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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
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I really do not like replacing species with cultures that have mechanics tied to them. That easily gets way more offensive than the... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I'm confused. The quote was "if culture can explain/provide whatever explanations we need for groups of sentient beings to "be" a...
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CreamCloud0 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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CreamCloud0 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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CreamCloud0 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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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
My theoretical preference is for the PC and NPC rules to work similarly ar at least very closely so. I however understand that this is...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
The TSR philosophy on these things(even if they don't follow it perfectly) is my standard. I see no reason why putting dwarves, elves...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Do you object to such mechanical guidance existing in the text though?
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CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
My thought is more that the drift in reference frame can cause a disconnect at the table. As @Micah Sweet says, 5e24 doesn't tell us...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
There doesn't have to be a "right" answer, but there should be at least one (preferably more than one) answer at all in the text, and if...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I have been uncomfortable how D&D has portrayed some species for decades. Literally having evil versions of species you can recognise by...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I think you do, especially because these species no longer appear in the MM. Where is general information about them supposed to go if...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to MGibster's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
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I imagine at some point we'll just be able to have conversations in heavily coded language. User 1: Premise #32 regarding player... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
With respect, as the Firebird notes, more options available does not necessarily equate to more options used. More options means more...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Yeah I'm not against races having different flavor, in fact I'm all for actual flavor as expressed by unique abilities. I just think...