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But in prior editions you could in fact construct more realistic or low fantasy settings by simply choosing from the best resources and...

eh, they are still exotic and did not show up in almost anything until the Tortle Package for 5e. Just because a bad idea is old does...

How did the 5e vs 5.5e thread somehow randomly morph into the "Circus Troupe" thread about Setting Lore?

This came up because of an official setting that sells well in three and a half editions so far. The setting serves a different purpose...

Counterpoint. In a setting where lizard men goblins gnolls living constructs and a couple others have a notable place in the setting...

It falls upon the player to figure out how to fit the setting not the gm how to build a gordian knot around 3-5pc backstories generated...

I think you're catastrophizing a little here. There's usually a little more going on, particularly in a gaming situation where setting...

Not only that, they can directly or abstractly describe actions their characters take. Im not sure if even be surprised about a 3int...

Because due to both physical limitations and (sometimes) local laws we have to abstract nearly all the physical activities our...

That's not a critical word, it's a weasel word, since what constitutes "good" is going to vary—sometimes wildly—from one person to the...

Re: bolded (emphasis mine); We felt those rules caused players to think in ways inherent to that setting and caused different play...

That's how I always looked at it, that restrictions helped to create favor, because when every setting puts every choice on the table...

Don't you have a tenth or eleventh level 1-20 2024 game to prep your PC for?

Stickiness too. I'm tired of being told things like "up your gm game... run more interesting encounters... use tactics... Etc" like...

not sure why that is a problem to admit, do you expect everyone to either love 2024 or mindlessly defend 2014 as the ‘perfect edition’...