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And yet that's not the only kind of immersion that can exist. With multiple kinds of immersion, mechanics that harm one can help others (and vice versa). Unless you want to argue that the kind of immersion you like is universally superior, there's no reason that mechanics shouldn't be...

Low level 4e PCs are less likely to die randomly because they have more HP, healing, better gear, etc. However, the monsters have the same advantages. Instead of cleaving through kobolds, orcs, and goblins with a hit each, a kobold can outmatch a PC one on one. Meanwhile, orcs have several...

If I say "This character is super good at X" but X never really matters, then the mechanics are still disassociated from the narrative. Just in the opposite direction. Moreover, when talking about immersion in a story, aren't narrative structures and conventions more important than having a...

Your Cloak of Resistance +X! Well, not that I don't value something like Haste, but the total damage dealt by the spell isn't the only consideration. Just like with money, I think we can also say that there's a "Time Value of Damage." Something like Haste that pays off over several rounds...

I think it's pretty easy for even clearly associated mechanics to break immersion simply because even though every step along the way makes sense, the overall result isn't what was expected. For example, consider the anti-mob focused fighter without something like Come and Get It or marking...

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How do casters deal with grapple in Pathfinder? I had planned on using D-Door to escape grapples, as in 3.5. However, the massive increase in the concentration check to cast when grappled seems to make that a poor option - a CMB on ~14ish monsters that might try to grapple generally seems to...

Oh yeah. Armor Training seems really good on a bow fighter, since it lets you get more out of the DEX you're getting anyway. So the Archer Fighter variant isn't necessarily the best option for being an archer. Normal fighter seems to have more defense, whereas the big gain on archer seems...

Getting the extra attack from Ki and the unarmed strike damage are both swift actions; they can't be combined. Moreover, if you're including limited use class features for the monk, why the heck are you not including fighter class features? At level 10 on your chart, for instance, Weapon...

Personally, I don't care if there's a revolving door of death. If death is frequent, it's far better to have characters get rez'd than to have to replace them. Especially at higher levels where similar characters are more rare, characters have more stuff (so someone dying and replacing with a...

Thog get many HP from Barbarian class. Thog think taking many fighter levels with puny d10 HD is stupid.

At least in our group's experiences, Fighters tended to be on the receiving end of bullrush, grapple, and sunder more often than they could effectively use those combat options. As has been mentioned, it took some special feats not to completely suck at those strategies. And, even then, the...

Yeah, a lot of monsters have save ends conditions on their basic attacks, for instance.

That would probably defeat much of the point. ME 2 has dropped significantly in price (there was a steam sale at christmas with it for 10 IIRC). OTOH, the Kasumi and Shadowbroker DLC both seem to be highly regarded, and cost about that much (I think Kasumi was 8 bucks or so, and Lair 16, but...

I consider using two surges per encounter to an overall reasonable assumption. Melee characters, defenders, and priority targets (necromancers and undead guys really hated our radiant servant cleric) will usually use more; characters keeping at range will sometimes use less. However...

Your companions don't use normal main armor items; they get special armor upgrade items. These armor upgrades don't appear on the armor tab in stores, and instead show up on the one with the gem.

Those monsters care very little about intermediate steps though. The group can beat them up in variety of different moves - they just need to perform a special finishing move later. And, in many cases, they are responsive to brute force. Using a Wish to seal the deal on a Tarrasque is...

The whole thing is pretty arbitrary. Is Batman "just a man" or whatever? Yeah. How much does that actually matter though? Sometimes it matters quite a bit. Other times Batman can get bashed around in ways that would kill or cripple a normal human body, dodge attacks coming from people with...

No, it's more like magical equipment is just another form of spells.

So, you agree that spells are more important than most other considerations, and the best way to for a warrior type to beat a wizard is to somehow acquire spells of his own?