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<blockquote data-quote="Eubani" data-source="post: 9137927" data-attributes="member: 6689493"><p>And if the Bard had the Noble background? You cannot count on such things to always matter and hope something random will get the DM to grant advantage as it may not happen, may favour another character, etc. Often enough class abilities and spells can overcome such bonuses or just get advantage. The Fighter in most situations cannot make up the difference and at best hope for Advantage. Would be a surprise to learn that not just Fighters get Advantage when the situation fits, that on top of spells and class abilities these other classes can also be granted situational advantage if not just get it auto from an ability or spell. A shock I know.</p><p></p><p>What if a Fighter has a specific background......But what if the bard has it</p><p>What if the Fighter comes up with a good plan.... you guessed it, what if the Bard had good plan.</p><p>I can go on but just like the nonsense arguments that Fighters can have feats, skills and backgrounds, the idea that the potential of a bonus due to a beneficial situation means that Fighters doesn't need anything is ridiculous for the reasons that other classes can find themselves in a beneficial situation and that is ignoring the simple fact that such things cannot be depended upon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eubani, post: 9137927, member: 6689493"] And if the Bard had the Noble background? You cannot count on such things to always matter and hope something random will get the DM to grant advantage as it may not happen, may favour another character, etc. Often enough class abilities and spells can overcome such bonuses or just get advantage. The Fighter in most situations cannot make up the difference and at best hope for Advantage. Would be a surprise to learn that not just Fighters get Advantage when the situation fits, that on top of spells and class abilities these other classes can also be granted situational advantage if not just get it auto from an ability or spell. A shock I know. What if a Fighter has a specific background......But what if the bard has it What if the Fighter comes up with a good plan.... you guessed it, what if the Bard had good plan. I can go on but just like the nonsense arguments that Fighters can have feats, skills and backgrounds, the idea that the potential of a bonus due to a beneficial situation means that Fighters doesn't need anything is ridiculous for the reasons that other classes can find themselves in a beneficial situation and that is ignoring the simple fact that such things cannot be depended upon. [/QUOTE]
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