D&D (2024) Party Balance?

[Ashrym]

Balance is a myth.

Soooo many druids now feel lost... :-D

 

[Ashrym]

obligatory mention that thorin's party was 13 dwarf fighters and one halfling rogue.

Yeah, but that's a setting specific style of group highly customized by the DM. Imagine the Fellowship if a bard and warlock tried to join...

...and you have my bow
...and my axe

...and my insults, no? wait and my lute.... no? hmm, and my adultery?
...AND my desire to make deals for personal power!

 

[KYRON45]

I'm not Tolkiens biggest fan. It never appealed to me. I only barely get those references.

 

[FrozenNorth]

obligatory mention that thorin's party was 13 dwarf fighters and one halfling rogue.

Yeah, but they needed to get their rear ends saved every encounter by either the DMPC or a blatent DM ex machina.

 

[FrozenNorth]

Bilbo was also a 2e rogue, which is why he failed at all his rogue skills until the DM gave him a blatantly overpowered magic item.

 

[mamba]

My point was that this is nothing new, but 4e got eviscerated for doing something 5e is now doing, and apparently it's great and wonderful now.

well, I agree it is not new, 1e already had those four classes for a balanced party. Can’t comment on what 4e got eviscerated for but I assume there were worse transgressions

 

[Lanefan]

obligatory mention that thorin's party was 13 dwarf fighters and one halfling rogue.

And a mage, until said mage walked out on the party in mid-adventure...

 

[Bacon Bits]

From my memory, the classic party was a Fighter/Thief, Thief/Mage, Fighter/Cleric, and Fighter/Mage.

 

[Ashrym]

I'm not Tolkiens biggest fan. It never appealed to me. I only barely get those references.

It's Middle Earth, where the legendary adventurers are heroically rescued by NPC's at almost every turn. ;-)

 

[Ashrym]

From my memory, the classic party was a Fighter/Thief, Thief/Mage, Fighter/Cleric, and Fighter/Mage.

There were no humans in your classic party?

Dual-classing was a pain.