D&D (2024) D&D species article

[Minigiant]

They did not change everything into magic. Stop spreading this lie.

I was talking about cultural elements.

They replaced everything cultural with magical elements.

Nothing biologically physical.
Nothing biologically mental.

It also doesn't make it true that being 7 ft and 300lbs makes you better at lifting

It does if the 300 lbs is muscle.

which for Orcs and Goliaths, it is

 

[Micah Sweet]

What are you talking about lol? Who rolls stats in the year 2024 AD?

My group rolls stats, and so do others I know. Don't assume your experience is universal.

 

[mamba]

You either give human/elf and human/orc pairings special treatment that no other groups get, have nothing, have it be cosmetic, have a massively unbalanced "build-your-own" system that will catch fire immediately, or have hundreds of new species options that fill entire books on their own.

or you give it some thought, like designers are supposed to, and find a build-your-own system that does not immediately fall apart. Others have done it, not sure why WotC should get a free pass for essentially failing

 

[Ruin Explorer]

My group rolls stats, and so do others I know. Don't assume your experience is universal.

LOL dude the argument I was responding to was predicated on the idea that we roll stats, which is not a valid assumption 2024, and you know it.

 

[Micah Sweet]

LOL dude the argument I was responding to was predicated on the idea that we roll stats, which is not a valid assumption 2024, and you know it.

Are they changing the assumption in the new books? And I don't know it's not a valid assumption in 2024 (as if the year matters). What I know is that a good number of people on this site go with point buy or standard array and dislike rolling. So what?

 

[EzekielRaiden]

isn’t it the same formula you would use for the lottery (n! / (r! * (n - r)!)?

Or in our case (n = 6, r = 3): 6! / (3! * 3!)

So 5 * 4 / 6 for any background having the 3 stats you want

There's something wrong with your math here, as this would indicate that there's a 333% chance of the background having all three stats.

There are 20 possible combinations. If each background has a distinct set of three (which is far from guaranteed), that only covers 16. Therefore, you are at (maximally) 16/20 = 80% chance for having a background linked to all of your stats.

 

[jmartkdr2]

LOL dude the argument I was responding to was predicated on the idea that we roll stats, which is not a valid assumption 2024, and you know it.

I think rolling is the most popular method according to surveys.

 

[Parmandur]

What are you talking about lol? Who rolls stats in the year 2024 AD?

Everyone I have ever played with...? Rolling is quite standard in D&D still.

 

[Parmandur]

LOL dude the argument I was responding to was predicated on the idea that we roll stats, which is not a valid assumption 2024, and you know it.

I think it is a fairly valid assumption that rolling is normal. Not universal, but normal.

A Wanderer (new Urchin) can have an 18 without ASI with rolling, which goes a long way towards making it clear what ASI is doing in Bakcground.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I think it is a fairly valid assumption that rolling is normal. Not universal, but normal.

A Wanderer (new Urchin) can have an 18 without ASI with rolling, which goes a long way towards making it clear what ASI is doing in Bakcground.

Virtually no-one under 30 rolls dice unless they're playing with some aged DM who forces them to. It's pretty clear that even here rolled stats for 5E are in the minority, and in other places D&D is discussed, like the subreddit, Beyond, Discord and so on? It's a very small minority who roll. You can't predicate things on that.

So no it's not a valid assumption.

I think rolling is the most popular method according to surveys.

Quite the contrary.