Recent content by Micah Sweet

I would agree with that. No one's perception of reality is universal.

Make humans supernaturally strong, explicitly, and you'll have an argument. I still don't like it, but you'll have an argument. Vague assumptions based partially on compared game numbers and mostly on how you personally want things to work in your vision of a fantasy world aren't going to cut...

I don't buy the supernatural blood explanation.

I'm with @ezo on this one. This is the sort of thing where the number system for stats just breaks down due to the engine's simplicity. I prefer to apply common sense in these situations, and a human being is simply not equipped to break through stone walls without supernatural aid. The fact...

I changed my mind, sorry. It just doesn't make sense to me.

Why exactly would an official crafting system be better than a 3pp one in your opinion?

...yup, pretty much. None of that stuff says that humans without specific superhuman power sources should still routinely perform superhuman actions without further explanation. The class descriptions of fighter and rogue are inconsistent with your theory.

If those are your options, I would agree. But there is an option 3 out there, where more detail is available to further differentiate worldbuilding flavors. It's been done before. The current regime unfortunately just sees it as not cost-effective.

There absolutely are downsides to a more elaborate skill system, I agree. I just think they are worth it for the benefits, as suite my preference for more detail and consistent, logical worldbuilding.

Games have rules and restrictions. I value consistency, logic and verisimilitude in my games, and to me that requires that things make some kind of logical sense, that there is a reason why your human fighter can break a stone wall with their bare hands or bend a prison bar, or your rogue can...

Quite frankly, the system in so far as numbers are concerned makes no sense and is in no way consistent. Strength doesn't mean strength apparently, otherwise normal humans with a very high Strength would indeed be capable of the kind of feats you are describing without additional explanation...

And yet they are considered to be balanced against the two classes that draw from only one, unexplained source?

It was more a statement I should have made than a question. I apologize.

Provided you're happy with 4e's single flavor of worldbuilding and heritage lore.

It works in Cyberpunk.