I consider 5E to be a system primarily focused on combat, so I generally weight powerful combat subclasses higher than ones that focus on social interaction or exploration. I also give more weight to subclasses that allow for a wider range of powerful builds compared to those with only a few...
As for noncombat, everything the rogue does is replicated by the much stronger bard. I’d even argue that bards fulfill the skill character role better, as they get more proficiencies and have the Jack of all Trades feature, granting half their proficiency bonus to all skills they aren’t ...
nitpicky square-counting. They don’t, by the way. It’s GMs that create endless, nitpicky square-counting, but that’s a story for another time. The problem is players are starting to notice that melee combat is the crappiest combat in D&D 5E. You’re absolutely always...
The Future of Silence: Fiction by Korean Women trans. by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton (review) In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: html_title /html_title Reviewed by Young-Key Kim-Renaud THE FUTURE OF SILENCE: FICTION BY KOREAN WOMEN , translated from Korean ...