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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morty" data-source="post: 6362856" data-attributes="member: 6778261">It all comes down to numbers not being interesting, exciting or rewarding. Numbers only matter in relation to other numbers. They're necessary for a system like D&D to function (although I'm pretty sure there are role-playing systems which don't use any numbers). But there's only so far you can get with them. An example I like to use are two iconic swordsmen of D&D fiction: Drizzt, and his arch-nemesis, Artemis Entreri. Masterful fencers and tacticians, who run rings around lesser enemies, control the flow and momentum of battle and become a localized apocalypse of sharp steel when forced to cooperate. When they duel, even seasoned adventurers and mercenaries can't help but gawk in amazement. And yet, in all editions of D&D except for 4e (where duels between two characters with PC abilities aren't really a thing), their amazing skill with blades comes down to rolling and rolling again, with higher numbers. They might get some rudimentary maneuvers if they're Battlemaster Fighters in 5e.</blockquote>