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Ubtao is not an active god in the 5e Realms. Why would ToA have domains and such? There are no domains for Mystryl either. Or other dead or forgotten gods.

My gut feeling is that this would simply make the already wonky encounter building rules even wonkier since you'd be improving PC survivability. If the primary design purpose of the 4e healing surges was to put a limiter on the recovery of daily hit points, then I'd approach the house rules...

You took umbrage at my post where I said that the impression of 4e being samey is based on presentation and the lack of knowledge about the full extent of what 4e can offer. Now you’re saying that you’re only including PHB1 in your take—isn’t this just more evidence backing my claim? You don’t...

20 classes is nearly half of all 4e classes. And those classes were published a decade ago. When I’m talking about the full extent of 4e’s powers, rituals, feats, items, and classes, I’m talking about the complete edition.

The following 4e classes don't have the class structure of the PHB1 and PHB2 classes: Bladesinger, Ardent, Executioner, Battlemind, Warpriest, Protector, Knight, Sentinel, Slayer, Blackguard, Cavalier, Psion, Hunter, Scout, Thief, Elementalist, Vampire, Binder, Hexblade, and Mage. That's 20...

Is 3e or 5e less samey to you, compared to 4e?

How do you find 4e powers (and rituals/classes/themes?) samey?

I’d like to point out at this point that not all 4e classes share a similar structure. There are the traditional AEDU classes that get class features at level 1 and powers at regular levels; classes that don’t get daily attack powers; classes that don’t get encounter attack powers; classes that...

What about the wizard-sorcerer-bard example I laid out? Do you think that the differences between the 4e characters of: a monk with their full discipline powers; a thief rogue with no daily attack powers and who has several at-will move action utilities (the class feature ones); and a deva...

Ok, I read that post (#14). Do you find that a 5e wizard who casts magic missile, friends, mage hand, disguise self, false life, cloud of daggers, and hold person during a session (very reasonable) to be different from a sorcerer who also casts these same spells during a session? And a bard...

Are you talking about powers, or both powers and rituals? Do you find 5e less samey?

Yes, tons of people have impressions and beliefs about all kinds of things, impressions and beliefs that are not based on factual truth. The impression of 4e powers being samey is one these, as the impression is based on the uniform presentation of powers and the lack of knowledge of what 4e...

Yes, some spells in 3e (and 5e) are samey. Do you disagree?

My argument is that the sameyness impression is based on 2 factors: presentation and lack of knowledge of the full extent of 4e powers (and rituals). If I present the 3e spells cure minor wounds, cure light wounds, cure moderate wounds, cure serious wounds, and cure critical wounds as evidence...

So is your claim that some 4e powers are samey, or that all 4e powers are samey?

You chose a few powers out of thousands. Is your claim that all 4e powers are samey, all martial at-will attack powers are samey, or that all powers of a single class are samey? Or something else?

Yes, since they’re all martial at-will single-target weapon attacks. Just like the various 5e single target cantrips are quite similar. Or how most 5e weapons are very similar, some of them identical even. Or how 3e has several nearly identical conjuration spells, including the single target...

Here's a selection of powers (not rituals) that have various uses in scenarios involving a strategic scope. This is not an exhaustive list. Command Water (wizard): adjust a body of water miles in diameter; lasts until your next long rest or until dismissed. Fiendish Oracle (occultist theme)...

Similar but definitely not identical. You can’t shift across a chasm (without a fly speed), or up a tree or onto a roof (without a climb speed). You can’t simply shift out of a grab, or avoid triggered punishes from soldier type enemies (some of which do trigger off shifting). I just want to...

Here’s the thing. You weren’t aware of the full extent of 4e ritual magic. I and others have also pointed out powers that are very varied and provide all kinds of effects. Could it be possible that your impression is faulty because you simply are not aware of all the things published 4e powers...