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You have two choices when it comes to D&D settings: changing or dead. There is no evergreen and alive. Eberron is probably their most...

That’s fine. I’m not overly attached to the terminology. I just don’t think it’s strictly a “narrative” concept. What it definitely...

I'm becoming more empathetic to the stance we should avoid labeling mechanics with agendas. They end up serving as synecdoches for the...

I don't have my books on hand, but I remember some examples existing in the MM1 and MM2. I believe that's where the ogre example first...

It's probably more of a gamist construct, in that the stats are designed to maintain pacing in the challenge portion of the game. It...

I didn't even think that was an argument. I'm reasonably sure that was the point. @Hussar may have a different take than me, which is...

I constantly deal with DnD feeling increasingly mechanical, and less fantastical. Things become more predictable, players focus on their...

I mean, you can certainly assign some kind of diegetic linkage to "minion", "elite", etc. But that definitely wasn't the point. The...

Certainly not, since the claim isn't true. It's often repeated though. Keep in mind, Lanefan is of the opinion that a creature cannot...

I agree that there’s a fairly large contingent of D&D fans (conservative ones?) who will not accept a taxonomy that doesn’t give a...

lol at the idea of making progression in these arguments. As if people here have any intention of desiring progress or understanding...

Simple. The system does not, in any way, produce a single NPC that you would fight at 1st level and then again at 15th level. Bob the...

When you're 3 your cat has 25 hit points, when you're 15 your cat has far less hit points.

Ouija board roleplaying. I'm not moving the planchette, the causality of the fiction simply has an undeniable momentum of its own!

The question is demonstrably absurd. If there were real causality the GM would be unable to break it - because the outcome would be down...