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I've always told people they can ask. One player over the past decade plus mention casually they probably would have run a drow instead...

if i had a choice i would rather try to find a method that expands the options provided by the balanced method rather than going into...

I'm not convinced there are 5k options unless you're counting order. I also don't think it really matters. I adjust encounter difficulty...

Lizardfolk don't exist in my world. Goblins do for example, but as part of the world lore the vast majority evil (truly evil ones become...

You consider 65 options constrained? Even 20 is a significant number. If you don't like 5e's version, there's always 3e's which let's...

Why the hostility? It's a valid concern. Your side of the debate is adamant than any DM restrictions are complete flaws. Where is the...

That's the player defining the world. Players have all sorts of autonomy, opportunity and ability to change the world - through the...

The issue is not that as a DM I'm unwilling to compromise, it's that compromise doesn't mean "always give the player whatever they...

DM always gets there way if they're so inclined. Are the ENworld sekret police coming around to go "oi oi oi wut r u lot up to". I...

Checks outside of combat are still important but there it really is +/-5% per point of difference. It's a bigger difference for attacks...

For grins let's look at the same thing for barbarian at 8th level. I played with the numbers and the best way for A to increase damage...

So it's useless to compare the difference in expected damage and HP? How? How else are you going to judge relative capability of a...

Tell that to the people that wrote the MM. :)