Crimson Longinus's latest activity
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
Like.
No, @Alzrius is exactly right. The point of rules is to apply constraints within which a problem must be solved. That's what games are. -
Crimson Longinus reacted to MGibster's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Then what are you doing playing a game with classes? You should be playing GURPS.
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
Love.
I dont know if I agree with that and in fact think the opposite is true. I think having halfling barbarian be as strong as a goliath... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I assume all species get all their species traits, PC and NPC alike. If needed I adjust statblocks with this in mind.
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Fanaelialae's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I tend to approach species description as descriptive, rather than prescriptive. The typical wood elf might love forests, but there's...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to NN's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I dont grasp how “be senstive to the way racist ideologies have portrayed outgroup humans as sub-human” means that halflings...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
This example doesn't work for me; isn't the point of Frodo taking the ring require that he his less fit for adventuring and ruling than...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to VenerableBede's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
In fictional worlds there's nothing wrong with exploring concepts that don't exist in the world, such as inherently evil...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
It's a theory. I don't think the theory holds up though, because my experience talking with 5e players is the lack of mechanical crunch...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
The examples the OP gives are not a problem. Bioessentialism becomes problematic when two things happen: 1. The essentialism is about...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Bioessentialism isn't wrong where it isn't false to facts. Indeed, where it is true to facts it inherently important. It's a taboo...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Ok, fine. When I have used the words "feel" and "feeling" here, I have been referring exclusively what it appear you recognice as...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The real response by me now. Fudging gives the situation a different feel than changing things out in the open does. I'm not talking...
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread Purple Dragon Knight Retooled as Banneret in D&D's Heroes of Faerun Book with Like.
the problem trying to be solved here (or one of them at least) is not being tied to a specific class and/or subclass for your pet.
-
Crimson Longinus reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread Purple Dragon Knight Retooled as Banneret in D&D's Heroes of Faerun Book with Like.
Watered-down "dragons" don't fulfill the fantasy, either. I keep coming back to magic items because the fantasy is very similar - the...