New Posts For Thread: The best balance fix I have seen to date (fighter, rogue, and monk)...http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29501949/The_best_balance_fix_I_have_seen_to_date_(fighter,_rogue,_and_monk)...So, after a lot of conversation, a lot of math, and the like, a few things have become apparent: Sneak Attack and Deadly Strike feel too alike; all the martial classes feel underpowered compared to the fighter. Now, almost everyone still wants the fiLet me get this straight, first you complain that two attacks a round make powers like whirlwind less useful, and then you complain that the proposed fix makes whirwind more useful? All right... Look, given my proposed fix using two attacks againsthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29501949/The_best_balance_fix_I_have_seen_to_date_(fighter,_rogue,_and_monk)...?post_id=526816493#526816493Let me get this straight, first you complain that two attacks a round make powers like whirlwind less useful, and then you complain that the proposed fix makes whirwind more useful? All right... Look, given my proposed fix using two attacks againstWed, 12 Dec 2012 09:57:31 -0600I agree with the concern CyberDave is citing in this thread but think this is the wrong way of going about fixing it.As a core conceptual issue, Expertise and Maneuvers are a cool combination because they give the fighter major tactical considerationhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29501949/The_best_balance_fix_I_have_seen_to_date_(fighter,_rogue,_and_monk)...?post_id=526640483#526640483I agree with the concern CyberDave is citing in this thread but think this is the wrong way of going about fixing it.As a core conceptual issue, Expertise and Maneuvers are a cool combination because they give the fighter major tactical considerationWed, 05 Dec 2012 18:09:58 -0600I tried two different versions of the rogue to try. One with maneuvers, one without, and I think the one with maneuvers may work best if one thing is observed: All the classes get d6's for expertise dice. Sneak Attack wasn't made a maneuver, though;http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29501949/The_best_balance_fix_I_have_seen_to_date_(fighter,_rogue,_and_monk)...?post_id=526582483#526582483I tried two different versions of the rogue to try. One with maneuvers, one without, and I think the one with maneuvers may work best if one thing is observed: All the classes get d6's for expertise dice. Sneak Attack wasn't made a maneuver, though;Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:11:25 -0600Personally I like rogues who arent thieves. Why is hide bound tradition requiring I be a thief. (that was an issue in 4e)... did they sort of inverse it in 5e all thieves with any competance are automatically rogues?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29501949/The_best_balance_fix_I_have_seen_to_date_(fighter,_rogue,_and_monk)...?post_id=526525813#526525813Personally I like rogues who arent thieves. Why is hide bound tradition requiring I be a thief. (that was an issue in 4e)... did they sort of inverse it in 5e all thieves with any competance are automatically rogues?Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:50:39 -0600I think that anybody should be able to pick locks with thieves tools but with disadvantage. Given the high DC of most locks that is quite a tough call. And somebody trained in thieves tools should be able to pick a lock with disadvantage using suithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29501949/The_best_balance_fix_I_have_seen_to_date_(fighter,_rogue,_and_monk)...?post_id=526516455#526516455I think that anybody should be able to pick locks with thieves tools but with disadvantage. Given the high DC of most locks that is quite a tough call. And somebody trained in thieves tools should be able to pick a lock with disadvantage using suitSat, 01 Dec 2012 11:31:14 -0600