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Oh, I meant ferocious. But the fact that I chose one specific characteristic among a long list to which the argument may be applied...

I have been leaning away from the level of crunch Level Up uses since ... the middle of the 3e era or so.

Against Giants and Beholders and Dragons? Yeah...I don't think so.

So, then I might add... I have noted that mechanically we probably don't need them much. But, there may be a function of engagement -...

That idea didn’t come out of nowhere. The system privileges combat by giving it longer and more detailed rules than anything else.

If every dwarf gets the same abilities and levels, then you don’t have a species, and you certainly don’t have coherent society or...

I also think you're taking his comparison to literally: I think what @Umbran is saying is that dramatically different races with...

I am not taking the metaphore too seriously. You aren't taking it seriously enough. If your biologies work differently from each other...

Okay, so let us say that is taken as truth. Then, we have a couple of points... 1) The game mechanics haven't really supported that...

Same here. But I find it a little ironic, too, since I've seen you post numerous times about how much you're enjoying Shadowdark...

It's the age-old problem of sieges. If you have the resources inside--or can get them through unblocked routes, such as a siege only by...

What I describe is a synopsis of the plot as described in the original adventure. It even includes advice on how to get the party to...

I don't understand these situations you envisage. First it's a complex multi-part conflict such that we want to break out the skill...

One is visible to the players, the other is not. One is set, the other is not. This sounds more like a quality of yours rather than...

Yes, but for the purposes of the discussion, that's what was being discussed. These posts are like if the discussion was labeled...