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If we're talking about D&D 5e, then the DM isn't just an ordinary person participating. They're the final word on how the rules are interpreted and applied. From the 2014 Player's Handbook, page 6, "The Dungeon Master (DM) is the game’s referee and storyteller … The DM has the final say on how...

If we're talking about D&D 5e, then the DM isn't just an ordinary person participating. They're the final word on how the rules are interpreted and applied. From the 2014 Player's Handbook, page 6, "The Dungeon Master (DM) is the game’s referee and storyteller … The DM has the final say on how...

Should we start a similar thread for how messed up Paladins are with Divine Smite as a bonus-action spell?

It's definitely a different vibe, a lot less comic book Asgardian and a lot more Dragonslayer.

No, it is not! Calls last word! Adds infinity!! 😜 Disclaimer: that was meant as a joke.

Absolutely. IMO, RPGs are not now, nor have they ever been, Monopoly or poker. Vastly more complex and multifaceted than that. They're also cooperative and lack a clear "winner." Winning happens when the entire group has a good time, and it's the DM's actual job to facilitate that, concealed...

Regardless, I didn't think of any Ranger class combat bonuses and abilities that weren't literally spells as magical, and I don't think most people did. Having said that, I don't think I would have cared if it had been technically magical. I'm unsure what the implication of it are/were. Does it...

I don't think the Ranger has an identity crisis at all, certainly no more than Bards, Clerics or Paladins.

I'm an old-school DM, and I don't recall thinking of Rangers marking targets as spells or otherwise magical. Pretty sure I thought of it as a talent. Of course, being an old-school DM, I can't remember for $h*! anymore so there's that. 😂

Whenever anyone here tries to find consensus on something they might have disagreed on, it usually ends badly, but I'm hoping it's safe to say that...I think we mostly look at it the same way. I do improvise when I DM with things like inns, encounters, side quests and sub-plot points, but the...

OK...I did not suggest you couldn't? I think you took offense where none was intended.

Wow, OK, so this was a LONG response from you. I did not anticipate the depth of your disdain for the Ranger. I don't think there's anything I could say to change your mind. I get it. That's how I feel about gnomes. Filthy little turd bears...

Understood. Likewise I don't think we'd have a good time together. I try to always use this same kermit avatar wherever I go, so you should be able to recognize me and can nope away.

Fair enough. I agree he was flawed because who isn't? But I do not agree that the punishment -- the public flogging he still receives when his name comes up (not from you now, but in general someone always comes out to indict him) -- fits his alleged crimes. Also, thanks for Spider-Man!!!!!

Fair points. Gotta say...I could never play with or DM for a player who insists on a literal interpretation of the rules. Could not tolerate it, so I guess the feeling would be mutual.

Not speaking for anyone else, but I don't reveal all my cards (dice) at the table either. I do literally pretend sometimes if I feel it's for the greater good. If we only have 30 minutes left to play before the Cleric has to go home, I might use a little DM magic to disable that last trap in...

Poor Stan. I believe he was also unfairly criticized -- nay, vilified -- for things he actually did not do. He was widely accused of stealing credit for creating characters, but anyone paying attention way back in the day knew how influential Lee was to Marvel comics and most of their entire...

"You can't talk someone into liking apples." What if you tell them the doctor is Hannibal Lecter, and the only way to keep him away is...

You just wrote, "gives me anything I'd want from Ranger..." That means things that are important to you, not someone else, so that's it in a nutshell right there. If you don't care specifically about Hunter's Mark, Natural Explorer, Nature's Veil and the other class-specific features, then...

Interesting comment. In my case, I have deep, core belief aversions to cowardice and hypocrisy. I have zero problem admitting that I railroad and that I use illusionism, or "DM magic," or whatever we call it, to keep a good game going. I'm not going to pretend I don't use them, and I have no...