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<blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 6616087" data-attributes="member: 23716">The bottom line is that 5e puts much less focus on the bonus on the roll to hit for the sole measure of accuracy and combat efficacy.&nbsp; This is what makes Bounded Accuracy possible.&nbsp; D&amp;D is an abstract system and trying to map it directly to a process simulation of minute detail is bound to cause problems.&nbsp; Even if the wizard had proficiency (say from a race) in a decent weapon and a comparable strength to his fighter companion, he would still lack the hit points, armor, extra abilities (action surge, better crits, fighting style, multiple attacks, etc) that make the fighter a vastly more effective combatant.This is the roughly similar to how 4e did it (a starting wizard with the same strength could have an analogous + to hit as a fighter there as well), and--say what you will about it--that was one of the most mechanically balanced editions.&nbsp; At first people did a double take, but this particular issue turned out to not be a problem at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gadget, post: 6616087, member: 23716"] The bottom line is that 5e puts much less focus on the bonus on the roll to hit for the sole measure of accuracy and combat efficacy. This is what makes Bounded Accuracy possible. D&D is an abstract system and trying to map it directly to a process simulation of minute detail is bound to cause problems. Even if the wizard had proficiency (say from a race) in a decent weapon and a comparable strength to his fighter companion, he would still lack the hit points, armor, extra abilities (action surge, better crits, fighting style, multiple attacks, etc) that make the fighter a vastly more effective combatant. This is the roughly similar to how 4e did it (a starting wizard with the same strength could have an analogous + to hit as a fighter there as well), and--say what you will about it--that was one of the most mechanically balanced editions. At first people did a double take, but this particular issue turned out to not be a problem at all. [/QUOTE]

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