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Were you under the impression that warlocks can have it all? They are a class of hard choices and limited resources. If I were to take Agonizing Blast, which invocation should I ditch? Devil's Sight? Mask of Many Faces? Or Book of Ancient Secrets? Funny how the choice isn't so easy when it's an...

That's an odd observation, given that the impression I've gotten, from your various posts in this thread, is that you consider your preferred playstyle "real roleplaying". So much so that you bragged that other players, once they see your awesome character building skills, often want to convert...

My current favorite character I'm playing is my rogue/monk/warlock. He is nowhere near the damage dealer the paladin or even fighter is. Yet I consider myself a rather invaluable member of the team. My utility, scouting superiority, information gathering skills, etc. are very much in high...

Not to put too blunt a spin on it, but is that how you treat your friends in real life? In moments of adversity, if they buckle, dump 'em?

What I'm about to say, is from a place of love, because I very much enjoyed 4e. But I find this mentality more common from those transitioning (or starting from) the last edition. And to a lesser extent 3.x (which I also very much enjoyed). Players tend to look for the options buttons, on their...

This reminds me of that ol' 5e detractor fallback: "5e failed because it promised to include everyone!" That was never the stated goal. Nor possible. But it makes the 5e haters feel better about their choices to dislike the edition, I guess.

I think that's a misrepresentation of the motives of those telling you it might be better if you avoided the table. They aren't saying 5e isn't for you. They are saying the people you described playing at that particular table aren't for you.

If some playstyles are more popular, then "includes me" equals "bigger tent" has more validity for some over others. Would you not agree? But as others are saying, it's hard to know for sure what you mean by "bigger tent". I may be misunderstanding you as well.

Do you believe all playstyles are equally represented in the D&D playing population?

If you have a problem with "entitled DMs" (whatever that even means), why are you playing with them? I humbly recommend playing the way you like, with like-minded individuals.

Funny. That's how we play 5e. Go figure...

One player in our cops-n-robbers games was always designated 'the judge'. So we did have a rules adjudicator when things got fuzzy. Still didn't wreck our immersion...

As a kid, my friends and I thought we had so much "immersion" playing cops-n-robbers. If I'd only known then, that I was doing it wrong, without a 9-page character sheet detailing all my abilities...

When I play Monopoly, it assumes I want to keep the houses/property with which to generate income through development and rental. So, needless to say, I get frustrated because it doesn't very well let me emulate my desire to be a property flipper. In fact, it's a loosing strategy because, even...

My friend is currently running OotA and has houseruled no more than 2 short rests per day as well.

For someone who continues to insist the Int=IQ argument was not his, you seem to bring it up and defend it an awful lot...

iserith: My point was that a barbarian does not generally have the option to declare he wishes to use crack the shell. So if the barbarian's player declared that he was attempting to do such a thing, how is that any different from a 5e character (who likewise does not have that daily power)...

Can someone please explain how the 4e barbarian uses the crack the shell daily power to separate an NPC from his armor?

I did something similar with my half-elf assassin/monk/warlock. Though in my case it was taking an 8 Strength and expertise in Athletics. But the principal is the same. He may not be physically strong, but he is competently athletic when it comes to swimming, climbing, etc. As I've leveled, my...

So you don't think feats like: Athlete, Dungeon Delver, Observant, Ritual Caster, Skilled, Skulker, and Tavern Brawler have real and practical uses in combat? I see tons of applications. Some of them immediately, and substantively impactful in that pillar. Heck, over half of those feats...