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I really hate comments like this because it refutes some pure idealistic version of the classes but not the reality at the table. The fact that a Fighter can use one of their extra feats to take Skilled and take Lockpicking, Stealth, Sleight of Hand means that he's more than capable of...

Lore bards get more skills. Also the skilled feat allows fighters (who get a lot of feats) to take 3 additional skills each time they take the feat, even ones that are not on their list. This means that even though Fighters only get 2 skills to start, 6 potential feats, where as rogues only get...

No one picks a Rogue to be more tanky and so being amazing at taking less damage is not something that is relevant to a rogue player. Rogue players want situational nova damage to simulate the sneaky stab you in the vital spot aspect of a rogue, and of course the skill-lord aspect. The skills...

You are very clearly wrong. The Valor Bard gets Extra attack at level 6, a full spell progression table up to 9th level spells (which include some of the best wizard AND cleric spells), magical secrets for broken combos, excellent amount of skills and expertise at the same level as the rogue...

Not impressed with what I see here from the rogue. Obviously the rogue needs to function well in combat, but I would have liked to see a lot more non-combat goodies. It seems overly focused on combat, and every class should be more than that, especially a rogue. I also had hoped that they...

Wrong. The default is 4d6 drop lowest OR standard array, whichever you choose. The standard array is even the example chosen for "Building Bruenor: Step 3". Only the point buy system is the optional variant. The average rolls from a player using 4d6 drop the lowest, will be roughly equal to...

Point buy/Standard Array is what the game is balanced around. All of the classes, all of the monsters, spell effects, everything, is all balanced on the assumption of that method of building your character and it makes a huge difference if you deviate from that, for the worse. Rolling for stats...

What makes any profession special? Unless you are trying to say that game design is a non-profession I guess, but I certainly don't buy that. I respect what real game designers do quite a bit. Maybe you have had a lot better luck with DMs and players then me. My current group has 5 players and...

I disagree with you strongly. That is the very intention of adventurers league. The fact is, most DMs are just casual normal people, they are not game designers and have no capability to understand why certain mechanics work the way they do. I am not suggesting that rules can't be modified, but...

I guess it depends on that game you play, I always found the DMGs suggested encounters per day to be laughable. Unless your D&D sessions are hugely combat focused, almost to the point of a miniature war game rather than a role playing game, no one is having 3 encounters per short rest...

If you don't allow the fighter to take their greatest damage increase option (GWM), but allow paladins to keep theirs (smiting) unaltered, then of course you are going to see balance problems. If you do not allow GWM (which I think is fantastic for game balance btw), you could consider...

An Eldritch knight can have 8 attacks in one turn.. two turns in a row.. and use the Shield spell for +5 AC when needed, and has Counterspell. Given how absolutely broken the Great Weapon Master feat is, I would take an Eldritch Knight over a paladin any day. I also would not overlook those two...

This is completely bonkers as far as I'm concerned. Fighter is one of the strongest classes in the game. Fighter also uses the most broken feat in the entire game the best.. Great Weapon Master. At level 20 a fighter gets 4 attacks with two action surges for a 2 turn total of 16 attacks... the...

This seems entirely unnecessary. House ruling for no particular purpose. DMs need to wake up and realize one harsh truth.. not everyone is a game designer, which means that likely any changes you make is for the worse, so make as few as possible, or better yet... none.

Strength bonus really does not make sense for playable Gnolls. Gnolls are large, but they are lanky and agile, especially when compared to races that do get a strength racial bonus like an orc or a mountain dwarf. Gnolls favor bows which suggests some capability with them, and bows are a...