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Much like how a paladin has been a fighter/cleric. Very good.

If I was going to do assassin as a base class, I'd make it explicitly supernatural to separate it from the Rogue. Like walk through walls, turn into shadow, teleporting and summoning blades of darkness supernatural from level 1. Not necessarily a spellcaster, but definitely magical. The problem...

Perhaps "best" here should mean "most clearly focuses on it's intended play style." 4e was divisive because it did only one thing (tactical skirmish combat) and it did it well, to the detriment of all other things. And while that's not what I want out of D&D, I don't think that saying 4e handled...

The only way they didn't was because (in 3e, where powers have levels akin to spells) was because they removed automatically scaling with caster level to something resembling 5es system, so you were constantly burning more points on powers to augment. But even then, the ability to spam small...

AND YET people demand psionics run on that exact system rather than slots... 🙄

I mean, that's every franchise that has lived long enough to have eras: Star Wars, Marvel comics, Doctor Who, etc.

5e elevated enemy HP in an attempt to not end fights in one round. That weakend damage spells down and made save or suck (save or die is not more) the de facto go to for spell value. It is why legendary resistance is the only reason fights last more than 1-2 rounds.

Meh. I don't want to play a glorified commoner who can cast "I win" X times per day.

Thanks, that what I was wondering

I'm a Kalshatar psionic who is trying to embrace nature of the Path of Light, so I will never use the subclass abilities of my chosen subclass. 🙄

I was curious if 4e changed that.

That's can easily run into the Favored Environment issue with the ranger: your abilities are very dependent on what kind of campaign your DM is running and where it takes place. Your DM running Rime of the FrostMaiden? Well, Arctic druid is your only option. Tomb of Annihilation? Congrats jungle...

The Quori are certainly have a alien mindset, but the Kalshatar don't. They use remnants of the psionic energy of their Quori ancestors in a way that purifies (il-Yannah). A Kalshatar who practices those teachings rejects the corruption of the Quori. It should also be worth noting mind flayers...

Just the other day I was discussing if a witch should be based on an arcane caster or a druidic caster. Both sides were valid interpretations of witches in popular culture.

That's kinda the point. Haste grants an extra attack. On the players turn, if the player wants to use it. The player is not bound to any obligation to use it if they had other intentions (cast a spell, flee in terror, whatever). If Bob the Warlord, says "Tracy paladin, roll an attack and add d4...

For what it's worth, the complaints were about the maneuvers which forced movement, though I've heard a few complaints about the attack granting power feeling mandatory rather than an option. Together, you find the "Bob on his turn used sone ability to swap spaces and made me attack."...

That's also a big reason why it was so polarizing. A lot of players have a "don't play my character" rule, even in situations that are benevolent. So the warlord would have to trend a fine line between consent and ability. Simply put, a warlord better have a way to attack that doesn't rely on...

The third edition psion was a mix of New Age mysticism, Eastern Yogism, comic book superheroes, crystalmancy, with a touch of pulp sci-fi and cosmic horror. Not every psychic character wants to be secreting slime from their pours or summoning tentacles like they're in an adult anime (I've seen...

I said gish, but I'd be more interested in a overly magical warrior without needing spells (akin to Bloodhunter) that isn't bound by the shackles of being mundane. Like level 1 your doing supernatural stuff.

It's like rumspringa, but with more violence!