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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8547001" data-attributes="member: 53980">Personally, based on what I've seen folks say here and elsewhere, I don't think most D&D players would be satisfied with an extremely free form spellcasting system that depended heavily on the DM deciding what actually happens. I think that if anyone suggested that the game was actually going to change that way, people who enjoy casters would scream bloody murder.Claiming that not everyone wants to play a high level caster because they're complex is technically true, but it's also presenting a false dichotomy. Powerful does not necessarily mean complex.I'm not presenting this as an actual suggestion for how to fix the fighter, but imagine for a moment if every high level fighter was Hercules. They have incredible strength, up to and including being able to reshape the flow of rivers, and smashing mountains. That's quite powerful. It has significant potential uses in the exploration pillar (less so social, unless you intend to intimidate). It does not increase the fighter's mental load by a substantial amount (probably significantly less than all the magic items carried by a Christmas tree fighter).</blockquote>