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And if it's not magical it doesn't really matter if it's a spear or a hammer. Same. I really like the mix and match approach and I feel the Cleric would have been perfect for it, with one choice being the style (Laser or Melee) and the second being the domain. I wonder how things would have...

And that's why people play Bear Barbarians instead of the lame Beserker.

Yeah we got the Echo Knight, the Clockwork Soul and the Rogue with its token but that's as crazy as it's gotten since the PHB. Remember the Psionic Dice and it's neat mechanic of 'burning out' if you rolled too well? Apparently it was confusing so no wild mechanics for us. Heck, the PHB...

I think only a few people ever realize they WANT to see sacred cows slain and the rest only realize it when they're already eating the Sacred Steak that results.

There's a ton of spells on the Ranger spell list that are basically 'a trap that you set up with magic instead of having to develop a whole trap making subsystem'. Probably a lot of factor, like fear of scaring away people with bloat, or no thinking the class is that popular, or simply not...

Hey, it was a new edition it was the perfect time to slay some sacred cows, even just a little. I guess you could reframe it as saying ‘they refused to take any specialty away from the Wizard to protect the Psion’s niche’. This is just more Pro-Wizard bias where it ABSOLUTELY has to be able to...

That's not a principle of 4e. You're right, there is a ton of Warlord-like mechanics in 5e, including on the Monsters side. The monsters are a little bare bone but I can see it. Really, the issue is pulling them all into a single class progression. ... I'm not sure how this relate...

lol it really is!

I agree that you can't just port the 4e Warlord, you need reinvent it through the 5e prism. I think, if the Warlord is to endure beyond 4th edition, it NEEDS to show it can be reinterpreted for a different rule systems. When I went through my various versions of the Warlord I realized I had to...

How is that complex? "Attack or take damage or take a penalty" is pretty easy. Why would they be using a finesse weapon instead of a big stick? And Hold Person is not a problem the Beserker player needs to concern themselves with because they're not the one using it.

Thrilling variety. Don't forget calling Warlords 'backseat drivers'. The idea is that the material was popular, it was the release schedule that overwhelmed the fans. Action Surge by a Fighter is almost always better than giving it to someone else. Let me poke into that crunch and get to the...

Who even has vulnerability to mundane damage?

No it's not. The Champion works on a very simple principle: BIG numbers are GOOD, small numbers are bad. That's it. That's just a lack of conveyance from the DM not teaching the player their attack does nothing. This is simpler than Pokémon and billions of people have played Pokémon. Are...

Healing Surge: The superior healing system

Lots of low level campaign are against humanoids like goblins, kobolds, human bandits, maybe orcs and knolls if you're unlucky. It's not that unusual. Plus, extra weapons are a dime a dozen if you're worried. No they're not. You just get the highest damage weapon and best AC possible it's not...

Spell points are just more free form than spell slots. As for the dice, I just like the simplicity of a Level 1 Maneuver costs and deal 1 superiority dice of damage and a higher level one costs more dice and inflicts more dice. Feels like you could save a lot of repetition if it was established...

Yup, it's what leave the most 'power budget' to build from. Mine even had a subclass specifically designated as the 'fighter -like' one that get a third attack.

As long as it fits, it's fine. I'd rather hammer out the mechanics before brainstorming a replacement name. Warlord is just what it's most well known as right now so we might as well use it while we discuss it, it's not a big deal. If the Battlemaster is just a watered down version of a full...

The Paladin and the Ranger only get 2 attacks. The Warlord would be fine with two.

That's just numbers going up. You get more from the pool of choice you DIDN'T want at level 3. How exciting is that, exactly? They don't need it, they get to turn a level 1 spell into a cantrip and have a ton of different slots. Exactly, the FIGHTER, not the Warlord. What they do best is just...