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Old 06-08-2021, 07:33 AM   #58
kenclary
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Default Re: Skill Advancement

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Originally Posted by coronatiger View Post
So, my point is: Even though Ilzo and Mattea at times got kills every round, and none of us expected Leopold and Va'lyndra to be nearly as efficient, our two less combaty friends had important tasks during the fight.

And to generalize, having a high-skill fighter ensures that the party has someone to occupy the opponents while the rest do something important, such as unlocking the gate so everyone can escape, solving the riddle to deactivate the constructs trying to kill them, or just watch the fighter's back so he doesn't get swarmed.
"Sword Guy" can't be in two places at once. Being the best at a particular task doesn't give you the ability to always be the one doing it. Nor does it guaranteee that success will always be about attacking or parrying with a sword.

It's not broken; in fact it's suboptimal. ("It" being Sword Guy.)
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