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AAK81 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
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Call me a Tolkien snob*, but I don't understand how anybody can call themselves a Tolkien fan without understanding the history of the... -
AAK81 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4 with
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More like "Of course we're going to attempt to make BG4, waste an insane amount of money on it, and either cancel it 3+ years into... -
AAK81 reacted to BMaC's post in the thread D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4 with Like.
It made money so obviously the answer is to make another one...nevermind that the reason BG3 was so successful is solely down to the...
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AAK81 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4 with Like.
In an interview with The Game Business, Wizards of the Coast's president John Hight touched on the company's video games plans for...
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AAK81 reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
i've long pointed out in conversations such like this that people need to stop thinking of the differences between a human, an elf and a...
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AAK81 reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
The entire presumption that "if you portray something evil in your work of creative fiction, and don't issue a disclaimer about how you...
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AAK81 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
True, and one of many reasons I've moved on from WotC's version of the game.
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AAK81 reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I think part of it is not just whether a game designer can create a fantasy species that is suitably alien to not simply be a human with...
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AAK81 reacted to Sepulchrave II's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I wasn't thinking in terms of ideas as specific as nazi-analogous xenophobes, but more in terms of a general sweep. Different peoples...
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AAK81 reacted to Jahydin's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I prefer a mix myself. Race/Species/etc are intrinsically different than humans physically which modifies stats accordingly, but...
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AAK81 reacted to Sepulchrave II's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I have no doubt I'm in the minority here, but... I have no problem casting different groups (whichever nomenclature you prefer) with...
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AAK81 reacted to Scribe's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Provide an additional layer of abstraction. Demonstrate that yes actually Elves are functionally different from Dwarves. Show correctly...
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AAK81 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Well, if you want do that, then you do not need to have non-human sapients at all. I think the point of non-humans are that they are...
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AAK81 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
If it is all cultural, why not have everyone be human?
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AAK81 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I think caps are better than bonuses or penalties if you use point buy. That's what I did in my houserules. I have maximums and minimums...