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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8313392" data-attributes="member: 7030563">In the spirit of the initial post, if you find martials undervalued here are a few things that are RAW that could be used to increase their attractiveness as a class:1. Implement optional mark rule (DMG p 271).  This allows AOOs without using a reaction and it is free requiring no action except the attack you are already making.  This optional rule works for any class, but it is far more valuable for martials because you need to be in melee to use it.  If you have more than 1 attack a turn you can use it to mark more than one creature within reach.  Depending on your DM you could also use it to get two AOOs against a single creature (one using your mark and one using your reaction).2. Implement optional cleaving through creatures (DMG p 272).  This allows melee combatants who down one creature to transfer remaining damage to another creature in reach.  This obviously benefits melee martials and melee Rogues the most.  It also means your level 5 GWM can take the +10 against a horde of Goblins, walk into the center and probably wipe out every one within reach in a single action, then move and wipe out another group on your GWM bonus action attack.3.  Encourage martials to play races with weapon and armor proficientces.  These proficiences can EACH be traded for an  artisans tool.  This means a mountain dwarf could get 6 extra artisan tools (plus the one he gets for being a dwarf) along with a +2 in two stats and all the other dwarf abilities.4. Implement optional flanking rules.5. Implement optional disarm rule (DMG 271).  This is not as powerful as the other things here, but typically a martial is going to have a better attack roll than an opponent will have athletics or acrobatics.  Use your attack to disarm, then use your  free action to pick up the enemies weapon off the ground.  Then if you have extra attack make a normal attack (with the enemies weapon if it is better than yours).These things are all RAW and with the exception of flanking most DMs don't play them IME.</blockquote>

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