D&D (2024) Martial vs Caster: Removing the "Magical Dependencies" of high level.

[Emberashh]

what genre is Harry Dresden in? the wizards are if anything MORE powerful then D&D (more like MtA) and they fear normal humans with guns, and Murphy is a big help can do things Dresden can't.
What genre is Hercules and the Oddosy?

Urban Fantasy.

What genre is Hercules and the Oddosy?

Classical mythology.

 

[Gammadoodler]

Nah, having played the guy who is just a warrior with no special destiny or magic or supernatural gifts in a party of special magical folks, it’s a great archetype for playing in a D&D game.

I disagree with @Krachek that being able to break force effects and at least reach, much less exceed, Olympic athletic feats, makes you not that guy, however.

Playing a capable badass warrior who is solely reliant on the skills they've developed through normal physical training is fine. That's a good archetype.

Whats not fine is saying that they fundamentally need to be less capable of solving problems. Especially in a game where what you mostly do is solve problems.

A fundamentally less capable character is an NPC archetype.

D&D doesn't need a whole class devoted to delivering the sidekick archetype.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I don't know if I need swing from whip per say, but something like it would be nice. Imagine a kuni on a chain could do that too. A belmount trick a catwoman trick a scorpion trick. "Get over here"

Funny, because we're debating on whether to keep the Whip Swing feat because I ended up only devving up like 3 weapon tricks: Blade Brake and Dagger Climb.

Get Over Here is still in as a flexible weapon technique though.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Superheroes are a genre (as is anime for that matter)

Anime is a medium. Like books or Western Live Action.

 

[Gorck]

And, since it was brought up, does Critical Role have a single classed fighter? It's not like there seems to be bountiful examples from play of single classed fighters.

According the criticalrole.fandom.com:

Percy is listed as Fighter (Gunslinger)
Orym is listed as Fighter (Battle Master)

 

[Gammadoodler]

According the criticalrole.fandom.com:

Percy is listed as Fighter (Gunslinger)
Orym is listed as Fighter (Battle Master)

Percy is fighter/warlock IIRC. Unless he got Hex from a feat somewhere. Orym is single classed I believe.

 

[Emberashh]

Anime is a medium. Like books or Western Live Action.

It doesn't particularly matter. If I say something is anime and distinguish it from some other thing, you know what the differences are.

 

[James Gasik]

Yeah, I mean, a Science Fiction story or a Romance can be very different if it's an anime/manga, a Hollywood production, made in Hong Kong, or Mumbai.

 

[Vaalingrade]

It doesn't particularly matter. If I say something is anime and distinguish it from some other thing, you know what the differences are.

Not really.

Are you talking about DBZ or Komi Can't Communicate.

Unless the difference is 'From Japan and animated'.

 

[James Gasik]

Not really.

Are you talking about DBZ or Komi Can't Communicate.

Unless the difference is 'From Japan and animated'.

Or more specifically, "media that is or shares common cultural conventions with Japanese media". Which is a pretty huge list, since manga-style influences can be found everywhere.