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I agree with you, but I want a more first person than I remember previous editions of D&D allowing for, though still in the same general area in terms of playstyle. A bit more cinematic Unisystem a-la Ghosts of Albion, but with action points as an optional rule instead of a base assumption.

I'm inclined to disagree. That was exactly what I this (and his subsequent replies to our replies) to be pushing. Its entirely possible thats not what he meant, but its definitely what he said. This part particularly.

Not at all. I want the animal creatures to not mimic apes, but instead be /bipedal/ versions of the animal they're made to resemble. As for the male dragonborn looking like men, you'll notice if you reread it that i criticized the male dragonborn as well, for having bulging chest muscles, and...

And its still obvious that the top one is female and the bottom is male. that is actually the case. And yes, they are different kinds of lizards, and I did intentionally choose a bearded dragon for the male. Point is you can make the gender obvious without ape parts. Also, I thought it would...

Valid points. I'll try to be specific: I want the mechanics to match the fluff. If my power works because I'm angry, it should work whenever I'm angry. If I'm tripping someone, I should be able to trip them well: Whenever they aren't sitting or laying down. If I'm punching someone in the face...

I agree with a couple points there: @GMforPowergamers 1. Apparently dragonborn aren't dragons, or even reptiles. I suppose that explains the potential for mammaries, but it doesn't explain why they look like dragons or lizards. Either I'm taking issue with them being dragon or reptile...

I'm not talking about trying to represent *Everything* in the world. I just don't want the things that are represented to be balanced by "Because of Game Balance" without regard to how that fits verisimilitude. As for more Dynamic Combat: 4e isn't dynamic enough. It's basically, "move and use...

I have a more important thread going at the same time. I'm surprised this got more than a page. they do have more important stuff to do than art direction though. for sure.

And where the disagreement on this is coming from is we don't consider that a valid justification (in an RPG). That wouldn't be a better approach though, because we'd have the same problem with that setup as the one its replacing. It's the arbitrary restrictions we have issue with. Unless...

You said "There is no more or less "realism" in any edition if you sit down and honestly look at it." Which means that they all model reality equally well. None of them model it perfectly, and I definitely disagree with the notion that they all model reality equally well, but I'm going to not...

I know I already answered the second part, but I needed to come back to this point. If that was true, I wouldnt own more than one RPG, and I'd certainly have no reason to ever buy into a new one if I already had one on the shelf. Hell, I'd probably just narrate over the pieces of a chess board.

Dragonboobs doesn't have the defense of "We've been doing it this way for 30 years, back when we thought dinosaurs were more lizard and less bird." And as mentioned upthread, dragons looking like lizards isn't excessively sexualizing animals as primates, which is the biggest gripe I have with it.

I really hate the idea that if you allow some concessions to verisimilitude for a fantasy genre you have to concede to any and every other verisimilitude breaking thing that comes along. It's about equivalent to saying you can't be dissatisfied that someone at your table is trying to play a...

*shrug* I just figured that was a product of how long theyve been drawing dragons, and how recently we discovered dinosaurs had feathers/down. Most production companies still call for their dinosaurs to have lizard skin. I've heard of artists getting in crap for giving feathers to...

This type of GMing seems to be fairly uncommon in pathfinder, and even less common in 4e. Additionally, I've seen some players get pretty upset if you include any houserules, and even more upset if they think the houserules aren't very explicit.

lol. I don't know if there *ARE* female draconians. The art would indicate not. You know what would be cool? non-bipedal races. Just Monsters repurposed/reworked as player races - the same size, with the same bodyparts as the originals. Some of the best characters I've played used /monsters/...

Clearly for some of us, that breaking of verisimilitude makes it into a rule that "works" while putting a negative impression on the gameplay experience every time it comes up. You force yourself to look past it and move on, but its always there. Bugging you with its... stupidness (its too late...

How do people keep missing that it was a response to "Since When Are Dragons Reptiles". So I pointed out several things showing how dragons look, and behave like reptiles. But yes. I like Half Dragons. I also like the FR Dragonkin of pre4e (Remarkably similar, but they're large creatures, they...

Hmm. Ideally it would be a "One, or the Other, but not Both" approach. But I'm going to go with: "So long as you have a full collection of classes/races with your chosen method, it's great." If I have to throw half the classes out the window, or half the races out the window to do it, then...