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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kerleth" data-source="post: 6599444" data-attributes="member: 84383">Okay, I have to admit two things before I comment. One, I committed the cardinal sin and didn't read through the whole thread before I posted. Two, I started playing in 3rd edition (though I was introduced to the concept of Dnd via novels and such before then).As far as low magic, 5e blows both 3rd and 4th edition out of the water in my opinion. Also, some of the "magical" subclasses are only magical in a very limited sense. For example, the totem barbarian eventually gets to cast speak with animals. That can very easily be refluffed as a more primal connection with creatures. You rely more on instincts, body language, etc. and can communicate better with animals as a result. Sure, you wouldn't HAVE to do that, cause there is always the frenzied berserker, but it's an easy to use option. I would like to point out that there are some creatures who have "resistance(or immunity) to nonmagical weapon damage". I believe that the designers phrased it this way precisely so low magic campaigns could find interesting solutions like setting them on fire, trapping them in a landslide, so on and so forth.One of the big concerns about low magic is healing. The default healing system allows parties without magical healing to survive without having to spend weeks in town after every battle. The default is a little fast for some people's tastes, but the DMG has a few different options for adjusting that. (Not to mention 5E's general ease of hacking-to-taste).Character variety: This is a big one for me, and I have to say that I find the character variety available in the core rulebook to be greater than that of 3rd or 4th edition. I won't go into the specifics because I would hate to incite any edition warring, but here is an example of what you can do with 5th edition.3 fighters.Fighter 1) Fighter one is a dexterity based elven marksman. He is skilled at climbing, swimming, finding food, navigating the wild, following tracks, spotting ambushes, springing ambushes, finding traps, and disarming them. This is all at level one.Fighter 2) Fighter one is a strength based Half-orc. In an attempt to compensate for his childhood as an outcast, he has honed his social skills to be as sharp as a blade. He wields a sword and shield, can help block attacks aimed at his allies, and can trip, shove, and grapple well. Out of combat he is skilled at persuading people, be it with cunning lies, passionate pleas, or dire threats, and is also good at catching people in their lies. This is also all at level one.Fighter 3) Is a human combat medic, and may perform quick first aid, even in the midst of combat if necessary. He wields a greataxe, reasoning that the quicker his foes fall, the less likely his allies will. He also served as an aid to the chaplain and picked up skills that the rest of the rank and file didn't, including knowledge of history and religion. Like the other two, this character could be made at level one.Of course you could mix and match aspects of the above, and there are more choices than just those, but the point is  that with a party of 3-4 "mundanes" and 2 "full mages" or 1 "full mage" and 2 "dabblers" you'll have plenty of options for unique characters.</blockquote>

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