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<blockquote data-quote="Todd Roybark" data-source="post: 8024213" data-attributes="member: 6920677"><p>I would also point out, that 1e training rules for level advancement was also more balanced then 5e, as the martial classes did not <em>automatically</em> know how to use every weapon.</p><p></p><p>The fighter that found the Vorpal bardiche, typically had to wait until they could learn to use the weapon in 1e...which might actually take a couple level advancements.</p><p></p><p>So, does team “old school training rules” also house rule limited weapon proficiencies ala 1e?</p><p></p><p>If there are only Wizards and no other types of spellcasters, whatever the intent of the rule, Helldritch is in effect enforcing a rule that impacts one player, significantly more then the others. The rule seems to have failed to yield the intended result of encouraging the play of other spell caster classes then wizard.</p><p></p><p>The point is fun. The player is not having fun....and not because they are trying to take advantage of the situation. They just want to use a very general rule, with a fairly widely agreed upon meaning found in the PHB.</p><p></p><p>I personally love detailed bookkeeping, but even as a DM, I am still only one person out of 7 or 9 people depending on which campaign I am running. Sometimes, it is fine to let rules...be it RAW, Optional, or Homebrew fall by the wayside as the campaign changes and grows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Todd Roybark, post: 8024213, member: 6920677"] I would also point out, that 1e training rules for level advancement was also more balanced then 5e, as the martial classes did not [I]automatically[/I] know how to use every weapon. The fighter that found the Vorpal bardiche, typically had to wait until they could learn to use the weapon in 1e...which might actually take a couple level advancements. So, does team “old school training rules” also house rule limited weapon proficiencies ala 1e? If there are only Wizards and no other types of spellcasters, whatever the intent of the rule, Helldritch is in effect enforcing a rule that impacts one player, significantly more then the others. The rule seems to have failed to yield the intended result of encouraging the play of other spell caster classes then wizard. The point is fun. The player is not having fun....and not because they are trying to take advantage of the situation. They just want to use a very general rule, with a fairly widely agreed upon meaning found in the PHB. I personally love detailed bookkeeping, but even as a DM, I am still only one person out of 7 or 9 people depending on which campaign I am running. Sometimes, it is fine to let rules...be it RAW, Optional, or Homebrew fall by the wayside as the campaign changes and grows. [/QUOTE]
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