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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mearls" data-source="post: 2832121" data-attributes="member: 697">I Am EnragedI read the PHB I with an open mind. Honestly, I simply wanted to see a better game. Instead, I found a complete travesty. It was only by the sheer force of my iron will that I avoided setting myself on fire in protest.I noticed that the description of the Strength attribute neglected to include rules for percentile Strength. I passed this off as another sign of shoddy craftsmanship and assumed that percentile strength would be explained under the fighter character class. However, a careful perusal of the new rules for Constitution show that, not only does a measly 12 Con render +1 hit point per level, but now EVERY CHARACTER CLASS GAINS THE BENEFITS OF A 16 OR HIGHER CON. What was once the exclusive domain of the fighter and its subclasses has now been trampled into the earth and foolishly spread to all character classes.A first level wizard with 8 hit points and an 18 Strength (20 if he is a half-orc!)? B0rken! Such a wizard would be only +1 worse than a fighter in melee, and his damage bonus (again, assuming half-orc) nearly doubles the MAXIMUM possible damage roll with a staff.I am sickened beyond belief. The half-orc wizard is obviously the best possible PC, and I only had to read 10 pages of the book to figure it out. D&D is dead to me!</blockquote>