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You need to read the rules! Destructive Wrath (level 2 feature) gives a bonus to lightning damage. Wrath of the Storm (level 1 feature) gives a tempest cleric a reaction that deals lightning damage.

Absolutely. It took us a few years to realise this, but it is way more effective and fun for everyone to develop and reveal details of the PCs' background during play. As you say, to begin you just need a quick sketch, and I like to make sure each sketch includes one detail --- the Trinkets...

I doubt that there is anything particularly objective or "level seeking" about WotC's response here. Probably as much to do with a combination of some of the design team more or less agreeing with the criticism and someone on the design team having A Good Idea for a solution.

He's also a Barbarian. :)

I think we'll have to agree to disagree. However, I do suggest that you actually read how the PHB describes a fighter. There is utterly no mention that a fighter is meant to represent a superhuman. The fighter (esp. at high level) might be an unrealistically good warrior (compared to actual...

I use the Bruce Willis Razor on these sorts of questions. If we can imagine a typical Bruce Willis character doing these things in a movie, then it's mundane fighter work. The typical Bruce Willis is trained. But often as something relatively common like a cop. He's just personally...

I think you are addressing a comment from Ovinomancer here; not me.

That's what archetypes is the solution to. The basic core is a non-magical warrior (albeit with arguably "superhuman" attributes such as extra attacks at higher levels, but these can as easily be plausibly attributed to high skill/training). Archetypes are the mechanic that can be (and is) used...

Yes, but the PHB is not so foolish as to be as limiting as this. The authors wisely want to include player concepts not exclude them. So, it explicitly doesn't exclude self-taught warriors: "Or you [a fighter] might be self-taught --- unpolished but well tested" (PHB, page 73). So, a barmaid...

Well, it just means that the trade-off is more difficult. I would argue that makes fighter one of the more interesting, mature, and harder classes to play.

That seems a very radical approach. However, I'm quite sure that such characters are entirely viable and can be played in other people's rather more inclusive games. On the other hand, this seems to tell us that you are playing in game where the social pillar is utterly no value, so its not...

Sure. Exactly. It's a trade-off. That's what makes the game interesting. I notice that the example, fighter character, Bruenor, in the PHB (Basic PHB, page 7) trades low Int and Dex for a high Wis and Cha. You also have to bear in mind the context of the campaign and the capabilities of the...

The other classes you seem to be thinking of (bard and paladin) are quite specific things. It's quite possible to want to play a social-fighter sort and at the same time not want to play either a musician or a religious lunatic. What if I want to play a warrior princess who can effectively lead...

If a player wants a fighter character who is good at the social pillar, then sure why wouldn't she assign a high Charisma Score? Of course, the trade-off might be a lower Strength or Dexterity, depending on the methods used for Ability Score generation. Isn't that the whole point of min/max...

Even if you are assigning, there is nothing that says a fighter can't have a high value into their Charisma Ability score. Nor that a bard / paladin has to have a high value for Charisma.

Or, you know, there is no bard or paladin PC in the party. I think I see your problem. I don't think you have read the rules on how Ability Scores can be assigned.

So, you kept your snake tongue in your trouser pocket while casting? I'm glad to hear that. However, the rules do note (Basic PHB, page 79) that for Material components the caster "must have a hand free to access these components", so I think that there is an implication you are at least...

I think it is important to distinguish between degenerate min-maxing and just a player who (deliberately or not) happens to have a PC that is more optimised than the others. Degenerate min-maxing is where a PC is heavily designed around a small suite of combat tactics (or occasionally...

Personality traits and backgrounds are not part of any Class?

Except, of course, that in-play many of those other classes are going to find themselves strongly prejudiced against in many (but not all) social situations. The primitive barbarian savage, demon-worshipping warlock, thieving rogue, meddling wizard, bestial druid, self-righteous paladin...