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So what happens with multiple dice? A great sword (2d6) would be less effective than a great axe (1d12) against heavy armor (3 steps). 2d6 > 2d4 > 2d3 > 2d2 vs d12 > d10 > d8 > d6. What about additional damage dice like sneak attack, elemental damage or bonus dice from other spells or effects?

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Or this. Or this. I wonder if you are universalizing something that was very specific to.your gaming circle?

Right. I'm saying they should not be. It isn't a measure of how smart the character seems. That's up to the player. It is a concrete measure of the character's aptitude for learned facts and arcane magic. Better to call it "Scholarship" or even just use it as an Approach aka "Intellectual."...

FUNDED IN 5 MINUTES (because we set the funding bar so low we couldn't manufacture one of these things for that!)

Also: I don't know who needs to hear this, but no one cares how fast your KS was funded. It isn't a real metric.

Threads like this one reinforce the idea to me that stats that are "characteristics" (like Intelligence and Charisma) are a bad idea. Your ability scores should not limit your roleplaying or invite the GM to penalize you further.

It's not you, it me, but still: every time you come in and take control of the discussion, I tune right out.

I like Cavill a lot, and I think he made a great Superman, but i think Snyder's well documented distaste for "optimistic" superheroes really hurt those films.

I think there is something to be said for the idea. Some players would certainly enjoy a summoner class built around this concept. The hardest balance to achieve isn't so much the power of the summons, I don't think (that's just math) but the versatility. If the summoner can replicate or better...

I just watched it again and it is still amazing. It is so unapologetically in-genre, embracing what makes comics and Supes so wonderful. I can't wait for Man of Tomorrow.

Even if this were true -- and sure, I guess, why not? -- it doesn't figure into actually playing the game. It is meaningless statement to make with no bearing or value on the reality of play. Why even bring it up?

There is no point in SD where you will find a sign indicating You Must Be This Tall To Ride. Also, that 3 Con character won't be in danger for long...

This is satire, one presumes.

Come on now.

Does the concealed attacker still get Advantage and sneak attack/whatever?

I'm sure this will bring out the armchair CFOs, but what I really miss about 3.5 is the release schedule. I miss things like environment books, and monster books, and real specific niche products brought to.you by official D&D. Settings supported by actual lines. Even splat books could be super...

So none of the recent books are any good?

Sure That doesn't mean it was good.

I have a theory that the Heir to the Empire books strongly benefit from being the first competent star wars folks had seen in a long time. They aren't actually great. Dark.Empire is probably the best post RotJ published in the era.

There is a huge excluded middle here. Granted, I think D&D 5E is trying to serve that middle. It just isn't great at it.