The companions are a huge question mark for me still. I will not play anything but my own custom character as the PC. But at the same time, I will also not use any generic or "mercenary" ch… (View Post)

Yes I completely agree. However, let's also not overlook that in 5e FR, arcane magic is now significantly less prevalent: far fewer mages, far fewer magic items, and even those items at much lower po… (View Post)

Not really. My attitude towards the game was slowly improving until now. But doing away with the side initiative aspect just to placate one group of whining fans at the expense of others rubs me very… (View Post)

You keep repeating this misrepresentation of me!! I was not saying they are the same thing. I was saying EXACTLY the OPPOSITE. (View Post)

Yes. What's not clear about that? The part you bolded is part of a longer post (so, context), and the entire post is about pointing out that though the two share the same mechanics, they are NOT the … (View Post)