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Well yes. D&Ds default answer to any idea is no. It might be no, but. But it is no. The skill system is Exhibit A. You can't do...

If you truly want Humans to be the golden child stop beating around and DO it. Give them obvious advantages instead of making all the...

This is still hobbling everyone else to make Humans look good. Why is a floating stat bump and and extra skill point not enough? But...

I think anything along that line should be campaign specific. The game itself should be as open as possible. In my own world Centaurs...

Mine does not have issues, but again I am careful with my books. Pretty should not come at the cost of lower quality. I like nice...

Yes. Especially by the 3e skill system. Again D&D is a "No" system. Put down that interesting idea and get back in your box. You...

Okay, so this may be a bit of a "hot take," but I've realized that part of the problem in fantasy RPGs in general, and D&D-adjacent...

The people always make the game. The rules are not the game.

I don;t like Human centric AD&D method of making Humans "special" by making everyone else suck. But I agree with the thinking here...

I think you made my point for me.

I recall that thing. I don't have one any more. We never used the complications.

And how many characters worshiped Lovitar solely because of the picture in Deities & Demigods? Before TSR went family frenzied. That...

I'll grant that. It's not uncommon. As to the RPGA, it is now the D&D Adventurers League. Hasbro is doing everything to scrape the...

There was business Gygax, and Mr. Gygax. With a Tournament, there has to be some attempt to put down rules, otherwise, it is chaos...

Yes, that. There is so freaking much. The spell commentary in the DMG (mostly gotyas) that most people never saw. The whole Elves...