Remathilis's latest activity

I'm a fan of actual compromise, not..... that.

No, that’s not “tortle or nothing” that’s “tortle or something completely ridiculous that will make me look foolish”. That’s not a...

Turns out the Monsters Know What They're Doing - Again The same thing they've always done...

Yes. As a player, your default should be "Oh, this race/class/concept doesn't work for this campaign idea? Let me switch it up." As a...

Not a discussion. You haven’t discussed what they mean by a tortle, what aspects of tortle they think will work well in the campaign...

My take would be, as a player, if I walked into Session Zero not knowing details about what the game will be like (like the game will be...

I will give you credit then. You are devoted to your vision and not simply interested in limiting PC options while keeping all your DM...

That might be true, but if no one else asked for this, why worry that more would do it then and it sets a bad precedent? Maybe the topic...

Because the GM should not be having fun saying "No, you can't do X." "Fun" really has nothing to do with this topic. It's about the...

DING DING DING! We have a winner!

It seems like the desire for consistency would hamper your ability to add new monsters or even provide variants of them. For example...

It’s a matter of what aspect of playing a tortle appeals to the player. Which is why it needs to be discussed. Is it the mechanics? Is...

I suggested a mutant or offshoot lizard man (either using the stats of lizardfolk if the AC was a concern or just a lizardfolk who grew...

I'm going to assume then your world also has a carefully currated list of magic and monsters as well? There is no "a wizard did it"...

At a certain point, why not just be upfront and say "I'm trying to curate a specific aesthetic for this game?" Because the fact that...