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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 5778365" data-attributes="member: 32740"><p>Hmn. Indiana Jones fights Nazis. Should he need more than a swastika to prove that he is allowed to kick their asses?</p><p> </p><p>Orcs were intended to be just one of many groups of Nazis that PC's were PERMITTED to kill without the DM playing alignment-trap games with the paladins. Even if Conan were able to cast Know Alignment should he ever even need to BOTHER doing so? Shouldn't he just be able to pick up his axe and assume the Frazetta pose atop yet another pile of PROVABLY EVIL foes?</p><p> </p><p>So, how G-rated do you want it? Conan is not rated G. Yes, on occasion R is stretched a bit far but PG-13 is clearly too low. I don't think it was a problem when PC racial choices along those lines were limited to human/elf (not at all icky), and human/orc (okay, icky but marauding, PROVABLY EVIL orcs are not supposed to be pretty). It became a problem when PC racial choices were expanded to EVERY MONSTER IN THE BOOK.</p><p> </p><p>I hate to say it but this is the MMO counter-influence. I never had a problem with buffing in the game until the rules started including every conceivable buff coupled with telling the player - this is where the fun is.</p><p> </p><p>Amen. Choices don't all have to be obvious and uber-cool. Optimizers will never go away and will always make THEIR OWN determinations as to what should be ignored. Don't mine the game with pitfalls for people who don't want or need to wallow in "system mastery". There will be plenty of crap choices to be found WITHOUT intentionally introducing more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 5778365, member: 32740"] Hmn. Indiana Jones fights Nazis. Should he need more than a swastika to prove that he is allowed to kick their asses? Orcs were intended to be just one of many groups of Nazis that PC's were PERMITTED to kill without the DM playing alignment-trap games with the paladins. Even if Conan were able to cast Know Alignment should he ever even need to BOTHER doing so? Shouldn't he just be able to pick up his axe and assume the Frazetta pose atop yet another pile of PROVABLY EVIL foes? So, how G-rated do you want it? Conan is not rated G. Yes, on occasion R is stretched a bit far but PG-13 is clearly too low. I don't think it was a problem when PC racial choices along those lines were limited to human/elf (not at all icky), and human/orc (okay, icky but marauding, PROVABLY EVIL orcs are not supposed to be pretty). It became a problem when PC racial choices were expanded to EVERY MONSTER IN THE BOOK. I hate to say it but this is the MMO counter-influence. I never had a problem with buffing in the game until the rules started including every conceivable buff coupled with telling the player - this is where the fun is. Amen. Choices don't all have to be obvious and uber-cool. Optimizers will never go away and will always make THEIR OWN determinations as to what should be ignored. Don't mine the game with pitfalls for people who don't want or need to wallow in "system mastery". There will be plenty of crap choices to be found WITHOUT intentionally introducing more. [/QUOTE]
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