Recent content by superstition

If people are considered with anti-trans bias they should remember that the claim that gender is purely a social invention, not something that has an innate biological origin at all, are essentially arguing that there is no solid basis for being transgender. That strikes me as anti-transgender...

There is a difference between recognizing the power of socialization and claiming that there aren't significant innate differences between the sexes. Pink clothes and footballs don't make boys fidget in elementary schools the way they do. It is beyond socialization. The blank slate hypothesis...

I specifically wrote that there is overlap between the gender stereotypes and that there are exceptions. Of course individuality matters and there is also a spectrum of masculinity and femininity for both sexes. Also, a person's socialization does have influence. My post isn't just gut feeling...

Charm Person in 5e is certainly disappointing. In 1e is was super powerful. I think this calls for a case of middle ground.

A few points: 1) "(As gender is a social construct.)" No. Masculine and feminine are not social constructs. They are the result of humans being quite sexually dimorphic. There are significant differences due to the influence of male and female hormones. What is a social construct is the...

If a book states: "Elves cannot be taller than 5' 5"" then that works for anyone who is planning to follow the book, as written. It's not subjective. It's a simple fact. The book states X and X is what people must follow if they plan on doing it by the book. Just because people can houserule...

It doesn't matter the system. It also doesn't have to be classes that exist in the literature. It could be a custom class that uses the existing rules frameworks. The point of this topic is to draw attention to gaps in optimization in the games you like — like a character flavor that can't be...

It's not surprising since Perception tends to be the skill that is seen as most important. Anything that increases perception significantly can lead to problems for the GM.

Isn't an 8 just one step below average? There are enough successful entertainers with below average charisma. All they need is the right management and production values. I would think someone who is terrible because of a charisma score would have a 6. Part of the trouble with this comes from...

I think I'll try out the block button.

That's a case of bad DMing. The Phantasmal Force spells obviously weren't put into the book to make fools out of players or to sit there and be useless. Phantasmal Force, as I recall, was one of the very first D&D spells, along with Fire Ball. So, based on the tradition of honoring tradition...

Constructive options (examples): 1) Specific ideas about improving the language of specific flaws. 2) Ideas for new flaws, like suggestions for what is missing from the original list. 3) Ideas for consolidating flaws. 4) Related specific revisions, additions, and deletions. 5) Information...

Show me the subtlety in your lazy attack on my work and maybe I will. What I am now asking is that people who aren't interested in constructively addressing this topic move along. Constructive comments include specific ideas about improving the language of specific flaws.

It should as long as there are fewer "friendly intent" posts. So far, those have been the most rancorous.

There are factual interpretations, non-factual interpretations, and subjective/debatable interpretations. Many of the interpretations I have presented are factual. If someone says "The pool has water in it" then it's not up for debate whether or not the person intended for people to think that...