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<blockquote data-quote="thecasualoblivion" data-source="post: 5894063" data-attributes="member: 59096"><p>PCs are the exception, not Joe Schmoe off the street or your unwashed masses. PCs are the notable characters in that single book.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The trouble with this is that 4E is also a part of D&D, and hence a part of 5E which promises to be able to do your style of D&D, whoever you are. In 4E, Dragonborn and Tieflings are core parts of the world, and core rules without Tiefling and/or Dragonborn means that 5E is going to fall short of delivering the 4E experience.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Its not so much having a problem with it per se, as much as the appearance of WotC takiing a side in the edition wars by putting a label on something that is unique to a particular edition. If the real goal is making it clear that not every option is going to be available in any given game world, why not just be clear about that? The same goes for new players, as I'd rather WotC and the game itself present diffferent things in a neutral tone, as opposed to a tone that could be mistaken for favoring one thing over another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thecasualoblivion, post: 5894063, member: 59096"] PCs are the exception, not Joe Schmoe off the street or your unwashed masses. PCs are the notable characters in that single book. The trouble with this is that 4E is also a part of D&D, and hence a part of 5E which promises to be able to do your style of D&D, whoever you are. In 4E, Dragonborn and Tieflings are core parts of the world, and core rules without Tiefling and/or Dragonborn means that 5E is going to fall short of delivering the 4E experience. Its not so much having a problem with it per se, as much as the appearance of WotC takiing a side in the edition wars by putting a label on something that is unique to a particular edition. If the real goal is making it clear that not every option is going to be available in any given game world, why not just be clear about that? The same goes for new players, as I'd rather WotC and the game itself present diffferent things in a neutral tone, as opposed to a tone that could be mistaken for favoring one thing over another. [/QUOTE]
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