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<blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 6995522" data-attributes="member: 57112"><p>Time. Time is the game-killer.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of issues, and the list you came up with covers many but is certainly not all-inclusive, but I imagine for many folks it boils down to time. And that's part of what you've labelled Convenience but it is bigger than that.</p><p></p><p>The internet and the DM's Guild and open gaming should have made that "punk" aesthetic easier, and in some ways it does. In other ways, it doesn't. At all. See, when there's one official version of the <class name excised> that's the version the vast majority of tables use, even if there's grumbling over some features or the lack of Inspiring Word or whatever. But when you have to shop on DM's Guild or forums or reddit and there's five dozen different versions of <excised>, like the <excised> or the Princess or the <excised>, that becomes paralyzing. Which ones are even good, let alone reflect your own vision of the <excised>? There's no quality control there. You have to do it yourself. Which takes time and energy.</p><p></p><p>Yes, you could hack your own, but then that goes back to time. Designing a class is time-consuming. It's exhausting. And unlike some previous editions, there aren't even any guidelines on how to go about it.</p><p></p><p>There are other considerations, like AL play, but for home games, if I had to guess, the biggest consideration is time.</p><p></p><p>I did a lot more home-brewing when I worked at a Hotel. And before I had my kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gradine, post: 6995522, member: 57112"] Time. Time is the game-killer. There's a lot of issues, and the list you came up with covers many but is certainly not all-inclusive, but I imagine for many folks it boils down to time. And that's part of what you've labelled Convenience but it is bigger than that. The internet and the DM's Guild and open gaming should have made that "punk" aesthetic easier, and in some ways it does. In other ways, it doesn't. At all. See, when there's one official version of the <class name excised> that's the version the vast majority of tables use, even if there's grumbling over some features or the lack of Inspiring Word or whatever. But when you have to shop on DM's Guild or forums or reddit and there's five dozen different versions of <excised>, like the <excised> or the Princess or the <excised>, that becomes paralyzing. Which ones are even good, let alone reflect your own vision of the <excised>? There's no quality control there. You have to do it yourself. Which takes time and energy. Yes, you could hack your own, but then that goes back to time. Designing a class is time-consuming. It's exhausting. And unlike some previous editions, there aren't even any guidelines on how to go about it. There are other considerations, like AL play, but for home games, if I had to guess, the biggest consideration is time. I did a lot more home-brewing when I worked at a Hotel. And before I had my kid. [/QUOTE]
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