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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulffolk" data-source="post: 7305593" data-attributes="member: 6871450">I am conflicted.I have an appreciation of traditional roles, but prefer flexibility.I think that restrictively defined hard-wired classes are more of a problem than a feature. I prefer a more open and flexible class-less character system.I think D&D has it backwards. In real life it is what skills and talents the person has that defines their role in the world. In D&D it is a character's class that defines what skills and talents the character is able to learn.I don't mind if multiple character's can do the same thing. A DM can set up challenges to give everybody the chance to shine. You have 2 Rogues? Ok, maybe two locks must be picked simultaneously to avoid the trap, or the trap needs to be disarmed at the same time as the lock is picked, or it is complex enough that 2 Rogues using the help action make sense. Then each Rogue rolls one die and they use the highest roll. Your group has 2 Wizards? You may still find situations where you need multiple spells at once, or one casting offensively while the other casts defensively, or they must stretch their magic resources over a long period of time and use their powers conservatively. It all boils down to the DM to create the opportunity and then it is up to the Player to take advantage of it.</blockquote>