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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thia Halmades" data-source="post: 2721578" data-attributes="member: 35863">Without reading everything posted here:- A number of people pointed out that it's niche management, and in d20 that seems to me what it boils down too.  However, we also know that the difference between a fighter and a rogue is more than their BAB.  I'm in the process of learning HERO for this exact reason; combat is modified as much by your skills as your stats, and that's a major break from the d20 system.- Second, feats play a part in it, and (I know, not the original discussion) but a Fighter gets better at fighting by selecting those feats.  However, a Fighter has nearly no skill points, and many (somewhere between 'some' and 'most') will treat INT as a dump stat, thus not gaining any points in the BAB skill.- Third, on the rogue argument (to avoid them becoming fighting fools) see point one; beyond BAB, there's familiarity with the weapon, maneuverability of the target, feat selection (which the Fighter has way more of) and the general point that a Rogue will get squished if it gets close enough in melee to hit.I do agree: your ability to swing a sword, fire a bow, fire a cross bow, succeed in dagger fighter, unarmed combat & kick boxing should not all be tied to a single number determined by your level.  However, this is a design decision for d20; it's built to be simple.  I completely believe that they should be separate, built seprately and counted separately, but the system isn't built to carry that load.</blockquote>

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