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You could reverse which are common or rare in a given Setting, the rules don't imply anything about it either way. A new Setting made just for 2024 rules could.jave any commonality for any Species option, the rules are agnostic.

But not as commonly as the other options. Ot every option a player has needs to be equally likely in a Setting.

Based on other shows you enjoy, Stargate SG-1 is very possibly your cup of tea.

Greyhawk didn't back in 1E.

An option being in the PHB doesn't mean it is rare or common, particularly

These have been on sale in local stores for a couple weeks now. In the interest of spreading awareness: Brotherwise is participating in the Bots & Mortar program, ao anyone who didn't back the Kickstarter but gets the books thru your FLGS can get the PDFs for free...

In the interest of spreading awareness: Brotherwise is participating in the Bots & Mortar program, ao anyone who didn't back the Kickstarter but gets the books thru your FLGS can get the PDFs for free: https://bits-and-mortar.com/publisher/brotherwise-games

In the interest of spreading awareness: Brotherwise is participating in the Bots & Mortar program, ao anyone who didn't back the Kickstarter but gets the books thru your FLGS can get the PDFs for free: https://bits-and-mortar.com/publisher/brotherwise-games

"Beojg good enough" goes a long way when one already knows the system for most people.

It's like saying that Honey Bunches of Oats has a good deal of fiber but also tastes good or something. But seriously...yes, 5E is laser focused on providing a specific dungeon crawling action experience, but the breezy resolution mechanics of the basic gameplay loop allow for improvising...

To be fair, each of those products does have a good deal of different material going on, are separated by over 5 years between releases (or one metric 3.5 lifespan), and any repeated information is to not penalize someone who hadn't bought a given older product?

Right, but there is no reason they would need to stop being that in a made for 5E Setting. It pure fluff, not necessitated by any rules one way or another.

Apparently the generic form of Plotweaver is going to have extensive discussions on how to do the latter, creating a unique magic system for one's own homebrew Setting, in addition to having actual rules for "social combat" and Skill Challenges. However, for most people, the 5E implementation...

Just for fun, this is a brief interview that Jordan gave explaining what he was doing with the Wheel of Time that is included with the audiobooks:

Mat is pretty annoying at the start of the series. When he starts getting viewpoint chapters in book 3 is when the series really starts cooking with oil, though, he becomes fantastic and often people's favorite character. In fact, one of the main criticisms of the Sanderson portions is that he...