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I play RPGs partially to escape the homogeneity of RL, so I think that diversity in party composition is desirable. But to make this...

I see the appeal of playing an oddball character, but when everybody is odd, nobody is odd.

if you have an issue with circus troupe parties, how much better do you find it when the troupe is an accurate sample of the setting's...

this does however presume a degree of willingness to abandon whatever the existing plot/setup was going to be (or to of not had any in...

Yup. I've had that often enough- except the player(s) generally try to justify it, forcing that square peg into the round hole, they...

It's completely fair to say it's not new to 5e, but I would say it feels like exponential growth. 2e kept a lot of things reigned in...

I changed the thread title to be a little more illuminating. Sorry! That's certainly not a bad idea. Obviously it's good to lean into...

This is one of the advantages of playing in a game with a DM who takes a more active hand in establishing setting expectations. If they...

Depends entirely on the tone and setting of the campaign. Fine for some campaigns, wrong for others. Expectations (and how much exactly...

I agree that it can be kind of frustrating sometimes. But I fear it's just a question of play style clash. Some players want to play the...

hey, dude. hey. hey guess what. guess what dude. being involved in that stuff is LITERALLY WHAT I MEAN BY INTEGRATION. i don't mean...

i'm not saying other classes shouldn't have competent skill access, it sounds like the 3e fighter was underfunded in it's skill access...

in a built for 5e setting, i feel like most major settlements ought be populated by at minimum three different species,

although i've been referring to the class as the thief i'm more referring to them as their role as that 'high-skill class' you're...

Exactly. When I saw those MtG mini-settings my mind immediately went to Stargate and have my players explore them all. You have a...