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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ClaytonCross" data-source="post: 7283744" data-attributes="member: 6880599">I can agree with that but its actually more a complement to the build of 5e than a problem with it since its a product of flexibility for play style. There is no accounting for a "bad" GM in any table top game. I think making it harder to one shot player characters is a product of protecting them from the same GMs so that players and GMs get to play long enough to improve before a "total party kill" restarts every thing or the players leave in irritation. This is an natural and good step forward because different NPCs dyeing each session is not an issue but player characters dying every session is problem. This is the same reason we don't use mortal wound rules at our table. We found that since NPCs die off they the next batch is fine every fight but a player character that looses a leg is a big deal until they gain access to the Regenerate spell with in the party. Because even if they have the funds to buy it from an NPC it doesn't help them until they exit a large dungeon and make it to a large town where such things would be available. This just causes your players to look like monsters from all there missing parts until they reach level 13 or until the end of the game if they don't have cleric, bard, or druid.So while your game may be on easy mode because of your GM, as long as your GM is trying to grow I suspect your games will become harder and/or more entertaining. I find "lazy" GM is not usually the right assessment since most GMs enjoy the process of the story and/or the theory crafting of combat but its not unusual to have a GM that really likes one but doesn't care much for the other. Which is why you will often here there are story GMs and tactical GMs, both do both as a requirement its just where they spend there effort.</blockquote>

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