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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 8706391" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>That's not a 2E thing, it's a D&D thing, regardless of edition.</p><p></p><p>I told a story a while back about how I was trying to talk a guy I knew, who loved comic books, into giving D&D (5E, which isn't my edition of choice, but which seemed like the easiest access point for a newcomer) a chance. He asked if he could make a character who was just like The Flash. I hesitated, then started to describe how there were certain builds (which I was reasonably certain were out there) which could get him up to more than twice the movement speed of most characters, along with one or two extra attacks per round. He just shook his head and said "That's not even close to what The Flash can do."</p><p></p><p>And he was right. If you've got a particular inspiration from some other media, including most comics, video games, or anime/manga, then most of the time D&D isn't going to let you play what you want, particularly at 1st level. Heck, just look at the differences between Vancian magic and how magic works in most other media; that one's been a sticking point for decades.</p><p></p><p>The game is what it is, and there's always going to be a gulf between that and what people want it to be, at least in terms of when they start playing their first character.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 8706391, member: 8461"] That's not a 2E thing, it's a D&D thing, regardless of edition. I told a story a while back about how I was trying to talk a guy I knew, who loved comic books, into giving D&D (5E, which isn't my edition of choice, but which seemed like the easiest access point for a newcomer) a chance. He asked if he could make a character who was just like The Flash. I hesitated, then started to describe how there were certain builds (which I was reasonably certain were out there) which could get him up to more than twice the movement speed of most characters, along with one or two extra attacks per round. He just shook his head and said "That's not even close to what The Flash can do." And he was right. If you've got a particular inspiration from some other media, including most comics, video games, or anime/manga, then most of the time D&D isn't going to let you play what you want, particularly at 1st level. Heck, just look at the differences between Vancian magic and how magic works in most other media; that one's been a sticking point for decades. The game is what it is, and there's always going to be a gulf between that and what people want it to be, at least in terms of when they start playing their first character. [/QUOTE]
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