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Well, you made it about me, not about the subclass. But then you elaborate on the subclass and EK instead of telling me how you can judge learning something about me from a personal comment about my thoughts on the BM subclass. So, if you don't want people to call you out on personal...

Appreciated! :) I'm not a big fan of rolling more dice (especially d4s!). It is one reason I avoided the proficiency dice option over using a static bonus. FWIW our Mod rule is a versatile weapon either gains increased damage OR you can gain a +1 on attack rolls. In addition, if you want to...

I understand why, but don't agree for the reasons stated in my first post. To avoid thread derailing, I'll leave it at that. If you want a discussing about it, feel free to message me.

That would help with the greatsword and maul, but none of the other two-handed weapons. And I find rolling d4s annoying (the whole picking them up thing :) ). That was why I added the third option about raising a low roll to half the die maximum. No rerolling necessary. Using a base 3 is too...

You aren't telling me how that says more about me. First, I never said I "can never remember to use them." I said "I forget about them more often than not," as well as "I just don't need them". You also seem to think that is "mainly" the reason, even though it was after not needing them. So, if...

Barbarian: Path of the Totem Warrior 16 Bard: College of Lore 11 Fighter: Battle Master 14 Paladin: Oath of the Ancients 18 Rogue: Thief 17

Let's be honest: Great Weapon Fighting Style sort of sucks. The effective bonus to damage is a paltry amount and make the style hardly worth taking as it is written. d10 => 6.3 average, 0.8 increase d12 => 7.33 average, 0.83 increase 2d6 => 8.33 average, 1.33 increase Considering the trade-off...

It isn't surprising considering I think of myself as an outlier compared to most 5E players. :) I am very conservative when I play because I only try to use the minimum I need to overcome a challenge. When I DM, my players never really know when they will have a chance to recover and rest. If...

I would just rule the actions are simultaneous. As the target creature moves, the charmed creature attacks it. It would probably be able to count as using its reaction for an opportunity attack against the target creature when it moves out of the charmed creature's reach.

It would be if it wasn't for the fact that Land Druids also have it. 🤷‍♂️ That assumption really isn't in 5E IME, but YMMV of course, with all the other sources of healing PCs have. And I would say, depending on class/subclass selection, things like Channel Divinity and Wild Shape certainly...

Well, I've never even seen one played in my games, either, so yeah my three PCs were classing Fighter, Cleric, Wizard so I decided to go with Battle Master and Tempest domain. Opportunities came up (like my cleric occasionally getting hit--though not often with his AC) but I still never used...

This sort of thing comes down to at-will vs. limited resources. And in 5E, classic spells like fireball and sleep aren't nearly as effective as they were in AD&D unless you are using them against mooks, in which case they are overkill typically. I've had thief/assassins infiltrate campsites and...

There really isn't anything wrong with the spell, but with the set-up in combination. The DM offered destroying the altar as a way to defeat the demon, so trapping the demon became the solution instead of actually fighting the demon. Normally, the point of the spell is to secure a creature, but...

FWIW I appreciate your response but having never played MMOs or anything like this, you've lost me a bit. In short, it sounds like group 1 are players who know how to use and manage their features and group 2 doesn't--or am I missing something? So, this falls under the spells too powerful...

Then... no? ;) This is the biggest issue IME when people talk about Wizards (or spellcasters in general, or any class) as a problem--they rarely can give actual examples. Their capability to "solve problems" IME has been very limited due to spell selection, having sufficient spell slots, or...

Ok, it is funny you mention Tempest Cleric because that is one of my other PCs in the same game. I decided to try it out after it won the Cleric survivor thread. While I can see it's appeal (much of which you've outlined) I regret to say that I've used its Channel Divinity feature once and...

Can you give any actual gameplay examples you've experienced?

I'll update the OP with a paraphrasing of this.

Interesting. I always felt Champion should be baked into Fighter, while I know many others feel Battle Master would be better baked into the class. I'll tell you the really interesting thing (IMO) with my current Fighter PC. When the DM agreed I could switch my subclass, I reviewed all the...

Interesting. Like just not scaling at 11th and 17th levels, or lower base damage? Something only d4s and d6s? I agree. Do you think shifting some of the versatility away from wizards to other spellcasters would help? While Wizards are "Best at Spells", I've argued other spellcasters have...