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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 6506308" data-attributes="member: 48965">I don't understand your point... it helps his lower damage weapons keep up with the cantrips and base features of caster classes, the higher damage weapons of other martial classes, the range of hp's for the monsters deemed appropriate in the book at his level, etc...    Are you understanding what I am pointing out?  Your reply didn't answer it.I'm talking about the math behind the game... there has to be a baseline of expected values at a particular level for to hit, AC, damage, etc. in order for the game to function.  Do I know what that range is...no, am I going to spend the time trying to figure it out... no but it's a given.   You do realize it's not just flanking that gives him the sneak attack in 5e right... it's any source of advantage and you don't have to flank (in 3e that meant being in a specific position relative to the other character) all you need is for a character to be within 5' of the enemy you are attacking so it's easier than 3e flanking... and ranged combat applies as well.What roles?  That's what you are missing there are no inherent roles in 5e so how do you add keywords and/or give advice for something that doesn't exist in the game?  Those that believe roles have always existed in D&D all have their own concept of what those roles are, this thread is evidence of that, so whose roles should they use when giving you this information since 5e doesn't have any roles?  And what are they removing to make space for CharOps in the book?</blockquote>

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