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All I can tell you is I've seen more than one human fighter in my day, and they were all different.

Many AL players have started in just the past few years. They are also the ones who, if you told them about 'halfling rogues' or 'elf...

From my time as an AL GM: the diversity of builds pre-Tasha was noticeably greater than post-Tasha. The introduction of new power...

They predate the kinds of uses for Charisma you were suggesting. That seems relevant to me.

I don't think anyone plays dwarfs. They're so 1998.

I think it's been this way since 4e. While 3e didn't prevent you from choosing any class that you wanted your character to be or keep...

I'm not sure there is a type to play against if that type has no mechanical back up. It's still a game that supposed to represent things...

Are "halfling rogues, elf wizards, dwarf clerics" and the like even types any more? I run AL games and at least for people who have come...

See my reply to @Ruin Explorer above.

I wasn't referring to race limits, but rather to the idea of stat bonuses tied to race (which long pre-dates sorcerers). Maybe stop...

I never used Tasha's. Moved to Level Up right after that book came out. It was for me the line-crpssing moment in terms of official product.

A PC dwarf is not treated as a different order of being as a dwarf NPC in setting, so neither should IMO have capabilities the other...

That's the key take-away from your point of view, certainly. But it's also a semi-historical legend from the perspective of the setting...

Also yes?