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[Celebrim]

My two go-to examples of Rangers are Aragorn (as Strider) and Robin Hood.

Ahh... well, you see the problem is that despite being the origin of the class, Aragorn is not a (D&D) Ranger. He is a (D&D) Paladin.

How's that for an unpopular opinion?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Ahh... well, you see the problem is that despite being the origin of the class, Aragorn is not a (D&D) Ranger. He is a (D&D) Paladin.

How's that for an unpopular opinion?

That certainly explains where the horse goes whenever JRRT isn't interested in it.

 

[CleverNickName]

A product listing more abilities to attach to that system would be ideal. I used Tasha's to build a half-ogre and was completely satisfied with the result.

So far, I've used it to build the following:

• a half-dryad (yet another tiefling, but with Feywild influence instead of Abyss/Hell.)
• a siren (a more musical aquatic elf)
• a half-vampire (his mother was bitten by a vampire while he was still in the womb)
• a rakasta (small-sized tabaxi who ride smilodons, from X1: The Isle of Dread)
• a Traldar (humans who have trained their voices to give powerful shouts, from B4: The Lost City? I think?)

I've yet to find a character concept that it doesn't work for.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The numerous Mystara races and subraces are a great use for the Tasha's rules. None of them require massive mechanical changes, and we also don't really need a bunch of full write-ups that amount to "basically human, but with a dog head."

 

[CleverNickName]

and we also don't really need a bunch of full write-ups that amount to "basically human, but with a dog head."

ABSOLUTELY

Sadly, I can only Like this comment once. So I'll quote it, so that others can like it again.

 

[Gradine]

If we're finally approaching the tipping point of "we no longer need bespoke 'Races'" how long until we reach the absolute zenith of "we no longer need bespoke Classes"

 

[Jd Smith1]

This is why I cannot get behind just 3, especially within the western fantasy tradition that is D&D. Moorecock is absolutely part of that tradition.

Good vs Evil
Law vs Chaos

I dont think Neutral needs to be a thing if I think about it.

All Neutral does is confuse the issue.

Although alignment being defined by a word is pretty much pointless with a lot of players. You'll always get the rules lawyer who will want to quibble about specifics. I simply let it be known in the vetting process that I'm not interested in GMing for murder hoboes. I also, regardless of system, never award XP for kills.

That usually eliminates the entire issue. If mindless killing is not rewarded, you seldom, IME, get alignment issues.

 

[Jd Smith1]

I'm in agreement with you there. I'm thinking there's a difference between a not-for-profit convention thrown by fans for fans and a for-profit convention thrown together by professionals. In the 90s, a lot of RPG companies had programs where you could get free material by running demos for them at game stores and conventions. I don't believe most of those programs exist these days and I wonder why. Is it becaus someone figured out the programs weren't effective? Or was someone afraid of establishing an employer/employee relationship?

The problem I encountered back then was people who would sign up for the program, fake the paperwork, and then sell the rewards on Ebay.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Sounds good to me. A single, four-page pamphlet with some tables would be much better than an indefinite number of $35 splatbooks. Maybe I'll cook one up when I'm finished with my current writing project?

Splatbooks are the bane of the major RPG systems.

 

[CreamCloud0]

Removing weaknesses in the name of equality is all well and good, but at a certain point you need to make sure you haven’t started removing their strengths in the name of equality too, break down the dividing walls too much and you might suddenly realise you’ve gone and lost what made anything distinctive.