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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Composer99" data-source="post: 8315903" data-attributes="member: 7030042">To my mind, in-combat, most martials lack the capacity to engage more with saving throws or impose conditions on a reliable basis if they don't have spells, with a few exceptions. Their gameplay is to engage with AC and hit points, with a few exceptions. Grappling and shoving are okay, but as you say there is a high cost to be paid.Edit to add: Also to my mind, this does not necessarily mean caster supremacy in combat, 3.X-style. It just means martials could stand to have more ways to interact with the game world in combat, for those players as want such a thing.In my homebrew, I'm toying with the idea of martials getting reliable access to... let's call it a "Prowess Die" generally speaking, but in practice each class will have a different name for it. Each class can use this die to straight-up boost damage or to achieve some kind of special effect, ideally one that reinforces the theme and flavour of the class.This has the benefit of allowing people who want a simple playstyle to have it - just roll that die for damage once a turn or what-have-you - and those who want more options to have them.<a href="https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?621911-Barbarian-Rage-Damage-Variant" target="_blank">Here's an example</a> of something along these lines that I did up and posted over at Giant in the Playground. Barbarians can use this Rage Die to hit harder, or to do barbarian-y things. I'm reasonably satisfied with how it turned out, although I am sure it needs further design iteration. A hypothetical warlord class, by contrast, could have a Leadership Die, which they could expend to get other characters to hit harder or do tactical things. Rogues could have a Cunning Die that, when they hit with a Sneak Attack, they could chuck on for a little bit of extra damage or spend in order to cause mischief. Paladins could have a... I dunno, a Sacred Die?... that they could tack on to a divine smite for extra damage, or spend to cause an effect similar to those of the various smite spells (which could then be removed).I would probably restrict using a Prowess Die to once per round.</blockquote>

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