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Hello gang! i have not posted in a while now...job changes and restricted websites etc.! Anyway, I have been musing on damage output lately. I often think that a class does fine in this department only to hear someone talk about trap options and all that jazz. i just wondered what metric we...

I think it is interesting. As to objections about optimization...I think it is lame to ignore race and background RP and honk only of pluses and minuses. However, choosing natural pairings has been baked in for a long time. More importantly it allows for the fun of playing against type. But...

Man that sounds like d and d! I would love to play in that kind of situation! It's not a board game...do we warn the townsfolk? Raise a resistance? Get the ogres to give chase to draw them off? So much fun to be had....

I am not criticizing OP preferences here per se...but I am with a few others here. Utility and game altering things are a FUN accompaniment to fire bolts...

I actually have a green hag as a main villain right now...she is posing as a good religious figure in exile. I don't plan to make it easy. First, she will have minions. Secondly, she is hard to track! If she goes invisible and runs, the party better have a good plan to catch her! A big...

I really like the idea of skilled play. I love to roleplay, don't get me wrong. This won't take the place of typical D&D! But at a convention or as a one off, this could be fun. How quickly can you kill the BBEG? This could include good use of skills, spells, resource management and...

I think crown of madness can be a good example of this. It does not damage unless the creature effected hits his friend. We ran into two ogres along with some troops. Having one ogre slug the other created chaos while the character (warlock) actually did not damage directly. The ogre being...

I have a stable of warlock characters (about 4). I also had a cleric but dropped him at level 5. I only have two active warlocks. In one case, I have a dwarf warlock (mountain) with criminal background. My plan is to multiclass into rogue. This is what got me thinking. No matter what, he...

With background in testing/test theory I am very aware that the way we measure things shapes the conversation about and perception of a 'thing' or construct. With D&D, the conversation often centers on damage output and the many 'musts.' I am astonished at times at how vehemently people claim...

One thing D&D has that few other games can match is variety. Let me restate that---one thing RPGs have is great variety. One type of variety is a party with evil characters! As I get older and see more and more that is harsh in the world, I find more and more reasons to play honorable if not...

I find it acceptable when it is malleable and not omnipresent. Example: a good friend makes names that are double entendres and usually has a funny character portrait to match. In the course of play, he plays it straight and the name recedes into the background. At appropriate times we might...

I am pretty damn nice to people. I tell them at times their choices or actions are cool. I think I am a really good co-player. I high five the successes of others. My over organization or having too many items at hand may be annoying...lots of dice and gadgets, dice trays etc. As DM...

Fair enough. My preference is for a CHARACTER to have character and multiclassing or not is secondary. As for starting the thread and my arguments afterwards, I am actually in the camp of preferring minimal cheese and all of that. However, I am not immune to some desire for power or...

Some--many of them? are but not all of them. All but a few combinations are less powerful than a single class character. Our assumptions shape a great deal. What if someone just likes to play a fighter/magic-user? Ahem, wizard? Is that terrible too? The fear of someone gaming the system...

I can't believe the nerve of some people! Playing single classed characters just to get the goodies faster! I bet they punch babies too! Don't even get me started on their munchkin grab for ASIs!

I say more power to you. However, if you cling too tightly to your dictionary and the characters you have seen before, you are going to miss out on a lot. In fact, if the only barbarians allowed are Conan with a different name and hair color, burn out is a real possibility if you are long in...

In light of my OP...here is some "sage advice." Each class has story elements mixed with its game features; the two types of design go hand-in-hand in D&D, and the story parts are stronger in some classes than in others. Druids and paladins have an especially strong dose of story in their...

I know. Arnold was 5'10" and 240 when he was 9 years old! Close maybe But come on! How many body builders do you know? When I was younger I lifted a bit and read about the sport. There were many scrawny guys that bulked up and talked about it in books on the subject. I agree with...

OK. Let's try another one. Say you have a half-orc character with the urchin background. Are you going to argue they have to be little? They survived by being little and fast but not resilient and strong? I understand the Charles Dickens archetype here but Half-Orcs did not figure into his...

Add a little training and puberty. ever heard of Mike Tyson? He could hit like a truck in his youth.