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<blockquote data-quote="Falling Icicle" data-source="post: 6542821" data-attributes="member: 17077">I like the concentration mechanic. I think it really helps to balance casters and non-casters and it prevents the excessive buff stacking that happened in other editions. However, I do have two gripes with it. First, most casters aren't proficient with Con saving throws. I believe only the sorcerer and eldritch knight are. In 3.x, at least anyone could train in the concentration skill. Now, a character's only choice is to take the resilient and/or warcaster feats. So instead of a skill tax, you have a feat tax, which is much worse. I think it would have been better if concentration checks were magic ability + prof. bonus checks instead.Second, and this is more of a nuisance than anything, but it's really annoying that the concentration spells aren't marked with a little c or asterisk or something in the spell lists or monster stat blocks. It's really easy for the DM to forget that a particular spell requires concentration when there's nothing in the monster's stat block that reminds you of that fact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Falling Icicle, post: 6542821, member: 17077"] I like the concentration mechanic. I think it really helps to balance casters and non-casters and it prevents the excessive buff stacking that happened in other editions. However, I do have two gripes with it. First, most casters aren't proficient with Con saving throws. I believe only the sorcerer and eldritch knight are. In 3.x, at least anyone could train in the concentration skill. Now, a character's only choice is to take the resilient and/or warcaster feats. So instead of a skill tax, you have a feat tax, which is much worse. I think it would have been better if concentration checks were magic ability + prof. bonus checks instead. Second, and this is more of a nuisance than anything, but it's really annoying that the concentration spells aren't marked with a little c or asterisk or something in the spell lists or monster stat blocks. It's really easy for the DM to forget that a particular spell requires concentration when there's nothing in the monster's stat block that reminds you of that fact. [/QUOTE]

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