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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 7510167" data-attributes="member: 6677017">Your observations are mostly correct, and it looks like you have a good assessment of which elements work for you and which don't. I do have a couple of comments.You can actually make that sort of fighter just by focusing on Strength and taking the Athletics skill. If you are a human or half-elf, there is a feat in Xanathar's Guide to Everything that lets you get double your proficiency bonus in a chosen skill (plus some other features). Applying that to Athletics can really get that character you are talking about. Disarm is an optional action in the DMG. Your DM will have to make a ruling on how tying someone up in combat works though, since it's an improvised action.The lack of creative character creation is a player issue, not a game issue.5e made direct damage spells like fireball intentionally good like they were in AD&D, so that people would want to use such classic options. I'm not sure about Pathfinder, but in 3e those spells weren't really considered all that great compared to more finesse and control sorts of spells. But there are still plenty of really great spells that aren't blasting. I'm kind of surprised that you see mostly blasters.Same thing goes for designing characters. We never end up with boring characters that all look the same in my groups. I don't play AL.That being said, your observation on lack of the character building mini-game is absolutely correct, and is by intention. I think the designers more or less assumed that people who were really into that were going to keep getting it by playing Pathfinder, and weren't even trying to compete in that arena. They went more for simplicity and accessibility. I know the 5e designers play other RPGs, and I'd be very surprised if they haven't played Pathfinder. I wouldn't be entirely surprised if some of them currently play an occasional Pathfinder game. In other words, my impression is that they're totally cool with you playing Pathfinder for your Pathfinder needs, and would like you to consider trying 5e for when you want to experience the pros you mentioned.Happy gaming!</blockquote>

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