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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amhain" data-source="post: 8065989" data-attributes="member: 6681837">Problem with giving the Fighter super tracking is that now they're treading on the Ranger's toes, design-wise. Especially the Magicless Ranger that seems to be a goal for this game. This is what I was talking about with all the other classes nibbling away at the Fighter. There's basically already a class for every mundane out-of-combat schtick. So how do you give Fighter these option without just making it the same as those classes.One possibility, is to focus on flexibility out-of-combat, the same as it does in-combat. So the Fighter can do all those things. They can track, or schmooze, or sneak, or lead. But they may not be quite so good at it as the more specialized class. They won't track as well as Magicless Rangers. They won't schmooze or sneak as well as a socially- or stealth-oriented Rogues would. They won't lead as well as Warlords. But unlike those specialists, they can do fairly decently at any of those situations.Should the Fighter should get a limited version of the 5e Bard's "Jack of all Trades" feature? Or perhaps have some "floating" Skill Proficiencies, that they can move around during a Long Rest? Maybe get 2 Expertises, but only 2 and at a later point than the Rogue?Personally I like that third idea no matter what, because I like the idea of more people getting Expertise in general. Rogues should still get the most, and early, to protect their "skill monkey" role, but letting people choose what areas their character is just plain the best at outside of combat still seems like a good idea to add back some degrees to Proficiency beyond its present binary, without going back to Skill Points by level.</blockquote>

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