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disagree that the matter lies entirely with class, subclass can be a notable factor in adjusting complexity up or down.

tangentially, this kind of possessiveness of character autonomy is also partly why i think it's so hard to suggest a proper social mechanics system, because Oh no my character might be persuaded to do something i don't explicitly condone them wanting to do!

no worries, there was no offence taken, though i am a bit surprised that Command is not on the Wizard list, feels like something they'd have, to me at least.

past tense presumably used for when choosing to be a half elf actually mattered mechanically in the game.

that your characters are all in a fight for your lives is not a good enough reason to take the extra attack?

anyways, this is a player/table level problem, not a class ability problem.

the fact i don't know what classes can cast what is besides the point.

yeah, sure, totally, it's entirely different if it's the wizard bossing around your teammates than if it were the warlord.

should i of just chosen to play a wizard so i could use Command on them instead?

reminds me of some of those DnD horror stories about how 'the atheist party member refused to be healed by my cleric'

well, i know that i would rather choose to be less effective in what i wanted to do anyway to spite the fact that the opportunity was given to me by someone else than just take what's being offered. right everyone?

half elves (and half orcs) aren't just 'outsiders' in the same way that regular monster species are who are completely displaced from the society are, half elves deal with the issue of being in and out of the group at the same time, and of being strung between two societies, neither yet both...

i'd probably put them as a kensei monk/mastermind rogue with the noble background

hmmm, i might say i don't think ability scores ought to matter less, but perhaps matter more equally, so that's you don't get that rush for 20 because it might be more valuable for your broadsword battlemaster fighter to instead invest in INT so they can learn an extra fighting style and bumps...

huh, am i misunderstanding you with this? i thought you were saying NPCs should have the same traits as PCs