Recent content by Cap'n Kobold

This is very, very good. I have a few quibbles with specific stuff (Versatile fighting style, Bulwark Iron Guard), but a log of these changes address the major issues that many people have with the Fighter.

Thank you. I'm mostly just relieved that it is the site that is borked and not my brain more than currently. Given I think this is the first time it happened, I suppose I should treat it as a badge of honour. Actually, given that the post I quoted was denigrating a large chunk of the D&D...

Ah. Is that why I'm getting notifications telling me that people quoted a post of mine, but can't find the thread that its happening in? I didn't realise that this was a thing.

Gee. Can't imagine why some people form dislikes of some veteran longtime gamers. Its amazing why a modern company looking to attract new players to D&D might be happy that the people like you and the above poster are no longer representative of the people they are likely to have to play with.

NeverWinter Online was an MMO based on 4e mechanics. While it wasn't the turn-based grid combat that you might expect, it used movement and forced movement much more heavily than other MMOs and similar games tended to.

Potential ways to nerf Shield, and my thoughts: Make it Concentration - While a very definite nerf and encouraging an important in-game tactical decision, I do not think that this addresses Shield's core issue. Triggers when attacked rather than when hit. - Some DMs reveal whether Shield would...

Yes, we do wonder why you do say that. :hmm: Given the immediate response from warlord fans when being told that they can do as much as a caster is "Hang on, that seems too much!" I did something similar when putting together a "Warlord" class: Speculate that if the Battlemaster has basically...

Two spells a level, every level, is a pretty good amount. Of course more would be better, but it isn't necessary for the class to work.

You could combine the Warlord's predecessor, the White Raven discipline from the Book of Nine swords with existing 5e mechanics to make a solid start. I would actually suggest making a more warblade-like class, but with enough flexibility in abilities to choose that it could perform fine as...

There are people arguing that any capability that seems unrealistic for the real world should be labelled as Supernatural or Magical. Someone pointed out that this could be possible to justify in very general terms, but not in the context of the actual game. Another person asked what the...

Indeed. Or more correctly, what some people think is beyond what's possible on earth.

I think that the best expression of the ideal that I would like to see rather than the suggestion in the OP is the warblade class from the Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords. They weren't magical or supernatural. Their maneuvers allowed them to do extraordinary things, but all functioned within...

The distinction is because "magical" has a defined meaning within the context of the RPG itself, different to how it is being used in this thread. Saying that anything beyond what a normal human can achieve must be explicitly labelled as supernatural or magical is problematic for those who like...

Yes, it absolutely is possible. By humans. In our reality. It might be "supernatural" to you and Micah Sweet. Presumably those people who are currently doing so are using the magic available to them in real life. Its not even extraordinary to many of us. (And this is before we even get into the...

The issue with justifying some classes as less powerful because their abilities aren't limited by resources is based on a false premise. The concept is that "Its OK that the wizard can outshine the Fighter when they are using spells, because when they are reduced to cantrips, the Fighter's...