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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7299067" data-attributes="member: 6775031">I don't remember complaining about it, but this is a very long thread, so I may have; I thought that I simply said that's the way it was. While it would be nice if there was some reason to not allocate skill ranks in that way, I've never actually seen a solution in any game where skill progression was tied to combat level. I mean, both 4E and 5E kind of solve the problem, but they do it by taking the choice away entirely. You don't see how the knight's bless-like ability is like giving them spell slots which they can spend on Bless, but with less bookkeeping? And I think the scout's keen senses ability was based on an earlier version of the elf's keen senses ability; the whole last-minute design and release schedule was pretty sloppy.You honestly think it's reasonable that a level 14 elf ranger NPC with a nonmagical bow is exactly as accurate as a level 14 elf ranger PC with a +3 bow, such that if they competed in a contest on equal footing, the NPC should win?</blockquote>