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Not really. You don't conjure up creatures, but grease puddles, fog clouds, swarms of daggers, spheres of fire, webbing, ice storms, stinky clouds, and more can be conjured before you hit your 4th level spells at level 7. And if you look at the conjurer's archetype features, something that...

Which is one reason I was trying to shut down this side conversation, in my usual bumbling, clueless way. So can we call it done? :D

5E isn't that delicate, but some DMs make it that way anyway. Sometimes because they don't understand what they're doing when they 'fix' an 'overly-easy' encounter, sometimes because they just like it that way. And that experience can... 'stain' the players for a long time, taking conscious...

My original post got eaten, but in it I commented I tend to be one of the area's go-to DMs. So much so I need a season or two's worth of break, and a chance to freakin' PLAY FOR FREAKIN' ONCE! Unfortunately, the underlying issue is 'what makes D&D fun?' Some people like the exploration pillar...

Issue is that in my area, it's very difficult to find games outside of AL. And AL, of late, has been taken over by far too many DMs who think if they aren't pushing the party to the breaking point, they aren't doing their job. And if a character isn't 'effective', it isn't good. So my mindset...

The synergy with hex, primarily. You could argue back and forth on whether more hits at less damage is actually better than a single hit with higher damage, but the synergy with hex means you really do mathematically get more damage. And promptly have the entire table complain that he just...

The thing is, I can actually dig that, I can agree with it... in theory. The problem is, in practice the blade pact just about screams 'make me a gish!' -- and then can't quite support itself in that role. It's got a lot of the tools, just... it's too much weight for something so small to...

Fair enough; they compare as well to fighters as they do to what I'd call a full-caster. Honestly, they're probably closer to a half-caster like Paladin or Ranger, but... trying to do that comparison is just a headache, even if it does fit a lot better. (I mean, lifedrinker compares favorably...

I think the hexblade patron pretty much shows the basic issue here. Would you ever take it and not be a blade pact warlock? No! It makes no sense! The pact is supposed to be a minor twist on the base archetypes, but one of the three pacts is something that needs to be an archetype itself...

Except, no, they're not. Not even *close*. They're a pact spellcaster, and you can't really compare them directly against full casters. At level 5, a full caster has 2 third level, 3 second, and 4 first level slots; a warlock has only 2 third. Yes, he regains them on a short rest, but...

First, because fighters are easy to work with -- so much so that they 'feel' like a base class; and because they are the quintessential martial archetype, which makes them a natural go-to when trying to weave martial capabilities into an existing class. Second, because of the oddities inherent...

It's unusual, but an archer can wear full plate. It just means keeping his strength up high or suffering some nasty movement penalties, since it requires a 15 strength.

Because EB is just that good. Frankly, it's probably too good; I often comment that EB and Hex are class features disguised as spells. The issue primarily being one of the defensive advantages of being at a range; it makes it much easier to keep your concentration going on hex if you aren't in...

Then I'm going to have to ask you to make your point clearer. Was it the general desirability of ranged combat over melee from a survival perspective?

Except it doesn't really work that way. If you build up your character with a high strength, great weapon fighting style, and possibly some supporting feats like Great Weapon Master, you really want to be in close, and being at a distance sucks. At range, you're stuck with a javelin that you...