D&D 5E What are the "True Issues" with 5e?

[Micah Sweet]

If you're a few generations removed it may not matter much, at least mechanically. Roleplay though, well who knows when your great, great, great, great, great, great (more greats than you can shake a stick at) grandpa will show up...

In fact, it literally doesn't matter mechanical. Heck, come 2024, you could be 50% elf and have it not matter mechanically.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I'm pretty impressed with your confidence in your evaluation of the likely consequences of being descended at least partially from 600 year old sleepless fey spawn.

Stop trying to find fantasy in this fantasy game. Mundanity only unless you asked a wizard nicely for a nice hat or something.

 

[MichaelSomething]

That passage talks about spells and magic items. Nothing about non-magical characters.

Aren't levels a form of magic???

Kill enough monsters/do enough adventure objectives/get enough gold and you become powerful enough to go toe to toe with dragons.

 

[mamba]

Aren't levels a form of magic???

No, they are a form of expertise. That is why you gain them with experience points, not with magic points

 

[Vaalingrade]

This is why serial killers are just plain physically tougher than everyone else on average, and literally better at every skill they focus on.

 

[Older Beholder]

The only 'true issue' (for me) was racial stat modifiers.
But thankfully Tasha's got rid of them.

 

[Minigiant]

That's the True issue

5e took out a lot to attract people but it gave DMs nothing to keep them there.

How does my PC fight the dragon? "Ask the DM?"
How does my PC engage in a conversation? "Ask the DM?"
How does my PC interact with the environment? "Ask the DM?"

DM: There's almost nothing in this book and I can barely find what's in there. (pulls out older edition's book)

 

[mamba]

How does my PC fight the dragon? "Ask the DM?"

the rules are in the PHB

How does my PC engage in a conversation? "Ask the DM?"
How does my PC interact with the environment? "Ask the DM?"

the same way you do, if your players need that explained…

 

[doctorbadwolf]

That's a no for me dog.

If I give your party a +2 longbow so your Strength Fighter has a decent ranged attack, you can't come to the table the next session with a Dexterity Ranger.

The two are not comparable.

Changing to or away from a more mixed recharge model is nothing like changing you whole build, and the comparison is so out of left field that it’s difficult to believe you had a straight face while typing it up.

 

[Gammadoodler]

you are welcome It’s not that hard to extrapolate, take a Half-Elf / Half-Orc and move it almost all the way to the human side…

Wait.. we're using the game rules to justify our setting expectations.....

I'm pretty sure we're not allowed to do this.