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They play differently? They literally had an in-house weekly game to test things. And guess what? It worked for them. There are interviews of them saying how much fun this was. As for those classes, that is a different debate. But that is the problem with your claim, the math doesn't jank up...

It's not like sports. The designers saying something after the fact is them rewriting memories. Sometimes you rewrite it exactly how it happened, and other times you change your it because your perspectives have changed. In other words, it doesn't matter what the designers say about it now, what...

We're just going to have to disagree on this. There are boatloads of players that are perfectly happy with all the tiers in 5e, both 2014 and 2024.

I like it. I really do. But it will slow combat, even if it is just a little. And that is something people don't want.

This was questioned in another thread. You could say the thing about any class. You don't need a paladin, you only need a cleric. You don't need a monk, only a fighter. You don't need a druid, only a wizard. You don't need a barbarian, only a fighter. Etc. The truth of the matter is you...

1st RPG: Basic Blue Box D&D with a mix of 2nd Edition 2nd RPG: MERP I think this shaped what I like (and dislike) about RPGs today. Like anything experienced in formative years, I think it has a profound "hands molding the clay" effect.

Yes, that is why it was the best selling TTRPG of all time.

It is, but it is only for summer. And, it's fun! ;) Here are a few of the adventures I have made. Some are quests (more linear) and others are sandboxes. For the record, I do not sell these. They are just for me and friends.

I realize I am an anomaly with this, but I generally spend an entire summer writing NPCs, scenes, side quests, thread lines, big baddie, maps, etc. This is approximately 3-4 hours a day, five days a week. I calculated it one summer. It works out to about 100-120 hours. It's all enjoyable to me...

A while ago... Retire the character because he found his missing daughter and wanted to stay home and protect her. Cast heal on my sister in game who was at 1 hp even though we had someone that fell and failed their first death save. In some recent games... Destroy a book in Candlekeep. (He...

Hi Tessarael, I was just teasing. I think you are right, for that specific player, if they are that concerned with something like that, you just give it to them. If that other player having an extra +1 messes up their enjoyment of the game so much that they feel they have to stop and build a new...

Do you see how all my what ifs are true, and they can happen? And they could happen more often to the fighter with the higher strength over the course of 20 rounds. Heck, two rounds of hold person on the fighter with the higher strength just negated all his extra damage over the course of 20...

I understand the math, over the course of 20 rounds has a 20.5% increase in damage. But that is not really the actual number to look at. First, it's a percentage comprised of an illogical comparison. Very rarely do you have two party members make the same exact character. It is around 5% better...

So a DM that has players roll on the magic item table is not a valid approach for this DM. They would be considered unfair by letting the dice decide. ;)

I don't think they carry the same weight. I never said that. What I said was, you can't discount the non-synergistic bonuses. And, as always, to repeat and rinse, the +1 is minimal, synergistically and non-synergistically.

You do not understand the math behind a +1. You do not understand the math behind the game. And how could you? You still believe its static. There are a million what ifs in each and every encounter: What if the bard gave one fighter a bardic inspiration? What if one fighter had more movement...

And that is the crux of the argument right there. What you consider balanced is an absolute myth. An extra +1 at character creation does not throw off the balance of the game. It barely registers. There are dozens of other factors that determine balance far more than an extra +1 at character...

I am not against customization of backgrounds. Talk with your DM. I know, that if I were DMing, I would allow it. That is not a logical fallacy. The game does not break if you allow the customized background, and the player gets their extra +1. The game does not break if you do not allow a...

Oh, I agree, it is probably about 1%. But I am giving the 5% just because the game uses a 20-sided die. It's an oversimplification, and leans heavily into things being static, which you and I both know, they are not. I just would hate to see what these players complain about if they had to, oh...