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Hey, if the name fits @Maxperson 😉

Is the issue here the power gap being increased or the 'top level' shifting away from the depicted archetypes (which I'd understand as a complaint)? I'm also somewhat confused because variant Human retains its strength and is only impacted relatively. Plus, the interest in that as a race tends...

So, I'm curious about this assertion, but only operating on the link @Scott Christian provided. And perhaps the below is a misunderstanding of that since it is a lot of text to peruse and I am mostly taking in their color/star coding. However, glancing through a few of the class "handbooks"...

I don’t ask this to be combative but rather because I have quite literally never seen or looked for these and “look at the color” suggests to me a specific set. Is there a specific source you are referring to here? Or is there a most popular option people go to for this sort of thing? I’m...

Let’s get a full reset on the ban list and see what shakes out just for fun. I want to see how Pod has evolved.

Oh yeah, I was quite happy when Atarka's Command released just before that, and I got to experiment with some goofy Steppe Lynx combos in my "oops, all cats" experiment. It was just meta-adjacent enough at the time to have lots of fun with in local tournaments, but once the Eldrazi meta hit it...

That’s how I felt about my Naya Zoo deck before it took a bunch of hits. I was tempted back when Death’s Shadow gained momentum but it just wasn’t the same.

I slightly touched on this in passing before, but with this in mind: It doesn't necessarily equate to "needing" the bonus if the design philosophy also accepts eliminating it. For any of those like myself that might have been presenting from a balancing redesign perspective, it doesn't really...

Though not directed toward me, my own answer to this would be that I enjoy the flavorful traits that come with picking an existing race (trance, breath weapon, infernal legacy, etc.) more than the generic variable trait on custom lineage. Plus, this option providing a higher potential starting...

I don't think this portion is necessarily true, since races are given unique traits as well. I understand the desire clarified earlier in the topic for not finding traits to be solely sufficient, and I understand that the combination of unique traits and ASIs provides a cyclical reinforcement of...

Ah, that explains my confusion as well. I thought I was being fair enough. Alas.

Definitely Witchlight. Even without the adventure aspect of it, I always crave more glimpses into the Feywild.

Curiously, in this regard, do you think that the initial class option of character creation should involve the same prerequisites outlined with multiclassing? Ie: rolling low or placing the 8 or 10 standard array into dex should prevent running a Rogue?

That’s a fair assessment. I can understand that providing the split mechanically as well.

I suppose my confusion is—given the initial examples of Genasi Cleric or perhaps Halfling Barbarian—why does that stand to suggest that someone would desire other free form modifications (or another system) more than it suggests they want to remain rooted in 5e and its traditions? Conversely...

But this doesn’t logically follow from any of the arguments that actually seem to be given here so far. Arguing for some opening of customization doesn’t necessitate wanting entirely free form optimization. It seems clear that those arguing still want the rest (or most) of a 5e core or else they...

I’m not understanding how these questions follow. For one, the standard array is really just a conveniently suggested subset of point buy. But rolling for stats still provides guidelines for character generation for those players who enjoy creating a character idea from stat generation rather...

Well I certainly think “more options” and “looks cool” fit, but at least for my views it isn’t necessarily about gaining DPR so much as broadly equalizing. Racial ASI removal altogether would still be a balancing act in this regard while only actually lowering existing figures, which I’d agree...

This has largely been the argument of people pro-floating ASIs for a few pages now as well. Your takes here seem to be targeting hypothetical stances rather than the ones that have been given here (mostly cordially I think).

I mentioned Lorwyn-Shadowmoor being my forever pick in the other topic. But I’d certainly pick up anything based on Alara, Zendikar or Mirrodin/Phyrexia. And Eldraine basically writes itself so might as well throw it in there.