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I'm not factoring in Dex or magic items because they are avalible to everyone at the same rate regardless of class, so they just increase the comparisons I provided for everyone more or less equally. I am not factoring in people who build their entire character around AC either, because again...

I could be wrong, but I think they carefully balanced it so that it doesn't break Bounded Accuracy as is. A hexblade in Medium armor can have AC 15 (Half-Plate) +2 (Shield) = 17 and can burn spells and a reaction for +5 = 22 about 4 times a day (4 spell slots at 20th level). A sorcerer in no...

Sorry, I was confused by the various ways this information is being presented. The Original Spell grants +5 AC as a reaction, the boxed text for you version says it still grants +5 AC but you say afterwards that it does not. The whole point of the spell, with regard to bounded accuracy, is to...

I would think that such a bonus would start to throw off bounded accuracy. That is why the spell is set where it is.

I would say the whole point of the custom lineage is that you need not be an X to have X ability. You were raised with X, you have some X blood in you, you were touched by the gods of X, etc. This way you may look like a dark elf, but have grown up with Kenku you use their mimic ability to...

My favorite is playing a Kenku who dreams always of flying and often forgets that he can't. He spends a lot of time trying to learn to mimic not just language but body language and will often communicate in mimic sounds that he believes are much clearer as to the intent, such as an ocean wave or...

In a potentially vain attempt to get this topic back on track I will say that part of the problem is the the topic title (and its assumption). Why do people want to play "weird" races? I would argue that the things which makes them weird to some is that they are not the traditional fantasy trope...

Cryo-Freeze, Carbonite, FTL, gene therapy, she isn't even human and could simply age differently. Lots of ways she could look like she does despite the passage of time. Also, Jedi do not lie. Everything they say is true, from a certain point of view :)

I want to use this reply to voice two things. 1 (A bit off topic): Wealth (Socio-economic status, SES) is linked with high IQ, depending on how IQ is being measured. It is also linked with performance on standardized tests. There are a lot of reasons why we know this correlation to be real and...

I think some of this just has to do with preferences. The OP has some obvious biases about non-traditional fantasy races that make it aperient they prefer a very low fantasy game. There isn't anything wrong with that, but there isn't anything inherently more "pure D&D" about that either. You...

Evil would be a subjective label based on human cultural norms that would no doubt be retroactively applied to the ants in order to make it easier to incur upon their territory. Even if they are sentient, the Ant queens would have their own way of thinking and cultural norms that would likely be...

Great review OP. I find this edition to be the most creatively empowering and easy to use of all so far, and I think the tools on Tasha's are a great fit. When it comes to older editions in general, and 3.5 particularly, I don't think "bloat" was ever the problem. My position is that you can...

My biggest problem is that I bought the core rules at GenCon to run beyond the box set, but because the PDF version is not available yet there are no blank character sheets!

1: I award a point of inspiration at the beginning of each session (and throughout for playing up bonds/traits/etc.). These points reset at the beginning of each new session. Inspiration can be spent to automatically succeed at any one roll or task. 2: I do not roll for random encounters, and I...

I get your opinion, and it is fine to see it that way. What I do not understand is why you are so defensive about people having a different opinion. If you do not see the 4E like nature of the numerous things I posted that is fine, you do not have to see it that way. My experience with PF2 is...

You are the only one measuring similarity to 4E by push and pull mechanics. I think of 4E as being tactical rpg video game like in nature, as I have stated, because it uses a ton of conditions/key words/triggers and minute tracking of grid space and position. If you look at 5Es Pack Tactics...

I'm not sure if you are serious, but I will give a few examples from my playtest deluxe copy. Elf - Nimble - Additionally, when you use the stride action, you can ignore difficult terrain in one square during that move (P.27). (One square ? That is some very tactical combat mechanics). Fighter...

I think PF2 evokes 4E to some (at least to me) because of the tactical video game RPG layout. Key words and action icons coupled with tactical ability choices such as triggers and movement/position mean a huge chunk of character builds do not lend themselves well to non-tactical game play. This...

Sorry, I should have been more clear. My tablet is a Microsoft Surface Pro running Win 10. Unfortunately there is no current version of Fantasy Grounds for IOS or Android.

1) As multiple people have stated, gear really doesn't matter unless you are talking about magic items. At that point it is really up to a DM/Group as to how much magic they want to use in the campaign. High magic campaigns should maybe use the rules for purchasing magic items in Xanathar's...