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CreamCloud0 reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with
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In Level Up, all of the character classes were given features that covered all three pillars of gameplay- Combat, Social Interaction and... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to JohnSnow's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
Actually, I think the bigger problem with 5e (and 2024 exacerbates it) is that there's only TWO classes in the game for people who don't...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Because then all other races cannot have features any better than a feat and a skill point. Which barely captures what elves...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Do you allow Evil PCs in your game? Or CN hell-raiser PCs? If you do, good on ya! :) If you don't, however, then you're making...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Right you are, and the very best RPGs use the system to express the setting and its themes. But those games are not generic and usually...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
I think we have two camps arguing for two aspects of the game that are not actually in conflict. As a fantasy game system capable of...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
The GM and the players have different jobs, but the GM creates/decides on the world and all the things the player can choose from to...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Worldbuilding and believability are much more important to me than making sure every possible heritage and class is available and every...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
OK, but what then takes Human's place as the baseline? If different species are to be measurably better or worse at certain things...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TaranTheWanderer's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
What if every species had a list of Quirks and Counter-quirks. or weaknesses and strengths -whatever you want to call it. I'd include...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Angus MacDeth's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
That sounds a lot like the approach to Culture in Level Up (or A5e), which has already been mentioned. A5e separates Culture from...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Angus MacDeth's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Wait... Why be coy? Are we not allowed to mention ACKS II by name (which I'm assuming is the game in question)? As far as I'm...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
So, just to be clear, I'm not actually a fan of 'race as class' per se, but I also think that ancestries can be used in more interesting...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
B/X didn't have ability score modifiers for races as they were classes. You could play a halfling with 18 str if you rolled it (or...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Part of the problem is the decreased acceptance of the idea that some species are simply flat-out better at, or better suited for, some...