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I would agree on Monks. On Rogues Truestrike is now the default for optimizers whether Dex primary or not. If you are talking a single class Rogue there are three ways to get it I know of; Origin Feats, Arcane Trickster or High Elf. Optimizers usually pick Elf also usually with Elven Accuracy...

I would say it is useful on virtually all Rogues (not sure if they meet your martial definition) and can be situationally pretty useful on martials with extra attack. On other martials it is situationally useful past level 4. Extra attack will outrun it in raw damage, but having the ability...

To make sure you are tracking what I said; my statement was most Monks and Rogues have it as their highest or second highest stat. So primary stat or secondary stat. I would agree most Monks do not use Wisdom as their first highest and most Rogues that are not purposely building for maximum...

If you are talking about Barbarian yes, and I will give you most Fighters too, but I do not think that is true for either Rogues or Monks. Usually Rogue and Monk have a mental stat as their highest or second highest ability. I would say that is around 90% for Monks and since 2024 came out...

I would call Rogues and anyone that gets extra attack martials. Truestrike requires you to use ammunition or throw the weapon if it is a thrown weapon! The entire discussion is how it is supposedly unfair that characters who make Ranged attacks with Cantrips don't need to account for...

??? Rangers and Paladins cast using their primary or secondary ability scores, that is two entire martial classes that do this. As far as full casters go there are no classes that allow wielding ranged weapons using a primary or secondary ability as a basic class feature. The only way I know...

No I don't see a disconnect. I take issue with your suggestion that the Cantrip is unique to "caster fantasy". That may be true with the characters you play, but it does not represent all players or the mechanics of the rules. I've played hundreds of PCs in 5E, most of them have been...

The question I responded to is why casters "can just fire off an unlimited number of firebolts, rays of frost or vicious mockeries" my point is martials can do that pretty easily too. That is not something that is fenced off to casters. Further martials do it just as effectively as casters...

If only half are ranged you only need 6 weapons to throw, not a dozen, and that doesn't even account for picking up weapons during combat.

2 quivers of 20 will barely be enough for a typical adventuring day if they have extra attack (not enough if they are 11th level), and that is just one day, what if he can't get to a town after every day where they can resupply and don't have time, materials and tools to fashion them? Try...

How so? As I noted Cantrips are not fenced to Full Casters. Every single martial can grab 2 Cantrips with an Origin Feat and they can get them through a species or General Feats. I think it is actually the other way around in 2024 because it is more difficult for most full casters to get...

Casters should be able to do that, I don't think people using mundane arrows and daggers should have an unlimited supply of them. Now if they have a spell or a quiver of holding like thing that gives them an unlimited number then that is a different story Also martials are not restricted to...

I think it is a lot more complicated than this though when you consider weapon mastery and level. The most powerful combo for a 1st dex bowman PC is 2d6+2xdex melee/1d10+dex ranged The most powerful combo for a 1st level strength thrown PC is 2d6+2xstr melee/1d6+1d4+2xStr ranged You move to...

No they don't. They do more damage than ranged weapons and the question was do So what? No you wouldn't. You have a few magic weapons and then you start throwing non-magic weapons and yes if you want to rely on Ranged attacks then bring a dozen or more. Also if we are going to start...

The question I was replying to on that line was if thrown weapons need to be more powerful to keep up with ranged weapons and the answer is no they dont. As far as making a Versatile Character, I answered that earlier, Eldritch Knight is the best way to do that on a Fighter Chassis. The...

No, hence "if she is at range she starts out ....." usually she closes into melee after the first round, if she doesn't she still has her bow or goes and picks up one of those weapons she threw the first round or conjures a pact weapon to throw and then throws more of her magic daggers and her...

No I don't. With weapon masteries and nick I think they are too good already. They are easy to exploit with Hex or Hunter's Mark that adds damage per attack and they work with smites at Range (Wrathful Smite especially). Usually a ranged character is going to do better damage by using a...

I am really tired of these little adventure releases from WOTC. I want a full hardcover campaign, preferably one that goes through at least level 15. I am afraid this is what we are going to get in Thay too. When was the last time they published a full campaign? I am guessing ROTFM in 2020?

I don't see it as bad. You can still buy all the major books in print.

I think a better way to do it is a 15 Strength, 13 Dex, 17 Intelligence Eldritch Knight with Truestrike. Go to 16 str with GWM, then 18 Int at level 6 with a feat and 20 Int at level 8, then back to strength ASIs. If you really want to max single class and you have Eldritch Adept available as...