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A fighter got an army of 0th level dudes, that the wizard could pretty easily destroy by casting Death Spell or a few Fireballs. I always find it interesting how these discussions always revert into balancing some hypothetical D&D: Mortal Kombat game in which the PCs are dueling with each other...

Wait, what? This makes it really unclear to me whether you're trying to argue that there are supposed to be more than 4 encounters per day, or less. The line regarding non-combat play is important in game balance makes me think you're trying to emphasize roleplaying...but then you reference the mod...

That's seriously pretty normal. The game is 'balanced' around 4/encounters a day and each one is lucky to last 5 rounds. 20 rounds of combat on average per day is on the generous side of average. Ultimately, I think this is the key point of contention. If you, unlike the original designers of D&...

We honestly do know what happens when you have to make a "very easy" skill check in order to activate an otherwise level appropriate ability: it is terribad. (looks at the Tome series, filled with abilities that require checks to use them) Huh. Well. That's interesting. I have to admit yo...

On the contrary, that sounds terrible to me. I don't want Jumpy McJumperson trying to solve every problem by jumping. So you don't want a system where Jumpy McJumperson can try to solve diplomatic crises by jumping, but you also don't want a system where the DM can tell Jumpy McJumperson that jumpi...

I feel like this thread is conflating "splatbook fatigue" with "your product line is shitty". Both will cause people to stop buying your new products, but it's for very different reasons. "Your product line is shitty" causes people to stop buying because they're unhappy...

Howdy, folks. Somebody sent me a link and I took a peek. The skepticism makes sense, but I hope y'all will check out the previews we've got coming out at the Alexandrian over the next few weeks. Or, failing that, keep an eye out for reviews and play reports. It looks like the DCs will be codified in...