doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
Half casters are noticeably more common, but we do sometimes see one of the interesting full casters like Bard, Druid, or Warlock. Even then it’s usually multiclassed to some degree.
Off the top of my head, I'd focus on low-AC, high HP, high offense brutes for the melee. The party is going to be stupidly accurate with bless and a bard, might as well reward by them letting them hit pillows full of HP.Currently running two campaigns:
1. Druid, Artificer, Barbarian, Monk
2. Bard, Barbarian, Monk, Cleric, Fighter
Clearly monks and barbarians are OP.
On a serious note, that second party is stupidly tanky; it's a bit frustrating because I am having trouble building proper encounters for them. Not used to a party that willing, nay eager, to take a punch in the face and they keep mowing down my BBEGs. Clearly I need to be more inventive; I welcome suggestions.
You might have to reconsider that if you run the 2024 rules, since half-casters all become cantrip classes, too.I typically ban cantrip classes (except warlocks) when I run 5e, so it's a deliberate "no" for me.
I did reconsider - I just won't run 5e anymore. So it works out.You might have to reconsider that if you run the 2024 rules, since half-casters all become cantrip classes, too.