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I was also thinking about how the game gives you 'max Dice + CON mod' at level one and maybe it doesn't need to always be max dice, so you could have guys with the same Hit Die but different starting HP.

So if they don't do anything cool? If they ignore a ton of other class features? Like my aforementioned Shadow Monks never casting any of their spells that cost Ki. Another exemple of 'do the efficient thing and not the FUN thing'. So we've established that FOB is bad and Step of the Wind is...

Nah, not specifically unarmored defense, just ditch DEX entirely from the calc. Your AC is now Armor+INT or Armor+WIS or Armor+CHA. And sometimes +Shield. That way you can have the medium armored strategist at the back that's still not too squishy. I think it works great aesthetically. And you...

It's not permanant if you can run out of dodges. Also, you don't have the HP of a Fighter and you rarely stun opponents. That's a huge gamble because the Monk does NOT have good hit points. It also feels like an important aesthetic decision when handing out proficiencies to a class. Heavy...

And that's not taking into account the Cleric gets acces to Cantrips, including the out of combat power house Guidance, and rituals.

Why is it not a 1 v 1 game then? Why do we have parties? When we complain that a class is too OP we constantly get told that 'balance doesn't matter', 'this is a team game' and so forth... but IS IT a team game or not? Well, if we look at 4e, the Warlord had proficiency in Cloth, Leather, Hide...

There's a bunch of posibility. Could bean at-will commander's strike, some sort of passive 'presence' buff, something like 'if you hit someone, the next attack against them gains X', a bonus action to maneuver allies around, some sort of temp HP generation, or maybe your choice from any of...

Sometimes, the enemy going out of their way to avoid triggering your mark is just as important as them triggering it at all. It's something you have to realize as a Defender: most of the time, you won't get to use the Mark ability, but it's okay because it means the enemy is changing its...

It's not an action, it doesn't need to advance the game state. Or you get a crit.

I could see some verson of the Warlord handing out extra temp HP alongside the recovery of their allies. I could see the recovery of HD being tied to their 'presence' attribute (like, your allies regain stat mod HD on top of the normal HD recovery)

Alright! Everybody had role(s) they liked! :D

You don't need to dodge if the enemy's dead already. Don't forget the subclass in the Sword Coast guide they never reprinted. My experience tells me otherwise. Nah, there's a limit to that because of what's on the pages. So a homebrew class? 'Cary no weapon' when most of the Battlemaster...

Because high AC is good? Come to think of it... why does it exist if, as you say, Patient Defense is vastly superior?? It's even better for your allies if you can trigger some extra OA and take no damage. It can but doesn't need to. Don't forget you don't need to Rage to use Reckless Attack...

d12 hit points compared to d8 hit points is a HUUUGE difference to how much damage a Barbarian can take, especially a Bear Totem Barbarian. Who happens to be a Hill Dwarf. 4 fights in a day is not an unreasonable ammount so it'll be rare for the Barbarian to run out of Rage. And doesn't run...

It's a passive buff. It doesn't take away from the cool stuff I can do. It's not like a Battlemaster wasting a Superiority Dice to be able to wear armor. That's nice for you. Still doesn't explain why it should cost a Ki to use it when a Rogue can disengage for just a bonus action. The Monk...

What? That makes no sense? Magic can do stuff real world athletes can't but a lot of the time a DnD mundane character can't do what athletes do! I think using world records as a benchmark is a perfect way to design a high level non-magical but still extraordinary character. If your level 20...

Gotta admit it sounds good when you say it like that, but two-three turn of that and maybe 1 or 2 Stunning Strike... that Ki runs out quick and you're behind enemy lines. I think I managed to actually stun an enemy... once? In the time I played a Monk. And I didn't really need to tank in my...

Ressource management isn't a bad mechanic in itself.

I think a game should strive to make those the same things. It might not always been perfect but it should be the goal. In any case, you shouldn't excuse bad mechanics just because they're fun.

Armor doesn't cost ressource every times you get into battle. How is Patient Defence fun? You're just standing there PREDICTING you'll be attacked and hoping for the best, it's not even a reaction. You're sacrificing one of your rare Ki points, your 'Do Cool Stuff' ressource, AND your bonus...