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It is a little funny you mention Magic Missile. It saved my character's life last week. I got paralyzed and dropped by some scarecrow thing. The wizard began kiting and casting Magic Missile while I fail two death saving throws and one save. The other party member, a barbarian, was occupied with...

I appreciate the initial post, and the discussion, as I sometimes dream of writing. But I think an issue here is that there are lot of people who, like me, wish to write. The amount of fantasy content you can find available on the internet, and given away, is enormous. The market is flooded with...

My DMs (currently in 2 games) describe the condition after most hits. It is great for RP, and we get a rough idea of how hurt they are. Or we can always ask how they look. If you want to be powerful, you have to take the powerful spells. This is like complaining that the fighter with the short...

I think we are talking about different things. I don't know what exactly you think a "controller" is. You said you didn't play a wizard in 4E, because of that label. I have no clue what you're talking about. Apparently that word carries a meaning with you that it does not with me. I'm sorry, I...

I can see the benefit of power sources and roles in 4E. It made it easier to conceptualize the slew of classes available, and understand the general mechanics and themes of each. But keep in mind, this did not limit them anymore than calling the armored bloke with a sword a "Fighter" limits...

For D&D, I've always viewed these in terms of primary ability. The martial artist who gets overwhelmed as you describe would be a class dependent upon Dexterity. They usually have moderate to high AC so they can go into melee some, but low HPs so they can get overwhelmed too. The guy who likes...

I'm confused. Are you guys disagreeing about the definitions of words used to describe how to contribute significantly to a party? If that isn't right, can someone sum up the point of contention for me?

Sorry to derail this wonderful discussion on what exactly the definition of a "role" is, but I'd like to go back to the original post. I like your list. I haven't gotten too far in my 5E games, but I would make a similar list: Primary 1. Damage. 2. A meat shield of some sort, need not be a...

I don't know this particular adventure, but I think the way 5E is set up it is possible to do well with a lot of different style characters as long as they play to their strengths. In other words, you don't want a melee guy without a decent STR or DEX and a really low AC. So with that in mind...

I played a little bit of Warlord in 4E, and think you can still capture some of the unique versatility of the class in 5E with the Fighter class and several feats. I'm fiddling with a build right now that by level 10 I'll be able to do the following basically at-will: 1) Reaction - When a...