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<blockquote data-quote="Razamis" data-source="post: 7232788" data-attributes="member: 6909244"><p>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.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe you have had a lot better luck with DMs and players then me. My current group has 5 players and 1 DM. One player is a life long friend with the DM, he is playing a Champion Fighter that uses a Great sword, two weapon fighting style, and has the great weapon master feat. He petitioned the DM to allow the optional Exploding dice and flanking rules and the DM allowed it. This guy now has advantage almost every time he swings because of flanking rules, he crits on a 19 or 20 because of champion, he rolls 2 dice because of his weapon, he rerolls 1s or 2s because of his fighting style, and with great weapon master and exploding dice the guy is critting for 51+ damage at level 2, killing monsters before other players even get a chance to attack it. I had to drop Faerie Fire on my bard because there was little point when all the melees have advantage anyway. Our barbarian player doesn't even bother using reckless attack, he has advantage already anyway. Everyone at the table plays a character that can make good use of GWM or SS because of how broken those feats are, which means rogues/monks/etc.. are not choices that will allow you to remain relevant. It's fairly frustrating but another player and I are out voted when we suggest fixing the silliness. Oh well, at least I am finally playing again after moving to a new city =P</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, that may be the case, but in my experience, most DIY jobs are shoddy low quality hacks, farmer fixes, or end in disaster. I like when professionals build the house, and then I can be creative decorating and setting it up, but I certainly won't monkey around with the walls thinking that I am going to improve it. I will hire someone to come in and do it for me and do it right, and then everyone in my house has a much better time (just ask my wife! lol).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Razamis, post: 7232788, member: 6909244"] 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 1 DM. One player is a life long friend with the DM, he is playing a Champion Fighter that uses a Great sword, two weapon fighting style, and has the great weapon master feat. He petitioned the DM to allow the optional Exploding dice and flanking rules and the DM allowed it. This guy now has advantage almost every time he swings because of flanking rules, he crits on a 19 or 20 because of champion, he rolls 2 dice because of his weapon, he rerolls 1s or 2s because of his fighting style, and with great weapon master and exploding dice the guy is critting for 51+ damage at level 2, killing monsters before other players even get a chance to attack it. I had to drop Faerie Fire on my bard because there was little point when all the melees have advantage anyway. Our barbarian player doesn't even bother using reckless attack, he has advantage already anyway. Everyone at the table plays a character that can make good use of GWM or SS because of how broken those feats are, which means rogues/monks/etc.. are not choices that will allow you to remain relevant. It's fairly frustrating but another player and I are out voted when we suggest fixing the silliness. Oh well, at least I am finally playing again after moving to a new city =P Yeah, that may be the case, but in my experience, most DIY jobs are shoddy low quality hacks, farmer fixes, or end in disaster. I like when professionals build the house, and then I can be creative decorating and setting it up, but I certainly won't monkey around with the walls thinking that I am going to improve it. I will hire someone to come in and do it for me and do it right, and then everyone in my house has a much better time (just ask my wife! lol). [/QUOTE]
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