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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6722973" data-attributes="member: 996">My only reservation about recharge mechanics is that 5e combats tend to be so short.   Recharge takes some time to happen.  I suppose that's an issue with any attempt at tactical depth, as well - it simply doesn't have time to develop.'Spending' an attack for some benefit - like being able to use a more potent maneuver, perhaps, does sound like an idea, though.When you're talking viable options based on the class itself, not really.  But, yes, /everyone/ has options in 5e, particularly the option to go 'outside the box' and declare an action the rules don't cover - a good DM will take advantage of that to make the game more fun and interesting, especially if it gives a neglected PC a shot at a little spotlight time.  That a fighter PC is more likely to benefit from that sort of DM beneficence, though, only highlights how limited the class, itself, is.Ultimately, in a well-run 5e game, it's not an insurmountable issue.  If you want a lot of options that don't require a great deal of DM buy-in, you simply play a caster.  If you have a good raport with the DM and are on the ball, you can get a less monotonous experience, even from a Fighter (Champion).  In the mean time, the Champion is there for anyone who does want a very simple character.I haven't looked at GURPS in a long time.  Has it really changed that much?  I recall it as a heavily skill-based point-buy system with combat options as you describe in the first sentence.  The idea of combat options as 'powers' in GURPS seems quite alien to me.  Powers as powers - as in GURPS:Supers, sure, but combat options as powers?</blockquote>

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