D&D (2024) How is Flex still a thing?

[Yaarel]

The weapons table itself needs the fix.

• 1d8 (Versatile 1d12)
• 1d6 (Finesse, Versatile 1d10)

Possibly, the Staff too is 1d6 Bludgeoning (Finesse, Versatile 1d10).

 

[Charlaquin]

Not just them, but also players that aren’t looking to add one more thing to track on already complex characters.

True!

 

[Yaarel]

I would really like flex to really make you more versatile in using a versatile weapon.

Something that allows you to use both single and two handed property well.

The main point of a reallife versatile fightingstyle is to use the free hand for Grappling.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

True!

My wife plays a two weapon vengeance Paladin, using a house rule that all classes that get fighting style can choose any fighting style. She has the Dual Wielder feat.

She’s basically a metal album cover as a D&D character, with long blood-red hair, a billowing crimson cape, over black enamel plate with wolfshead pauldrons and inlaid rose vines with blooming roses. Her battle axe is bearded and has complex engravings depicted a fell hunt, and her longsword is cut from a solid piece of pure obsidian, perfectly balanced and magically preserved against wear.

She’s happy that only one of her weapons has a mastery that needs any remembering, and she can just change the damage die of her longsword to d10.

 

[Seramus]

Sometimes having a lvl17 party fight some bandits is really cathartic.

I can't call that designing. That's just throwing tasty popcorn at the party for everyone's enjoyment. No thought or careful crafting necessary.

 

[Sulicius]

I can't call that designing. That's just throwing tasty popcorn at the party for everyone's enjoyment. No thought or careful crafting necessary.

I like popcorn.

My players like popcorn.

Giving the players a chance to feel how much more powerful they have become compared to their beginnings is a very important part of pacing, story and appreciation of when things do get tough. Variations in high and low tension is core to any designed experience.

I am a player in a campaign where the DM has had a deadly encounter whenever we fight. It is tiresome and not fun that EVERY fight requires me to go all out. It really forces players into a 5 minute adventuring day even more.

The better design IMO is switching things up. Give varied challenges that make sense in the world and the story.

 

[mellored]

Giving the players a chance to feel how much more powerful they have become

Something i try to do, as long as it doesn't disrupt the story too much..

Is that every 2 levels or so, i have them fight the same battle.

 

[Sulicius]

Something i try to do, as long as it doesn't disrupt the story too much..

Is that every 2 levels or so, i have them fight the same battle.

Oh yeah I like that, where they fight enemies they fought before.

The story is about the PC’s getting stronger, right? It’s pretty core to the D&D experience.

 

[Horwath]

They could even make it + 1d4 so it's extra uniform and always adds something, and then you have a second die to work with.

please no!
If I never see d4 die again it will be too soon.

 

[Incenjucar]

please no!
If I never see d4 die again it will be too soon.

Fine fine, 1d3+1.