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Mannahnin reacted to Cadence's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
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Had B2 open recently for some other quotes... Page 6: The background information for the players and how they compare to typical... -
Mannahnin reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I have been uncomfortable how D&D has portrayed some species for decades. Literally having evil versions of species you can recognise by...
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Mannahnin reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
You are misreading me. The Legardarium is a subset of Tolkien’s work, consisting of those writings associated with the world of Arda as...
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Mannahnin reacted to Umbran's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
With respect, as the Firebird notes, more options available does not necessarily equate to more options used. More options means more...
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Mannahnin reacted to MGibster's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
For me, the important thing is that a game has a strong narrative reason for have different species. For the most part, D&D fails at...
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Mannahnin reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
This is getting circular. Yes, you are correct. And the result is that each new campaign has yet another halfling rogue, elf wizard...
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Mannahnin reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I wasn't referring to race limits, but rather to the idea of stat bonuses tied to race (which long pre-dates sorcerers). Maybe stop...
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Mannahnin reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Ok? The point was that no one was thinking of dwarf sorcerers when the CHA penalty was introduced. Multiple people said that was...
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Mannahnin reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
"These ideas" from Micah refers to to the CHA penalty, as I read it. Dwarves had that back in AD&D 1e. At that point the Dwarf Sorcerer...
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Mannahnin reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I often think that the reason that all those elven kingdoms are in the distant past was because elven societies tend to ossify in ways...
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Mannahnin reacted to Fanaelialae's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
It's an interesting question. Even with elves' slower reproductive rates, by the time they pass on they could have numerous...
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Mannahnin reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I didn't say "how many assets" I said "what kind of assets". Quantity is a quality but not the only quality. Will "typical" elven...
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Mannahnin reacted to Umbran's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Well, much like Tolkien orcs, Klingons were not originally a simulation. But, they did serve a different rhetorical purpose. Tolkien...
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Mannahnin reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread TSR Blast from the Past- How to Go Full Monty Haul in AD&D with Like.
Lareth in T1 uses a staff of striking in one hand and a mace in the other, and the room description specifically says he is using TWF so...
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Mannahnin reacted to DLIMedia's post in the thread TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR with Like.
There are one of two possibilities for paying far more than market value: 1) They really want the house for historical reasons. 2) They...