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Sure, but we can imagine some really OP version of Haste that would generally be preferred by most players over Hypnotic Pattern, right? IMO, the reason Hypnotic Pattern sees a lot of use while Haste doesn't is because the former is a broadly useful combat spell that often makes a heavy...

It's as much a strawman argument as yours was, which was kinda the point... Just because some implementations of 3e multiclassing might not have worked perfectly, doesn't mean that it can't be done well.

I think that's simply reflective of how the spells are balanced. If (for example) Haste was so powerful that it averaged a similar impact on encounters as Hypnotic Pattern, then I think it would see far more regular use. Haste doesn't allow a save, so it would actually be the better option in...

That's true insofar as it goes. But by the same reasoning if we simply get rid of casters all the issues with spellcasting go away...

I think the way we did it was the DM eyeballed what the monster's Constitution ought to be and used that. I don't recall whether there was an official rule for it.

I think that's probably a good approach for front loaded classes. I've dabbled with this myself in class design, where 1st level had a robust kit, but multiclassed characters would have to gain 3 levels to get the same package of abilities (Apprentice > Journeyman > 1st level). I've seen other...

Yeah, I remember PS and PO. PS was an absurdly good utility spell. You could literally change forms every round, and you weren't limited to animals. You only got locomotive abilities, but this was broadly defined (EGG uses the example of turning into a black pudding to squeeze under a door). In...

I don't think anyone's contesting a powerful ability should have limits. It's the type of limits that's in question. You could have different limitations that are more based in myth. Let's use polymorph as an example. We can use Medea as the mythological spellcaster of this effect in our...

If you want to have Superman make an appearance in your 5e campaign, do you simply throw up your hands in frustration because the Kryptonian race doesn't exist? 5e doesn't have any support for a kid who gained superhuman powers by being bit by a radioactive spider. How would you model his...

That 20 cap is for a relatively ordinary human. Technically even a non-magical Barbarian can achieve a 24 (at level 20), so that's arguably the real strength limit for a non-super-human. But Spiderman has explicitly super-human strength, which means his strength could be as high as 30. If he...

You're welcome to your opinion, but I think there's a lot more that makes Spiderman Spiderman than what he can bench press. I was referring to Midnight pre-ascension, obviously. Also, her fighter buddy Kelemvor (pre-godhood, obviously) is basically a mini-Hulk when he unleashes his curse...

See, a more seasoned DM would have responded, "Great write up! Unfortunately, before the campaign begins, your character was level drained down to [starting level]. Also your pet dragon found a Deck of Many Things and pulled Donjon. So sad, your character has really been down on his/her luck..." 😉

Like @Vaalingrade said, that's an issue of the encumbrance rules. Translate Spiderman to 5e and he has a max strength of 30, so he wouldn't be lifting 20k lbs in any D&D universe under the current rules. However, there are plenty of examples of "super powered" individuals in D&D. Midnight...

Sorry, I'm unclear about the intended tone (whether this statement was earnest or sarcastic). That said, from what I remember of the Drizzt novels I read as a kid, I think he completely outclasses low-end Avengers like Hawkeye and Black Widow. IMO, he could easily prove an even match for...

Sure, but I'd say that Forgotten Realms, Dark Sun, and Lankhmar all have a similar level of verisimilitude to the MCU.

Right, but the Forgotten Realms isn't realistic. Dark Sun isn't realistic. Lankhmar isn't realistic. None of the D&D universes are fundamentally any more realistic than the MCU.

Because some people insist on realism-rooted martials existing in imaginary magical universes.

It's not nuts. In the my post previous to the one you replied to, I had just explained how such things were not typically considered magical from an Eastern perspective. The blind swordsman who is superior to sighted opponents is a classic trope, and is a result not of magic, but rather of...

Frankly, blind fighting sucks. In every edition (except those where it doesn't exist). It gives you a slight edge if your opponent is also blinded, but that's about it. It hardly meets a criteria sufficient to playing a conceptual blind swordsman. This drives at my point. The D&D design for...

In Eastern myths you have tales of blind swordsmen who can fight better than those with sight, and warriors who can harden their bodies to iron-hard imperviousness. These things aren't seen as magical, but rather as the results of extreme training and skill (in other words, things that...