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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MortalPlague" data-source="post: 5999903" data-attributes="member: 62721">Reminds me of my 5 fighter game from the first playtest.  I think we can all agree that fighters have become much more interesting.That all sounds absolutely awesome.  Exactly what I'd want from a group of dwarves and elves.I completely agree.  Orc xp must have been typo-ed somehow?  When I ran it briefly for two PCs, two fights with orcs put them up to second level.  Two skirmishes.  Second level.True.  I had only two PCs in my game, and each had AC 17, so they were hard to hit to begin with.  Even Talabrina had a tough time hitting them.  I'm interested to see how the monsters fare against a normal party (less armor-heavy).  I do like that having armor actually makes a big difference in how difficult you are to hit; I don't think it has in previous editions of D&D.I'm not sure I'd agree here.  Looking back to 4th Edition, you had Immediate actions and opportunity actions.  You had two separate types of actions that operate out of the initiative order, but they function in completely different ways.  In addition, you got as many opportunity attacks as they were separate monster turns to trigger them.  5th Edition has simplified things down to one out-of-turn action, the reaction.  And you only get one of them, no matter how you swing it.  You have to make a choice whether you want to defend or stop someone from fleeing, and I really like that.I'm not a big fan of opportunity attacks gaining advantage, though.I completely agree.  I'm in love with the fighter right now.  The expertise dice are a brilliant mechanic; simple, effective, and easy to remember.I want to see more of the sorcerer before I make up my mind, but it sounds like almost everyone considers them too powerful.I'm finding this more and more.  Having a fighter really means the whole party doesn't need a cleric as much, too; they can really soak up damage, and with the right combat style, they can soak for allies too.Great playtest, Marty, I enjoyed reading it.  I can't wait till my group gets a chance to go, I'll be sure to post some details.</blockquote>

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