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Running the Numbers on a Common Sharpshooter "Fix"
🕑 Added 2020-02-02 20:48:42 +0000 UTCRun the numbers to compare the RAW rules for Sharpshooter (-5 attack/+10 damage) to a common fix that scales on proficiency (-P attack/+2P damage).
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Matthew Perkins @heyitsMattyP
GWM/Sharpshooter feels very at-odds with 5E mechanics. The spirit of the abilities is weird, totally leaning into damage in an uninteresting way. I don't know — the whole risk/reward thing feels videogamey, and scaling it doesn't really address that. The ideal fix for me would be to rewrite each feat in a way that players look at it and say, "Oh damn! I'm Legolas/Conan!"
