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Oh, I'd forgotten about this one. Conan at no point was EVER a weak fighter. He was never 1st level, nor did he get particularly better or stronger from day 1. He was a pulp hero - which means he was a superhero from the outset and stays that way in every story. He gets freaking crucified in...

That first level fighter has 3/2 attacks. I never said the FIRST round. I just said in one round. That means our fighter can deal 30 points of damage in a single round without any strength bonus. Give him an 18 strenght and now he's dealing at least 36 points in a round. All at 1st level.

Nope. AD&D monsters most certainly CANNOT have classes. That wouldn't happen until Casle Ravenloft (the module) was released and a monster actually got class levels.

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I've got a couple of different horde rulesets that I like to use for large mobs. They work pretty well.

You mean the strawman that no one here has claimed? I mean, good grief, the other reaction is far, far stronger. I made the mistake of claiming that another system might be better for building sandboxes and got told that I hated D&D. :erm: I point out that D&D isn't particularly good at...

No, I keep trying to prove that the point you are making is inconsistent. Which it is. After all, is your doctor stronger/tougher than someone who only knows first aid? After all, that's what D&D says is true. That in order to be a trained doctor, you need to be several levels higher than...

Your statblock is not absolute in any real way. It changes all the time. There's an entire leveling system that changes your statblock routinely. Never minding things like level drain, magical/mundane enhancements, situational modifiers, etc. And mechanical symmetry is a myth. It's...

You'll obviously get no argument from me on that score. :D The truly funny thing is, the whole "D&D is simulationist" schtick only surfaced after 4e. It was an edition warrior dog whistle to try to exclude 4e from the D&D family. That has somehow morphed over the years into this idea that...

See, but that's the thing. Is that a design goal for simulation? If entities in the game should have a consistent mechanical simulation, doesn't D&D rather fail in that regard? After all, the PC's are not consistent, at all. There is a massive difference between a 1st level character and a...

Which literally no one has actually stated here.

No. The truth is that some of us recognize the limitations of a given system and don't pretend otherwise. That some other systems might do something better or suit a particular playstyle better is a pretty supportable opinion. "D&D is fine for what it does" is perfectly fine to say. "I play...

Well, except that it is since he's quoting from your preferred definition of simulation.

Not really. The worst I've said about traditional playstyles is that it's inconsistently applied. What is "quantum ogres" in one case is apparently perfectly acceptable GM fiat in another. That's not saying anything about if the playstyle is good or not. It's saying those that claim to a...

Hope springs eternal? And, again, it's not like any genre discussion is any different. That's the point of genre discussions - which this discussion basically is. Doesn't stop the endless train of PHD dissertations on Tolkien.

Simple. The system does not, in any way, produce a single NPC that you would fight at 1st level and then again at 15th level. Bob the Ogre never has any HP. HP do not exist in the game world. They are not diegetic in any shape or form. The only time Bob the Ogre needs HP is if you are...

That is a considerable misreading of the 4e rules and was never actually part of the rules. It's spectacular how long these outright fabrications from the old edition war days survive to this day.

Again, the meaning has been explained to you. Other people have understood my meaning and they've explained it to you... At this point, I don't think I can explain it to you any better. 🤷