Will D&D make strength matter again?

[Guest 6801328]

Agree, the OPs idea looks more complex than needed.

Do one of the following instead:
1) Get rid of rapiers altogether.
2) Remove the + on melee damage from Dex.

Yes. For god's sake get rid of the rapier.

 

[Salamandyr]

Yes. For god's sake get rid of the rapier.

Get rid of rapier

Get rid of "full plate"

Make "plate mail" a thing again,

and take D&D back to the 14th Century!

 

[Caliban]

Get rid of rapier

Get rid of "full plate"

Make "plate mail" a thing again,

and take D&D back to the 14th Century!

Add "Power Armor".

Add "Chainswords".

Take D&D to the 40th century!

 

[CleverNickName]

Add "Power Armor".

Add "Chainswords".

Take D&D to the 40th century!

Add "Blast Armor".

Add "Lightsabers".

Take D&D back a long time ago, and to a galaxy far, far away!

 

[Remathilis]

Add "Blast Armor".

Add "Lightsabers".

Take D&D back a long time ago, and to a galaxy far, far away!

Ah lightsabers, if there was ever a weapon that invalidated strength, it was that one.

 

[CapnZapp]

If you include light sabers, at least Rapiers will appear okay...

 

[Satyrn]

Ah lightsabers, if there was ever a weapon that invalidated strength, it was that one.

Phasers. Especially those tiny ones from early TNG that even a toddler could comfortably lift.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

While that thread drifted towards nonsense, I state, that Strength certainly matters in our games. A little bit of initiative and ranged weaponry should balance athletics check to actively grapple and shove or allowing you to actually carrying your own weight and that of your gear and your loot. In our games strength does matter as much as dexterity. And it is not the god of stats as many think it is.

 

[CleverNickName]

Strength matters in my gaming group also, but I can see how it might matter less to some groups, and how it might not matter at all to others.

There's some good advice in this thread for players and DMs alike who want to make Strength a little more (or a lot more) important. I hope we were able to help the OP out with some fresh ideas.

 

[Vis]

What about adding piercing resistance/immunity to monsters? Or give bludgeoning/slashing vulnerability to monsters? I haven't had an issue with DEX based combat in our sessions.