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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Simplify, Don’t Add When I'm referencing "simple games" I'm specifically discussing games that are simple...

I must disagree: Try to change a band of human bandits in an adventure with a band of (mad) derros or a band of drow [And since drow as...

See I grew up with 1e blue dragons and they were one of may favorites. I really disliked the changes started in 3e (and continue in 4e...

That's cool. Sort of reminds me of one of the big blue dragon Pathfinder minis. But the big bad of the book is an Adult, not an...

Yeah, I’m really showing my age, because this doesn’t feel like a blue dragon to me. But I’m no longer the target audience for...

Dead on, all true. And yeah, the balance aspect of “build your own species” would certainly need to be a consideration.

Cheers, valid points all around! Still I’d be in favour of reigning in the proliferation of races on a per-setting basis, just for...

Your comment has made me to remember the transhumanist TTRPG "Eclipse Phase" where PCs can use different bodies, or to download their...

There are sci-fi games that do something similar, allowing players to create their own alien species. I wouldn't mind such a thing in...

Since 2020 and drama within the hobby, I’ve becoming pretty convinced that D&D should just go 100% post-racial. If I publish a game (and...

Didn't you know? Humans are the "straight white American males" of D&D. Just like how Tieflings are the "horned queers", apparently...

"Demonization of white American males"?? Okay.

so it lost a little today, that does not make the 5 year curve incorrect, or means much of anything

You are comparing a 5 year upwards trend to a 1 day dip to prove them wrong?

I grew up on and loved the 3E/4E/5E style of blue dragons (they were one of my faves) so this still looks alien to me. Clearly a dragon...