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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8067354" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I think the problem with this argument and therefore the thread is that while the Fighter is unashamedly tooled for combat as a class, the nature of 5e means this doesn’t really matter.Looking at the fighter class in isolation means yes there is a lack of specific class abilities to influence social interactions. Or to aid with exploration. However 5e doesn’t operate in isolation.The fighter class is tooled for combat but a fighter character can be tooled for exploration or interactions. With 12 Charisma and the prodigy feat I can get +5 persuasion which is the same as that Charisma 16 Bard (except my proficiency will scale faster). I could do the same to gain proficiency with thieves tools and stealth, or survival etc etc. Backgrounds let you be great at whatever you like really and bounded accuracy means you don’t need to devote a whole character to an idea to be successful at it.You may say that the fighter has to give up resources from background or feat to do this. I say who cares, you have to spend those resources somewhere. The trade off is I get to be ace in combat.So because I can make a Fighter character who can interact and explore really well I don’t really care that the class doesn’t have those elements baked in.</blockquote>