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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DrJawaPhD" data-source="post: 9821810" data-attributes="member: 7044770">Both sets of 5e rules are much more superhero/epic fantasy than nitty gritty low fantasy, but I would agree that 2014 rules were more possible to run low powered characters.  2014 rules had a such wide range of unbalanced character power options, where the optimized 2014 PCs would blow away optimized 2024 PCs, but if a DM attempted to ban a relatively short list of overpowered features (or if the players didn't know how or desire to build powerful characters) you could wind up with PCs weak enough to run a low fantasy campaign fairly easily.  In 2024 rules, everything is more closely balanced with the power ceiling nerfed but the floor drastically raised.  There's no short list of overpowered features that one could ban and end up with weak PCs, and even a brand new player is going to build a decent character by just blindly picking features that sound cool.  This is an awesome improvement if you ask me but I would agree that you're more locked into epic fantasy with 2024 rules than before.</blockquote>