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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 5933315" data-attributes="member: 16586">When you look at 3e and 5e PCs and perform a positive analysis of them against their opponents the primary difference is that the play test PCs are more durable. The overall destructive capacity is pretty much the same. The casters in 3e will have more daily spells that are more easily game-able, but lack at will abilities. The 3e fighter still kills just about anything he hits and has cleave at 1st level. The 5e fighter is slightly more accurate and does 3 more damage on average, but lacks the amazing burst of 3e critical hits. The 3e rogue built for skills has a less powerful melee attack, but when facing anything relevant for 1st level characters other than undead his sneak attack takes the 5e rogue's sneak attack behind the shed thanks to the power of flanking.3e PCs have incredible destructive power. They also have comically low hp in relation to the monsters they face. Low level combat in 3e feels like playing Russian Roulette. A critical hit from any character or monster when both are at full hp pretty much means a trip to death and dying. I have issues with believing these PCs would leave their houses.</blockquote>