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But if they do play good characters against all the incentives, and succeed, they are heroes of legend!

That’s not my intent. My intent is to say that doing the right thing is hard, and needs to be done anyway. I mean, fair. My take is...

Great question! My answer is that we’re past the point where "the method to not ruining the environment exists, but it's gate-kept by...

Okay, but why? The original fiction was always "the method to not ruining the environment exists, but it's gate-kept by the powerful...

I mean, my design goal isn’t to encourage players to use preserving. It’s to encourage them to use defiling. I want defiling to be the...

I’ve heard that “clean magic” is superior and doesn’t effect the environment at all.

The narrative landed on a conceptual level. I’m suggesting making the mechanics reflect the narrative so as to make it land on a...

I think the narrative (that arcane magic always defiled, even if you tried your best to minimize that) was so compelling, that over time...

Not necessarily. Players would have access to the power the combat math expects them to. It just comes at a cost. Some cosmetic damage...

Oh my god, this is so whimsical and charming! I had never heard of this before, but I adore the general vibe. I kinda get the feeling...

For my next hot take: Druidic casting (which in 5e I would count Ranger magic under the umbrella of) should also be more limited due to...

It sounds like you're saying that Preserver spellcasters should be weaker than in D&D baseline, but that would require the game math to...

I mean, I’ll gladly admit that my take is both quite radical and decidedly non-canon. But I think it’s the right answer to how to update...

Personally, I'd call that an aspect of the callous. "I know it's terrible, but I want to avoid trouble" is a way to compartmentalize...

I’m aware. But, if all we’re trying to do here is recreate what TSR already did, I don’t see the point. 2e Dark Sun still exists for...