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Yes, I'd allow it. I think the decision to remove half-elves (and half-orcs) was a poor one, and I strongly disagree with the...

At least for me, that's because the gnome/halfling, human/dwarf, elf/orc lineages don't exist in any of my settings. Human/elf and...

It's competence in terms of situation - not compared to the rest of the world. What we want are characters who will be faced with...

Why do you infer that being able to be killed in one hit is not competent?

I do not, and have never, like James Bond and do not care who is directing it or playing bond. There are a million better literary and...

-I would allow as a DM for some worlds. If my setting had half elves before, I'd allow 2014 rules. -I think it was a poor change but...

Solasta 2 is an upcoming video game and they have said they are using the 2024 d&d srd ruleset. They did a live YouTube show and one of...

I like that better, but sufficient connection seems quite subjective (unless we are also going to define what is and isnt sufficient)...

They clearly are effective enough for the many low level modules, so I'm also confused by the criteria. @Campbell's take on fit, as in...

Saying Fighter is better doesn't mean the others are incompetent?

I don’t know what that has to do with them not being competent or their ability to establish and resolve conflicts.

So right now I’m of the opinion that either my d&d living world sandbox play is very nearly narrativist or that my blades in the dark...

Okay. How does the table establish a moral line? Even a typical method would be acceptable here. Okay so in the runes example, what...

Combat is abstracted differently in different games. I'm not especially happy with all those points of abstraction in D&D's combat, but...

There would be no point to rolling if it's always going to succeed. If the outcome of a declared action is uncertain I ask for a roll...