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Then frankly we shouldn't roleplay at all except in purely human fantasy, or science fiction, settings I assume? It strikes me as the same mess with vampires in Vampire the Masquerade, where despite the text saying you're creatures of the night who have to fight to not turn into predators who...

So instead the orcs should be the engineered footsoldiers of the yuan-ti then?

Doesn't this imply that instead of trying to humanize these races or something, by claiming they're similar to real world ethnicities, instead we should treat them as genuinely alien in thought and biology instead? Like from what you're saying, it seems like the fault is completely the players...

Default 5e gnolls sound like some sort of magical experiment gone wrong. Or possibly engineered terror weapons. Doesn't their society literally only work due to Lolth?

But most real life cultures are like that. And real life societies as well.

Aren't we more a generally neutral species whereas say elves and dwarves are more typically in the goodish side due to culture or whatever?

What is the difference between a cambion, a tiefling, and an alu-fiend?

Tanari & baatezu are still in sort of use right?

Well I remember hearing it's like a setting designed to show off every little gameplay assumption about 3e or 3.5e as in "you can buy magic" and all that, for example. Like it provides in-setting explanations for why all these little gameplay assumptions are there.

Would a setting like Ptolus fall under the rules-focused thematic setting?

One thing I notice is that most of these Satanic claims were apparently from like super fundamentalist Protestant sects generally.

It was made before Tom Hanks became known for serious movies right?

I always wondered how the naughty word D&D was claimed to promote occultism when its main schtick was "I kill things like demons to steal their loot." Honestly, I suspect a more "logical" argument against D&D one could use, could be something like "Playing those tabletop games distracts players from...

Outside of D&D, is there any recent fiction with mages (urban fantasy, heroic fantasy, etc), that utilize this particular style of magic casting (where you forget a spell after you use it and have to rebuild it essentially)? Not something try to pay homage to D&D I mean.

This is more of a fluff issue but I always found it weird that wizards would literally forget a spell that logically they should've completely and easily memorized after multiple, mutiple uses of. After they used it. Like if you know a particular phrase to cast a fireball and have done it...

This is a setting I've seen that appears to have everything regarding rules, except for lifestyle expenses for some reason. It uses a modified 5e ruleset and is based on some comic book I've never heard of. It's called Liberty: AFTER Core Rules...

Not that grimdark. Lots of hive worlds will process even the dead to get some extra nutrients out that can be used for food and rations.

Isn't Greenwood a horny hippie who mostly uses his free love ethos for his magical Forgotten Realms?

True. But people often place emphasis on a brand for quality and standard. Cortine steel probably has earned a good reputation over the years for quality, workmanship, & beauty (I assume Cortine steel has a kind of pattern akin to the pattern attributed to Damascan steel in our history) and...

Is there a post or article that goes into more detail about the setting in general? As for the prices, how come the rare armors are varied in cost like "501-5000 gp", for example? Like what causes the variety in price?