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I like physical books. Sue me. :P Going by your argument, they don't ever have to produce physical books anymore now anyway, whether they add something new or not. Tales from the Yawning Portal could have just been a PDF release. Yuck, who wants that? Physical books rock. Anyway, even with a...

Some things don't need rebooting, they just need reprinting. Sent from my VS990 using Tapatalk

Let me make one clarifying point here about my position. I don't think there should be zero balance. I just don't think there should be "perfect" balance when it comes to combat. I do think fighter types should be able to do a good amount of consistent damage. But not all classes should be great...

Well I don't know, maybe I fit your assessment and criticism. I appreciate the apology, though you didn't need to give one. Voicing different opinions is the whole point of a forum :) I know the kind of game I like to play, and I enjoy giving my reasons as to why I do think it's better, at...

I'm not sure I agree that they can. At least, I remain to be convinced of that, though I could be, perhaps. But often a wizard has a few high-level damage spells, and if the target succeeds on their saving throws (or is a rogue and just steps out of the way of things like fireball damage!), then...

It's not just a characterization, when it comes to 4th edition and its similarity to the MMO video game genre. It's perfectly clear that was what they were going for, with its obvious use of tanks, DPS, control, and healing roles, as well as how they incorporated powers and the way they put...

I didn't say they were kings of DPR and or that DPR is the only reason for my assessment. I said they are very strong combat class. That includes some bursts of high damage, yes, (see sneak attack with poison weapons, especially on crits), but it also is their ability to mitigate damage (uncanny...

I do not disagree with you. The most egregious, in my mind, is the rogue. I think rogues should be really good at picking locks and finding traps, and yes they should be able to do some good damage when they can backstab from time to time, but in general combat they should be a weaker class. Yet...

I like the ability to reach a +17 skill bonus at high levels. For one thing, you can't reach this in all skills, only skills you have expertise in. But this shows the beauty of bounded accuracy. Imagine a Level 1 character walking up to the castle wall of Castle Waterdeep. They ask if they can...

It is, and still is. I don't see that these rules break that, since the doubling of proficiency bonuses don't stack. This literally changes nothing that wasn't already possible with a rogue or bard's ability to double skill proficiency.

Some of the worry about this massively inflating passive checks to where it's impossible to fail is misplaced. 1. As Hussar and others have pointed out, the PHB clearly states that features that allow you to double your proficiency bonus don't stack. So in the case where a 13th level character...

Great question. My guess is the intended idea behind the feat is that it only works as you are moving from one spot to the next, and an attack breaks stealth.

You would be largely wrong, sir. I DM 95% of the time. When I play, I like to play a variety. I just don't believe that all classes need to be perfectly balanced in combat. Some classes do certain things better than other things. And I think wizards should be super weak and fragile for awhile in...

You just said it's not based on the presumption of needed balance ... then said needed balance is a presumption that is not unreasonable. So color me confused.

A lot of this argument about how wizards are stronger than martial classes is based on the presupposition that all classes should be as equally balanced as possible. Personally I reject that pressupposition. In my ideal world, wizards are puny and weak at low levels, but fearsome and powerful...

You're defensive. I read your post. Admittedly I read the first half, posted, then read the second half. But didn't feel like changing my response because I Still think you're wrong. If your argument is that published adventures don't give enough scroll and spell book drops, then add some, like...

Keep in mind that the wizard is sort of supposed to find spell scrolls and other wizards' spell books, and be able to copy those spells into his/her own spellbook. The spells they know aren't limited only by the two spells per level they automatically get. By the end of a long campaign, it's...

Why? Conflict is the main key to a great story, and getting the cr@p kicked out of you is part of the adventuring life. ;) In all seriousness, I've found that when you throw tough encounters at your players, they often will surprise you with their ability to seize victory from the jaws of...

I am a little skeptical that this is true.

Yes, but even when someone's good at it, they can occasionally be wrong and their gut feeling is off, which is why I think I still favor a roll. So a person with a +8 to insight may usually be right, but on some occasions be wrong. And that seems to more fully match reality for me. Contrasting...