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Personally, I don't have a problem with people who proclaim themselves as woke. I do have a problem with those who hide behind that label because they think it provides them a sense of moral superiority to those whom they disagree with; a pedestal so they can condescend to the unenlightened...

Having grown up with a father who was a narcissist (and an ex-wife as well), an almost sure sign that you are dealing with one in any argument is when the other person says, "Get over it!" or "Let it go!" No one can tell another person how to feel or when they should resolve feelings they may...

Anything can be forgiven. Things may not go back to how they were before, but if the person is truly contrite, then forgiveness can happen. The thing about forgiveness is that it is for you, not the other person. Thing about burnt bridges is that they can be mended. On the other hand...

This! Once a label is applied, there is no defense. To me, it is one of the most toxic and hypocritical things about our fandom. In my experience, the ones throwing around the label using shoddy evidence or who ascribe certain motives and make assumptions about the person being labeled are...

Except that there's quite a bit missing from this particular recollection...enough that screenshots of the conversation show that the glaring omission could be construed as being untruthful. An argument was made that wasn't taken at face value and the individual in question ascribed all sorts of...

You know what else is toxic? Accusing someone of being any of the 'ist epithets simply because you didn't take their argument at face value and ascribed all sorts of motives and assumptions to what they were saying. Or because you disagree with what they are saying.

What I find amusing (and, unfortunately, something that usually compels me to respond in a snarky fashion) are those in forum discussions who present themselves as morally superior for their stance on something, yet clearly demonstrate the same behavior that they are condemning.

Ah...here, we agree on something. Yes, it is a good lesson to walk away gracefully. But a clear example of what not to do is make libelous accusations against someone simply because you didn't take their argument at face value and ascribed all sorts of motives and assumptions to what they were...

Poor little fella...doesn't like his hypocrisy being pointed out to him. Pretty typical.

Good advice...perhaps you should learn to follow it?

IIRC, I remember reading an interview with one of the developers of HtR V5, and they mentioned that they wanted to bring the game back to the street level. Also, the Imbued were actually pawns of major Demons (read Time of Judgement), so they wanted to untie the powers of the Imbued from Hunters...

Cannibalistic, feral Athasian Halflings, anyone?

Seriously, they were actually one of the most terrifying creatures from Sithicus for me. Little silent assassins who would only make a sound when they were ready to attack...they would release this hideous giggle that acted like a Symbol of Insanity, and then they would attack...their claws...

Oh, Sithicus was worse. They had Vampire Kender. Truly and absolutely terrifying.

This!

Hmmm...I think those are the Afflicted Kender...all dark and gloomy and gothy. After Malys wiped out their homeland, there were several Kender who had their girlfriends in a coma and all. That damned dragon and her Bigmouth strikes again...

Yes, mine was from Tales of the Lance. Dragonlance Adventures calls the Smiths "Tinkerers," so your comment agrees with the gnome theory. I kind of prefer the Tales of the Lance history, though.

No, they were a proto race called the Smiths. The smiths chased down the Graygem of Gargath, and they were split into Dwarves, Gnomes, and Kender.

Kender were not actually born from gnomes. They were created from a proto-race of Dwarves called the "Smiths." When the Greygem escaped, the Smiths were split into three races; those that coveted the Graygem became Dwarves, those that wanted to study it became Gnomes, and those who were just...

Huh...isn't that what people had a problem with before? This version, mechanically, is no different than their 1st/2nd edition incarnations. So, it's bad/wrong to remove problematic language, but good/fun to add an ability that was never in any of the lore and completely throws out the origin...