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I'd get rid of the whole different dice for punishing "cheesy", "stupid", and other badfunwrong things. Can quickly lead to players playing to the whims of the DM rather to the story. Yeah, if you're in a dungeon, and decide to rest, then there's a chance a monster will find you. The longer the...

Oh you're right, they were playing that wrong.

Yeah, and then there's the two tank combo where each take the sentinel feat. An enemy attacks one, the other says, "Wrong answer!", and take an OA. But anyways, yes, lots of spectrum to play with.

So action is GFB. Bonus action is normal weapon attack. That was what I was trying to say.

Eldrich fighter level 7 ability allows you to cast greenflame blade twice per turn with a shield. EDIT: Might be GFB + attack - don't have PHB in front of me atm.

Fighter 8 (Eldritch Knight) Str 20 Feat: Shield Bash (advantage on all attacks ~50% of the time, as well as for other melee attackers in group), plus heavy armor master (negates a lot of damage) if human AC: 20 base (heavy armor + shield) or 25 with shield spell as needed. If they get +2...

I liken this sorta situation to roommates that have different standards for what "clean" is. On the one extreme, you have a total slob who just is interested in keeping things so it's not a health risk or a fire hazard. On the other extreme, you have the OCD clean freak, who will say that the...

If you choose dwarf and assume a magic item, that has to be compared to what you get with another race with a magic item. You're still making a tradeoff. An archer will not be as durable in melee with non-plate as someone with plate and a shield. I would need to see an exact build to be...

If you're going to try to be ranged + melee, you can't use a shield (well, you can, but it takes an action to don/doff the shield). You can't have a shield on and shoot a bow. +1 ac to armor is at least a rare magic item. And note that you will still have disadvantage to stealth, so you aren't...

No worries. Happy to switch gears based on this.

But anyways, if you want to talk about durability only - no, I do not think fighter archers are almost as durable as melee fighters. If you go non-plate, you're AC won't be nearly as good. If you go plate, then you have a pretty MAD build (dex, con, and 15 str needed for plate). Also you have...

Damage and durability are different, yes. "I think the archer fighter is nearly just as durable" "You do realize an archer fighter with a rapier is just 1 feat behind any other fighter with a rapier???" <rapier = weapon, which brings in damage into the conversation.> "I disagree. The melee...

I think so. I haven't heard the designers mention this area as a major complaint they get like they do in other areas of the game. I would assume then for most players there's no issue here.

I don't see goalpost moving here. I see people making points and comments that steers the conversation from one specific subject matter to another related but different one. Kinda like how real life conversations flow.

But well behind a fighter with a greatsword, if we're talking melee.

But well behind a fighter with a greatsword, if we're talking melee.

Indeed. Consider entering a small enclosed dungeon room with the door slamming shut behind them and then the boss appears. Now how is that party of archers feeling?

Step of the wind requires a ki point to use. You generally don't want to be using those for that. You want to be stunning or flurry.

To add to what's already been mentioned: weapon of warning. Going first and not getting surprised is all da monk. Also you've got tome of understanding and manual of dexterity.

I think the big thing about people choosing the skill proficiencies that they do is because those are the ones that are actually relevant. Might I suggest that the real problem here is that many adventures heavily weight some skills over others?