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That's because you're trying to do the DM's work for her. You roll the die, add your bonuses, and stop there. Leave it to the DM to do...

DMing herds of cats: the story of my life since 1984. :) That said, I'm a herd-of-cats player at heart, mostly because I find just...

The robust travel mechanics of A5E, as a non-controversial example that leaps immediately to mind. Personally I would add domain...

Systems should be designed to accomplish their goals. I don't actually understand the reticence to engage with systems even if they...

Sure, but one resolved with percentile dice, another with a d20, and another with 2d8 is fine. I mean, you've already got all the dice...

Figuring (correctly, it seems) that others would cover Human, it's Elf-Dwarf-Hobbit (a.k.a. Halfling) for me. Had I two more votes...

Impossible to vote for me, as there's no "whatever makes in-game sense at the time" option. Long-resting on a cross-country trek will...

This greatly depends on the overall approach of the players. If they're by nature already too cautious then turning up the benefits...

It's possible that you are overestimating the amount of deep thinking the average player does about game mechanics. I don't disagree...

Hobbits are just little self-propelled eating machines, aren't they?

Nothing says such differences can't be negative. Bring back some actual downsides in addition to the cool powers. Dwarves suffer from...

I agree, but others have at times acted like i was being unreasonable for disliking it. IMO, if every dwarf doesnt have stonecunning...

I agree with you, but I have to make a point. Making it important to the story that these characters do this thing in that place...

yeah one of the evolutions that sticks in my craw is the species abilities becoming so watered down and superficial, if i'm playing a...

I don't have a source on this, but my understanding is that the various restrictions on spellcasters in AD&D 1E and 2E were an example...