D&D General 6E But A + Thread

[CreamCloud0]

Why have magic if it doesn’t make you more powerful?

Realistically?

because it's a different toolset, not a better one.

 

[kermit4karate]

It has never worked that way (except possibly in 4e). No fighter is ever as powerful as an archmage. A high level caster has hundreds of potential abilities and options a high level fighter will never touch. This is somewhat balanced by consistent damage and high hp, but realistically having magic is stronger than not having it. You need to ramp up the fighter's supernatural powers at higher levels to get around that.

And a high level barbarian has absolutely never been the Incredible Hulk, not even back in the 60s.

I mostly agree.... But sometimes it's just more fun to bash things.

 

[Micah Sweet]

because it's a different toolset, not a better one.

A different tool set full of things that are impossible without it.

 

[Reynard]

Another thought: how should a theoretical 6E treat loot and treasure rewards? What place do piles of silver and/or magic items have in D&D going forward. Should the game be aiming for Diablo style loot drops? Or should it be minimized or excised entirely?

 

[mamba]

you can pry monks from my cold dead hands.

 

[CreamCloud0]

Sure. My point is that no amount of non-magical training can equal what you can do with magic.

sounds like something someone who hasn't done enough nonmagical-training (or too much magical training) would say.

 

[Chaltab]

Another thought: how should a theoretical 6E treat loot and treasure rewards? What place do piles of silver and/or magic items have in D&D going forward. Should the game be aiming for Diablo style loot drops? Or should it be minimized or excised entirely?

I think 5E levels are fine. I'm playing a campaign converted from Pathfinder and the loot in that is so excessive it's utterly ridiculous.

 

[Scribe]

Another thought: how should a theoretical 6E treat loot and treasure rewards? What place do piles of silver and/or magic items have in D&D going forward. Should the game be aiming for Diablo style loot drops? Or should it be minimized or excised entirely?

My intent, is to have loot/magic items be both a downtime activity (itself being the 4th pillar) and part of the assumed math in regards to magic items.

 

[mamba]

A sad commentary in and of itself.

that has not really been any different for the last 50 years though, even if initially not intentionally, only effectively

 

[Reynard]

I think 5E levels are fine. I'm playing a campaign converted from Pathfinder and the loot in that is so excessive it's utterly ridiculous.

What would you have it be used for?