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I mean, just adding up the numbers to 69 or 106 takes time. And for those non-calculator brains, it takes time. Each person I play with has someone sitting near them that can do the math in their head pretty quickly - and it still takes time. Let alone telling someone you do 6d8 but then you get...

I think this is nice in concept, and definitely your experience. But from my experience, it is the opposite. There are many experienced players that still don't know the game. There are many players that go to do something, then it's explained it's more detrimental than positive, and then they...

I think it will definitely be worthwhile for some tables. For others, not so much.

Wasn't there a turtle with this video? :)

They seem fun, and in my experience, this will work out fine. The only thing that brings me caution is the amount of time it will take for combat. I can already tell it will take longer, and that is not an improvement for our table.

I agree. Your second point is spot on. Of course, if we go down that rabbit hole, then it might turn into, "What is the wizards unique enemy type? What is the sorcerer's unique enemy type?" Again, I like the thought though, just trying to play a small devil's advocate.

I think this touches on a great point. People envision the ranger, or any martial class, as doing something heroic at higher levels. Trekking across a dangerous desert or exploring some ancient ruins in a forest are par for the course for our ranger - at least that is what we envision. But when...

I agree, judging authors that work in the present is much more difficult. We believe we understand the context of these authors, but there is a strong chance we don't. Today's standards also bring up the complexities of "how much" we know about an author, and whether or not that information...

If you decide to study an author, the time they wrote (also its reaction to previous times), and what they wrote, it inevitably puts their work into context. In that, a great many conclusions can be made, some explicit and others implicit. The meaning of an author's work can be explicitly stated...

Both of your points are clear and taken. Thank you for explaining it clearly.

This is nothing but facts. Unfortunately, it is myopic in its viewpoint. You can make the best damage output that way. But again, this a game with trade-offs. It is not a "problem" that one build does more damage than the other, if the other has something they prefer as a player, such as more...

I did. Eight levels of fighter, four levels of barbarian, and four levels of cleric. The multi-class pieces were purely for RP story reasons, but I can tell you the eight levels of fighter (Champion), with the class ability Two-Weapon Fighting and the feat Dual Wielder (AC bump and longswords)...

Fair enough. But from your first post, it really sounds like you are just asking for more. And you are correct, healing word is a spell, not a class ability. I was just using it as an example, albeit a poor one. Thanks for clarifying the position.

In my opinion, Honor Among Thieves. It had world building, but it seemed kind of loose, with many of the sights and backgrounds not explained. I mean, I get them because I have read 1000s of pages of lore and books, but from a 2-hour movie standpoint, it seemed like just a fair job.

This was one piece of gonzo art that definitely expanded my D&D horizons. I just remember thinking when I was 13: "What if you killed it and could use its eyes like a flashlight!" :)

Of course you would. All players would. The cleric would rather have their bonus action and still be able to heal someone, just a few less HP. The two-weapon fighter would rather have their bonus action and just do a few points less damage. The thief would rather have their bonus action and only...

I'm sorry, but that makes zero sense (to me). It's the game designer's job to balance the game, or at least try to balance it in feel. Why would that go away with multi-classing?

The ranger casting without verbal components (or somatic) is an old idea. The difficulty with bringing it up as a problem right now is - we don't know how it may interact with other class abilities. And since everyone likes to complain (or cheer) about the min/max multi-class combination, then...

Once we play this ranger in a long campaign, then we can judge.