Crossbow Proficiencies - Bardic...

Bards can heal, and I personally place a lot of value on healing spells. They also don't need to cast Mage Armor on themselves/use Shield as a Reaction to have a livable armor class. As a result, they have less of a Spell Tax, and with Expertise and Jack of All Trades, they aren't as reliant on...

That's not a D&D party. That's a natural selection simulator.