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There's nothing in our world as cool as the magical treasure those guys guard though.

That can be the point, for some games, or even at some individual tables. I don't think it's a good generalization.

Different game, different expectations. I like four-color superhero games too. And to be fair I've only played it once, and the feel and...

People get way too out of shape about "balance" in RPGs anyway.

People are willing to take extreme levels of risk. The K2 climbers, the BASE jumpers, and so on. I bet you'd find some.

I mean that is just due the bizarre idea that every character needs to be equally good in combat. Bunnies are way better at hiding than...

Are you kidding? We call those kinds of people bandits, Vikings, raiders, conquistadores, or some other word. If there's gold to be...

I agree it can be much easier to balance, because you don't have potential synergies in the whole matrix between feature-packed races...

honestly the idea of your species working as an entire second progression parallel to your class does appeal, like a gestalt build where...

After hearing how well Baldur's Gate 3 sold, I was curious to know what the overall sales are for all the games. I quickly came to...

Imo species-as-class gets pretty close to what I want out of species that feel distinctly different while maintaining some degree of...

i think you're taking the metaphor just a touch too literal, you're not going to be putting a bunny in with a rottweiler, but these are...

i've long pointed out in conversations such like this that people need to stop thinking of the differences between a human, an elf and a...

This reminds me of a debate I once had several years ago with someone about the tactical options that PCs use when assaulting a dungeon...

I feel the same way to the point where I really don't care what species the players choose for their characters. I don't even bother...